Health, Food, Nutrition & Hibiscus Tea News Archive

'For optimum health, eat in harmony with the seasons (The Prairie Advocate)

Jennifer Blair, MaOM, LAc, an associate clinic faculty member at Northwestern Health Sciences University, practices Chinese medicine at Northwestern's Edith Davis Teaching Clinic. In her practice, food is used to treat patients and bring balance back to the body.

'City schools eye color-coded nutrition system (The Daily Progress)

Seventeen percent of children ages 2 to 19 in America are overweight, according to a 2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

'Lean plate club: It's about more than just food (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Most parents look for ways to give their children an edge, but many miss an easy and often inexpensive recipe for success: dining together. Studies show that children whose families regularly break bread together reap benefits that go far beyond good nutrition. Some of the strongest evidence comes from Project Eating Among Teens, a long-term study of nearly 5,000 adolescents and their families ...

''Disconnects' can hurt you (Miami Herald)

Almost everyone wants to eat healthier, but there is a great divide between what we want and what we do. Last year the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation initiated an annual survey of food and eating behavior to help increase the understanding of our collective confusion regarding food and nutrition. The foundation recently released the results of its second Food and Health ...

'Min. thanks schools communities for health outlook (Scoop.co.nz)

The staff students and community of Mansell Senior School in Papakura should be thanked for their positive health outlook, Health Minister Pete Hodgson said today.

'Danger: Poisoned Food (CNN.com)

Set your VCR to record the CNN Special Investigations Unit Classroom Edition: Danger: Poisoned Food when it airs commercial-free on Monday, June 25, 2007, from 4:00-- 5:00 a.m. ET on CNN. (A short feature begins at 4:00 a.m. and precedes the program.)

'DSM launches Sensarite taste potentiators for bakery, dairy (Nutraingredients.com)

6/5/2007 - DSM Food Specialities is launching a range of yeast-derived taste potentiators called Sensarite, aimed at maintaining an authentic taste profile in bakery and dairy products reformulated to be better for health and nutrition.

'Pittsburgh food bank honors dedicated supporters (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)

More than 1.2 million Pennsylvanians aren't sure where they will get their next meal. That number alarms Joyce Rothermel, CEO of the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.

'Food stamp foul-ups (Pacific Daily News)

The director of the Department of Public Health and Social Services would be held accountable for any loss in federal funding to the Food Stamp Program, the Camacho administration said yesterday.