Health, Food, Nutrition & Hibiscus Tea News Archive

'Inaccuracies on food labels 'not a health worry' (The New Zealand Herald)

Variations in nutrient claims on food labels are not a food safety concern, says the New Zealand Food Safety Authority. Variations were expected as the level of nutrient on the nutrition panel was based on an average, authority assistant director (joint food standards) Jenny Reid said yesterday.

'The scoop on 10 common health beliefs that may or may not be true (Macon Telegraph)

The scoop on 10 common health beliefs that may or may not be true

'Innovation: the fast before the feast (Nutraingredients.com)

While the work-in-progress nutrition and health claims regulation may be stifling innovation, its resolution is imminent, potentially heralding a new age of healthy ingredient development.

'Health news in brief (Holmen Courier)

Here are a selection of health-related news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.

'Nutrition For The Growing Athlete: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (Medical News Today)

For millions of American children and teens playing sports, good nutrition is critical for maximum health, performance and normal growth. Yet, with all the information available out there, it's becoming harder than ever for a young athlete to filter truth from myth, and detangle the good from the bad and the ugly, says Amanda Leonard, M.P.H., R.D.

'Nutrition IQ (The Columbus Dispatch)

Fruit Most people know that fruit boosts health. So should they just plop an apple into a lunch sack every day and call it nutrition accomplished?

'Nutrition For The Growing Athlete: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (Science Daily)

For millions of American children and teens playing sports, good nutrition is critical for maximum health, performance and normal growth. Yet, with all the information available out there, it's becoming harder than ever for a young athlete to filter truth from myth, and detangle the good from the bad and the ugly, says a pediatric sports nutritionist at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.

'Minyard, Carnival, Sack 'n Save supermarkets offer free prenatal vitamins (Dallas Morning News)

Prenatal vitamins packed with the extra folic acid, calcium and iron that are essential to the health of mothers and babies have just become more affordable (free, in fact) thanks to an initiative from Minyard Food Stores Inc.

'WIC program updates approved food list (St. Charles Journal)

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services' Bureau of Women's, Infants and Children (WIC) and Nutrition Services announced changes to the WIC Approved Food List.