Health, Food, Nutrition & Hibiscus Tea News Archive

'Chocolate: the new health food? (Ararat Advertiser)

Health experts are melting Nestle's ambitions to turn chocolate into a health food.

'Agency: Food Coloring May Make Kids Hyperactive (CBS 13 Sacramento)

Some artificial food colorings may stimulate hyperactivity in children, and parents may gain some benefit from preventing their children from consuming them, a British government agency said Thursday. CBS News Interactive: About Diet And Nutrition CBS News Interactive: About Your Health

'Tax sugary cereal, health lobby urges (The Age)

Junk-food advertisements should be banned from television and sugary breakfast cereals slugged with GST in the same way cakes and other luxury food items are, obesity health campaigners have argued.

'Gubernatorial candidates discuss how to improve public health (The Ledger Independent)

LOUISVILLE -- The days of passively waiting to see patients suffering from high blood pressure, high cholesterol and other ailments are over for some frontline health-care providers.

'Food Additives Linked To Hyperactivity In Children, Study Shows (Science Daily)

A major study has shown evidence of increased levels of hyperactivity in young children consuming mixtures of some artificial food colors and the preservative sodium benzoate. The possibility of food colours and preservatives affecting children's behaviour has long been an unresolved question for parents. This significant new research provides a clear demonstration that changes in behaviour can ...

'Pregnant women to be offered Ł120 'good food' grants (Independent)

Pregnant women are to be offered a Ł120 "fruit and veg" grant to improve the nutrition of unborn babies in a scheme condemned as a gimmick by opposition parties.

'Food for thought: In UP, cows have a better diet than children (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News)

A national health survey has found that Uttar Pradesh is the second most malnourished state in the country, with its children battling a phenomenally high rate of 50 per cent. Some of the reasons cited for this are baffling and sad. Nutrition supplement for pregnant women, lactating mothers and undernourished children are fed to milch cattle because people believe it will help generate better ...

'British moms to get healthy food grant (UPI)

The British government will unveil a plan this week to give all expectant mothers $240 to buy healthy food.

'ADPH Promotes Fruit And Vegetable Consumption For Improved Nutrition, USA (Medical News Today)

Parents and teachers are more concerned than ever about the quality of food that children eat in schools, and eating fruits and vegetables is a key component of better nutrition. [click link for full article]

'British moms to get healthy food grant (EARTHtimes.org)

The British government will unveil a plan this week to give all expecting mothers $240 to buy healthy food. The plan, which is expected to be unveiled by Health Secretary Alan Johnson, is part of an effort to bridge the growing health gap between rich and...