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Health, Food, Nutrition & Hibiscus Tea News Archive22-Jun-2006
- 'Food terms made easier to swallow (Honolulu Advertiser)
We see and hear these nutrition catch phrases all the time, yet we rarely know exactly what they mean. Here are the definitions of a few common terms to guide you along the highway to health.
- 'Health Ministry to recruit 2,500 midwives to implement Government's nutrition programme (Daily News)
COLOMBO: Two thousand five hundred new public health midwives will be recruited to implement the Government's programme of the distribution of nutritious food package to pregnant mothers, said Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva.
- 'Functional food task force meets on latest nutrition research (EurekAlert!)
Sacramento ? June 21, 2006 ? Consumers, health professionals and educators are bombarded with research about the health benefits of certain foods. To help sort through the information, dairy industry experts recently gathered at the Functional Food Task Force meeting in San Francisco.
- 'Junk food socks school nutrition score (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Georgia rates a D- for giving students easy access to junk food, according to a national survey of school food policies released Tuesday by a health advocacy group. For a state accustomed to ranking last on SAT scores, there's a bright spot: Twenty-three other states got an "F" for more permissive policies. The Center for Science in the Public Interest report, which is seeking consistent national
- 'By 2012 the on-the-Go Health Food Market is Expected to Be Worth US$74.9bn In The US and US$68bn In Europe (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN, Ireland----June 21, 2006--Research and Markets has announced the addition of Global Market Review of Healthy Convenience Food - Forecasts to 2012 to their offering.
- 'EU food safety agency to expand role in nutrition, health (Food Production Daily)
21/06/2006 - The EU's food safety agency said yesterday it would focus on increasing its role in monitoring nutrition and health issues across the bloc.
- 'Mass. Gets Failing Grade For School Nutrition (CBS 4 Boston)
Massachusetts gets a failing grade for its school nutrition policies. That?s according to a nonprofit group that hands out school food report cards. The grades are based on what's available in vending machines, school stores and fundraisers - not school meals. More Health News
- 'State gets 'D' for school food (Manassas Journal Messenger)
A national group has given Virginia a "D" for its school food policies, citing use of what it calls weak federal nutrition standards as one factor. Virginia officials say the poor grade doesn't consider efforts by local school districts to get kids more physically active and eating healthier.
- 'Utah school food gets F (Deseret Morning News)
Kentucky's school nutrition program is the best in the nation, though almost half the states including Utah failed to make sure that food and drinks sold in schools are healthy, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
- 'Virginia's School Food Gets a "D" for Nutrition (WTOP Radio Network)
A national organization that issued a report card on school nutrition policies across America gave Virginia's efforts a "D."
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