Health, Food, Nutrition & Hibiscus Tea News Archive

'Westminster and Bristol are national 'Food Champions' (Food Standards Agency)

The two national winners of the first Food Champion Awards for local authorities are Westminster City Council, for its work with the Chinese business community, and Bristol City Council for its community diet and nutrition initiatives. The regional and local Food Champions winners were announced by the Agency in April.

'Bloom Supermarkets Let Stars Guide Shoppers to Nutrition (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

SALISBURY, N.C.----Bloom announced that the official launch of the Guiding Stars Nutrition Navigation Program will take place in all of its stores this month. 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.

'HEALTH CALENDAR (Asbury Park Press)

CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM: 4-5 p.m. every Wednesday; Kimball Medical Center Institute for Rehabilitative and Occupational Health Services, 500 River Ave., Lakewood. Educational program to help children who are more than 20 pounds overweight lose excess weight and learn about good health, exercise and nutrition; physician's prescription for medical clearance necessary to ...

'Survey: Our health concerns focus on weight (The Wichita Eagle)

What's a woman's biggest health concern -- breast cancer? Heart disease? Diabetes? None of the above, according to the "What Do Women Want?" survey from Meredith Corp. and NBC Universal. Instead, our top three health concerns, across all generations, are diet and weight control, eating well and nutrition, and allergies, according to the findings. The aging process was No. 4. The results are ...

'Nutrition 21 Launches Iceland Health(R) Advanced Memory Formula via Direct Response Channel (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Nutrition 21, Inc. , a developer and marketer of nutritional supplements that help consumers manage blood sugar levels, improve cardiovascular health, enhance memory and address chronic joint pain, today announced plans to augment their leading brand position in the omega-3 direct response market by launching Iceland Health® Advanced Memory Formula via direct response channels beginning July ...

'Leiner Health Products Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Allergens in Liquimax Multivitamin (June 6) (U. S. Food and Drug Administration)

Leiner Health Products Inc. announced that it is recalling its 32 ounce plastic bottles of Liquimax Complete Nutrition Multivitamin Formula, labeled with UPC Code 7497052290, 7497023607, or 7497023696 because the product may contain undeclared fish (not shellfish), tree nuts (almonds, pecans and/or walnuts), and wheat. People who have allergies to fish, tree nuts and/or wheat run the risk of ...

'School nutrition programme to uplift health standards (Daily News)

The school nutrition programme as provided for in the Mahinda Chintana aims at minimizing children's nutrition problems, providing good food, health habits, ensuring high school attendance and accustoming them to indigenous food habits.

'Botswana: Food for the Soul - Nutrition And HIV/AIDS - Coping With High Food Prices! (AllAfrica.com)

In the last few months nations and individuals have been struggling with rising food prices.

'PROJECT LEAN: Shop with health and budget in mind (Eureka Times-Standard)

Everyone is concerned about rising food costs. At the same time, we need to be concerned about feeding our families healthfully, and there are things we can do when shopping that combine health and budget.

'Nestle supports good nutrition campaign (AME Info)

'10 Signs of Good Nutrition' campaign launched by Lebanese Association for Nutrition and Food Sciences with the support of global nutritional reference Nestlé NIDO.