Health, Food, Nutrition & Hibiscus Tea News Archive

'USA: Atkins becoming a "nutrition food company" (Just Food)

Bankrupt diet company Atkins Nutritionals Inc has announced that it is transforming itself into a "nutrition food company," after receiving approval from a New York court for its disclosure statement.

'Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. Transforms From Diet Company to Nutrition Food Company as Court Approves Disclosure Statement (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

During a hearing held today in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York, Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. , the maker of Atkins Advantage nutrition food products, received approval of its Disclosure Statement.

'Ministers set sights on junk food ads (Brisbane Courier Mail)

TELEVISION advertisements for junk food will come under a two-pronged attack today when Queensland's Health Minister Stephen Robertson asks for them to face a new level of scrutiny.

'Families Depending on Food Stamps at Thanksgiving Hardly Feast; Buying Minimal Meal Creates Food Budget Hole (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)

With hunger in America on the rise for the fifth straight year, Bread for the World Institute's 16th annual Hunger Report, Frontline Issues in Nutrition Assistance, shows that poor families using food stamps cannot afford to buy Thanksgiving dinner, let alone nutritious food.

'Heart health benefits of replacing some carbs with protein and unsaturated fats (Medical News Today)

The types of food eaten in an effort to cut down on saturated fat may make a difference in reducing heart disease risk, according to a study of people with either high blood pressure or prehypertension.

'Health Claims Information Must Motivate Consumers Toward Actionable Public Health Goals, Says FPA (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

In testimony delivered to the Food and Drug Administration's public meeting on "Assessing Consumers' Perceptions of Health Claims," Robert Earl, Senior director of Nutrition Policy for the Food Products Association , made the following comments:

'Cost effectiveness analysis of strategies for child health in developing countries (British Medical Journal)

Objective To determine the costs and effectiveness of selected child health interventions?namely, case management of pneumonia, oral rehydration therapy, supplementation or fortification of staple foods with vitamin A or zinc, provision of supplementary food with counselling on nutrition, and immunisation against measles.

'ProfNet Wire: Health & Medicine: Organic Food Laws (Newswise)

1) Organic Food Laws; 2) Bird Flu; 3) Fractional Laser Revolutionizes Melasma Treatment; 4) Exercise Doesn't Make a Cold Worse; 5) Walking Can Keep Off the Holiday Pounds.

'Grant enables health education program to be offered locally (Cocke County Online)

NEWPORT?A $5,000 grant from the Southeast United Dairy Industry Association (SUDIA) has brought a national public health education program that is being launched all around the country to Cocke County.

'Multimedia News Release - Latest Health & Beauty Buzz: 500-Year-Old South American Energy Drink Invigorates Mind, Body (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Gauchos are hot when it comes to trousers and ... tea? Yerba mate, the traditional tea of Argentine gauchos is brewing a strong North American following as health-conscious consumers discover its powerful nutrition, "good energy" and diet benefits -- while trendsetters enjoy the taste, culture and social rituals surrounding this invigorating "drink of the gods."