Health, Food, Nutrition & Hibiscus Tea News Archive

'Health food emporium marks 30th anniversary (The Record)

PASSAIC -- When Jeanetta Brancaccio started the A-1 Nutrition health food store in 1977, her family thought she was a nut.

'Wendy's Doesn't Play It Safe (New York Press)

It seems Wendy?s is the rebel of fast food chains. The New York Post reports that instead of preparing for the upcoming Health Department regulation that will require restaurants to post calorie information on menus, the burger joint has actually removed the numbers from nutrition posters at its NYC locations.

'March Is Nutrition Month (Kansas City InfoZine)

The Johnson County Health Department celebrates Nutrition Month by encouraging you to take the time this month to take a closer look at the food choices you make and offer healthy suggestions or alternatives.

'School Nutrition Professionals Call for National School Food and Beverage Standards (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

More than 600 school nutrition professionals will call on Congress to adopt national school food and beverage standards for 'competitive foods' sold on school campuses during the 35th Annual Legislative Action Conference in Washington, DC, March 4-7, 2007. School foodservice directors, nutritionists, state child nutrition directors and foodservice industry representatives will discuss these and ...

'Nutrition Program (WSIL 3 Southern Illinois)

With all the health scares we've seen in the past couple months, it's important to learn how to eat healthy and safe. A nutrition education and information campaign sponsored annually by the American Dietetic Association is currently underway.

'Fast Food Chains Pull Calorie Data (The New York Sun)

New York diners curious to know how many calories are packed into the hamburger they just bought from White Castle or Wendy's are out of luck. The two popular fast food restaurant chains pulled posters listing calorie counts for menu items from the walls of their New York City restaurants and thus will avoid having to comply with a new mandate approved by the Board of Health that will affect ...

'Choose Food, Not Fads: March is Good Time to Get in Touch With Your Inner Health Nut (RedNova)

By Kat Bergeron, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Mar. 1--Living a 100 percent fad-free lifestyle is the message of National Nutrition Month, which begins today. You're reading this right.

'More cash needed to protect U.S. food: experts (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

New computer-based tools are helping track outbreaks of food contamination in the United States faster, food safety officials say, but they need more funds to meet a growing public demand for a safe food supply.

'Nutrition Month arrives with 34 tips (Philadelphia Daily News)

March has been designated National Nutrition Month. It started out as a one-week celebration in 1973, but as people became more interested in food's role in health, an entire month was deemed more appropriate.

'New Wellness(R) Complete Health Natural Food for Cats Takes on Number 1 Health Concern (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Did you know that urinary tract problems are the most common feline health concern reported by cat owners? To combat this growing issue, the Wellness® brand of natural food and treats for pets now offers cats and their loving owners a specialized solution with Wellness Complete Health -- part of its new Wellness Dietary Solutions feline dry nutrition line that has been designed with cat health ...