Health, Food, Nutrition & Hibiscus Tea News Archive

'Nestle sells Novartis nutrition in Spain and France (Food Navigator)

The firm said the takeover of Novartis this summer was an important step in the " strategic transformation process to a nutrition, health and wellness company" and would propel them to the top end of the medical foods market.

'Wansink accepts 14-month appointment as executive director of USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (Cornell News Service)

Brian Wansink, Cornell's John S. Dyson Professor of Marketing, has accepted a 14-month appointment as executive director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.

'Data On Food Antioxidants Aid Research (Science Daily)

A new database provides easy access to antioxidant values for a wide variety of foods, many of which may be excellent sources of healthful compounds. The database will be used by scientists to help guide ongoing research into how antioxidants may correlate to health benefits. For example, many fruits and vegetables are known to be good sources of antioxidant vitamins, such as E, C, and beta ...

'What Men Eat Affects Cancer, Health (Fox 12 Oregon)

In a television commercial for a popular fast food chain, a father and son sit on the living room couch as the dad prepares to teach his boy an important life -- how to eat a pizza. It's a rite of passage the boy will remember for the rest of his life.

'Refine recipes for good health (The Lufkin Daily News)

Nutrition and health are two good reasons chefs and test-kitchen food experts alter recipes. In your own "test kitchen" you can modify recipes in several ways. You can transform almost any recipe, even family favorites. A few subtle modifications for a recipe may improve nutrition content without much change in flavor.

'Paediatric association focuses on child nutrition (Vi?t Nam News)

HA NOI ? The Viet Nam Pediatricians? Association has released its recommendations for children?s nutritional needs, advocating that babies bebreast-fed and that a variety of foods be given to maintain health and normal growth.

'Fighting NZ's Epidemics With Food, Exercise (The Epoch Times)

Cancer rates could be reduced by 40 percent with healthy nutrition and exercise, and quitting smoking, Professor Jim Mann, co-author of the World Cancer Research Fund Report said.But "we need to...

'Fortified coffee could boost kids' nutrition (Sun-Sentinel)

Plan may get a try in poor Mexican state A U.S. company and a popular Mexican coffee producer are teaming up to help improve the nutrition of kids in southern Mexico through an unusual and controversial source: coffee.

'UQ Hosts Conference On Public Health Nutrition, Australia (Medical News Today)

The impact of climate change on health and the link between socio-economic status and food choices will be some of the topics discussed by the world's leading public health nutritionists meeting in Brisbane this week. [click link for full article]

'Bionade: The health drink that looks like beer (Independent)

When Bionade launches in the UK next month, the makers of the German health drink may be thankful that we are a nation of beer-drinkers: that way, at least they won't have to explain what fermentation is. That fermentation has anything at all to do with a health drink may take some explaining, as might the fact that Bionade is made by a brewery. "We have had people assume that Bionade must be ...