Health, Food, Nutrition & Hibiscus Tea News Archive

'New Scientist questions personalised nutrition testing (Nutraingredients.com)

1/26/2007 - Companies offering personalised nutrition testing are jumping the gun because the science behind nutrigenomics is not enough to support the claims, says an article in New Scientist.

'Fruit is on label but not in the food (Albany Times Union)

Study: Heavily marketed products for kids are weak on nutrition

'HEALTH HAPPENINGS (Bradenton Herald)

The Bradenton Herald welcomes information on health-related events open to the public. The deadline for submitting information is noon Friday, eight days ahead of Saturday publication. Information - including time, date and place - can be dropped off, mailed to the Bradenton Herald, P.O. Box 921, Bradenton, FL 34206, or faxed to 745-7097. Complete listings can be found at Bradenton.com. All ...

'Here's to health (The New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung)

BULVERDE ? A sampling of Comal Independent School District food choices Tuesday proved french fries and pizza really can be healthy. The Comal ISD Child Nutrition Department teamed up with the district?s Health Services Department for the 10th annual two-day Taste of the Town and Health Fair.

'Trans-fat transition: Given what you know about the health dangers, isn't it time to make some changes in your diet? (Dayton Daily News)

First, it was the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, requiring that food producers include the amounts of trans fats on food labels. Then, in December, it was the New York City Board of Health, voting to ban trans fats from New York restaurants by July 2008. Similar bans have been proposed or discussed in Boston, Los Angeles and Oakland County, Mich.

'Nutrition facts label helps with food choices (The Herald-Mail)

Today's supermarket is filled with thousands of prepackaged foods for consumers to choose from. Making the best nutritional choice can be difficult for most of us. The nutrition facts label on the packaging can be a wealth of information to help you get the most nutrition for your food dollar.

'Food Safety and Nutrition Advice for Your Super Bowl Party (Kansas City InfoZine)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing consumers with food safety and healthy eating recommendations in anticipation of Super Bowl parties that will held around the country.

'School Meals Good, Especially For Poor Children (Medical News Today)

School meals can improve physical and mental health of disadvantaged children.Good nutrition is essential for healthy child development. One way of boosting children's intake is to give them food at school. Cochrane Reviewers looked to see whether school feeding programmes could produce benefits in terms of the children's physical, mental and psychosocial health. [click link for full article]

'Conference links ag, health and nutrition (The Post-Standard)

Gail Goebricher, manager of the Oswego Farmers Market and special projects coordinator with the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce, recently attended the 2007 New York State Farmers' Direct Marketing Conference in Owego.