Health, Food, Nutrition & Hibiscus Tea News Archive

'Street food outlets under scanner (NDTV Profit)

A countrywide survey has shown that the rapid spread of food-borne diseases is due to a growing number of people eating at street outlets that do not pay adequate attention to food safety and nutritional needs.

'Ethiopia: France Extends Support for Nutrition Initiative (AllAfrica.com)

France Friday donated USD 897,305 in support of Ethiopia's initiative to provide better nutrition to pregnant and lactating mothers, malnourished children under the age of five and HIV/AIDS affected people.

'Nutrition, ESL instruction offered in workshop (The Woodland Daily Democrat Online)

The Woodland Public Library Literacy Service is hosting a workshop entitled "Eating Well, Living Well - Integrating Nutrition Education with ESL Instruction" on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 10 a.m. until noon in the Leake Room, located at the Woodland Public Library.

'Food Nutrition Labels Challenging For Many People (Medical News Today)

In one of the most rigorous studies ever conducted to determine how well people comprehend the information provided on food nutrition labels, researchers have found that the reading and math skills of a significant number of people may not be sufficient to extract the needed information, according to an article published in the November issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. [click

'Traffic Lights Or GDAs? Jury Still Out, Reveals New EUFIC Study (Medical News Today)

29 September 2006, the European Food information Council (EUFIC), today announced the results of a review of European consumer research on nutrition labelling on food. Presented at the 1st World Congress of Public Health Nutrition, the research was conducted by Professor Klaus Grunert of Aarhus School of Business, Denmark. [click link for full article]

'Here come the food cops (BendBulletin.com)

The diet dictators really, really want to tell you what you can eat. New York City is considering a health department regulation that would push restaurants to phase out artery-clogging trans fats.

'Mothers' Health Behavior Has Strong Influence On Daughters' Health, Nutrition, Studies Say (Medical News Today)

The health behaviors of mothers have a strong effect on their daughters' nutrition, long-term health and risk of being overweight, according to recent studies, the Wall Street Journal reports. [click link for full article]

'Fat Pinoys to increase: health expert (Sun Star)

THE number of obese and overweight Filipinos is expected to reach 10 million in the next five to 10 years if proper nutrition and healthy lifestyle would not be adopted as early as now, a health expert said on Sunday.

'Hands-On Health bus makes nutrition fun (San Mateo County Times)

DALY CITY THE foggy chill at the western edge of San Bruno Mountain did little to dampen the spirits of pupils from John F. Kennedy Elementary School gathered around the Hands-On-Health tour bus.

'Decision to quash food lab blasted (The Sacramento Bee)

Rep. John Doolittle played a key role in killing federal funding to create a team of food safety experts at UC Davis that the university said would have sped the response to the recent nationwide E. coli outbreak.