Health, Food, Nutrition & Hibiscus Tea News Archive

'Food Lion Gets Three Gold Stars With Nutrition System (GroceryRetailOnline)

Food Lion LLC announced that the Guiding Stars Nutrition Navigation System has officially launched in all of its Food Lion stores. Developed by an independent scientific advisory panel of experts, Guiding Stars is the first system of its kind in the United States and follows a specific algorithm for labeling food items based on their nutritional content

'Navigating Nutrition Labels: Tips to Fill your Grocery Cart with Healthy Options (Richfield Reaper)

(ARA) - Members of the food industry, ranging from government organizations to grocers and food manufacturers, are filling supermarket shelves and food and beverage labels with various health claims and nutrition quality rating systems.

'JOHAN JAAFFAR: Insight into Chinese diet and its link to health (The New Straits Times)

A FRIEND introduced me to a book, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted, and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long Term Health. Worry not about the title, the book is in fact meant for lesser mortals like you and me, not just physicians and nutritionists. It is trully mind-boggling in its findings, and as the title suggests, it is indeed ...

'Global Food Crisis Hits Liberia Hard (OneWorld)

OneWorld.net note: Liberia is on the verge of a "full-blown public health emergency" as rising food prices are endangering food security, increasing rates of malnutrition, and threatening severe setbacks in a country transitioning toward development following 14 years of civil war, reports an international organization battling world hunger.

'Trans fats banned in California restaurant food (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation on Friday making California the first U.S. state to prohibit restaurants from preparing food with trans fats, which clog arteries and raise the risk of heart disease.

'Rethinking Food, Health and the Environment Details (Smart Growth Online)

The Center for Ecoliteracy and Teachers College Columbia University present two five-day professional development institutes: - June 23-27, 2008 in Berkeley, California, and - August 9-13, 2008 in New York, New York.

'JOHAN JAAFFAR: Insight into Chinese diet and its link to health (The New Straits Times)

A FRIEND introduced me to a book, The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted, and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long Term Health.

'Henry County part of national health study (The Star Press)

NEW CASTLE -- As one of 15 counties in the U.S. randomly selected to participate in a national health and nutrition survey, the medical examinations of 2,000 Henry County residents could identify new health trends and shape the future of medicine.