Health, Food, Nutrition & Hibiscus Tea News Archive

'Good Nutrition On The Run (CBS News)

If you're eating on the run, you can still make healthy selections when you stop at a restaurant chain. Nicole Beland, deputy editor at Women's Health Magazine, shared some options on The Saturday Early Show .

'New Tools to Help Consumers Use the Nutrition Facts Label (Kansas City InfoZine)

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) in HHS's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of two new learning tools to help consumers use the Nutrition Facts label to choose nutritious foods and achieve healthy weight management.

'Health Highlights: Nov. 19, 2006 (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

'Food makers agree to add health messages for kids (The State)

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. ? Ten major food and drink makers, including McDonald?s, Coca-Cola and Campbell Soup, announced Tuesday that their child-oriented advertising will do more to promote health foods and exercise.

'New Cabot Cheese Family Headquarters Web Site Rich with Calcium and Nutrition Information for Families (PR Web)

Cabot cheese launches web site for families offering health and nutrition information pertaining to dairy, easy family-friendly recipes, and interactive educational activities. Cabot Family Headquarters debuts the new Big and Small Family Survival Kits, specially selected packages of Cabot's most popular kid-friendly products. (PRWeb Nov 17, 2006) Trackback URL:

'Fast-food fanatics (Louisville Courier-Journal)

According to Scarborough Research, an industry tracking firm, the Louisville market ranks behind only Birmingham, Ala., in the number of pit stops we make each month at a fast-food restaurant. On average, Scarborough says, we eat fast food 6.4 times a month, or 23 percent more often than the national rate for adults.

'New Cabot Cheese Family Headquarters Web Site Rich with Calcium and Nutrition Information for Families (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

Cabot, VT (PRWEB) November 17, 2006 -- Long a champion of advocating dairy health and nutrition for families, Cabot Cheese recently launched a new Cabot Family Headquarters web site at Cabot Big and Small Family Survival Kits include kid-tested favorites including sharp and mild cheddar, Cabot Minis, Cheddar Shake, and Cheddar Slices bundled together for easy one-click shopping.

'Campaign promotes nutrition label smarts (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration have announced the availability of two new tools designed to help consumers use the Nutrition Facts label on foods to make healthy and nutritious food choices.

'Public health nutrition: facing the challenges (The Star Online)

PUBLIC health nutrition programmes probably started in our country in a big way in the 1960s, and in Europe and US more than six decades ago. It is thus probably a little surprising that the First World Congress on Public Health Nutrition was only held recently in Barcelona, Spain.

'Curbs on children's food ads leave sour taste (Daily Telegraph)

Rules to cut children's exposure to junk food adverts were unveiled yesterday to a hail of criticism from the food industry and health campaigners.