Health, Food, Nutrition & Hibiscus Tea News Archive

'AMA Pressures Food Makers to Eliminate Hidden Salt (Fox News)

Americans eat nearly two teaspoons of salt daily, more than double what they need for good health, and three-fourths of that salt is hidden processed food.

'Food Bank checks nutrition scores (The Oregonian)

Millions of pounds of canned, fresh, frozen and boxed food comes through the Oregon Food Bank's warehouse every year, giving welcome nourishment to the families who eat it.

'Food pantries nationwide running short amid higher costs for gas, utility and health care (Petoskey News-Register)

CINCINNATI (AP) ? Diana Blasingame has lately found herself having to go to a free food pantry once a month to feed herself and her teenage daughter.

'Sticker Shock | Can you trust the labels on your food? (Pittsburgh City Paper)

Getting a Head in Organics Food labels were designed to earn our trust. Since 1990, the Food and Drug Administration has required manufacturers to list the ingredients of their products, and more recently, "Nutrition Facts" boxes have appeared on everything from cereal to chewin... By Suzanne Nelson.

'Lack Of Healthy Food Options In Washington, D.C., Neighborhoods Cause Of Obesity Disparity, Opinion Piece Says (Medical News Today)

"The lack of healthy [food] alternatives, coupled with the disproportionate variety of fried and fatty foods in the area, certainly contributes to the obesity rate" of residents in predominately black neighborhoods in Washington, D.C., Malcolm Woodland, a researcher and NIH LRP health disparities fellow, writes in a Washington Post opinion piece (Woodland, Washington Post, 11/18). [click link ...

'U.S. food makers pressured to cut sodium (CTV.ca)

American public health specialists are pressuring the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to require food makers to cut the sodium. In a hearing set for next week, they will call the government intervention crucial to fighting heart disease.

'Food laws could unlock Asian market (Food Navigator)

21/11/2007 - European countries are showing a strong interest in the Asian health and nutrition market, which could be bolstered by the area's proposed harmonisation laws.