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Research suggests V8 100% vegetable juice can help people meet key dietary guidelines
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 04 11

Studies show drinking V8® 100% vegetable juice may be a simple way for people to increase their vegetable intake and may help them manage… Research suggests V8 100% vegetable juice can help people meet key dietary guidelines   

 
 

GSA Supports New U.S. Call for Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 03 11

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) — the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging — commends the federal government’s recent… GSA Supports New U.S. Call for Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity   

 
 

Say Cheese! Five Ways to Enjoy Cheese at Your Super Bowl Party
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Feb 03 11

Whether or not you’re a Green Bay Packer Cheesehead, you’ll probably serve the tasty, high-fat, high-calorie American classic at your Super Bowl party.

Although… Say Cheese! Five Ways to Enjoy Cheese at Your Super Bowl Party   

 
 

Organic food in pregnancy
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Pregnancy • Jan 27 11

Who eats organic food when they are pregnant? Is it just certain groups? What kind of organic foods are most popular? A recent study… Organic food in pregnancy   

 
 

Industry debuts new U.S. food labels, critics pan
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Jan 26 11

U.S. grocers joined with food and drink makers to unveil a new system on Monday for putting nutritional information on packages ahead of plans… Industry debuts new U.S. food labels, critics pan   

 
 

New study of environmental contaminants in breast milk
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Gender: Female • Jan 24 11

The levels of environmental contaminants in a mother’s body decrease during breast-feeding. After a year of lactation, the levels of a number of environmental… New study of environmental contaminants in breast milk   

 
 

Hold the Red Bull: Energy Drinks Don’t Blunt Effects of Alcohol, Study Finds
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 13 11

Marketing efforts that encourage mixing caffeinated “energy” drinks with alcohol often try to sway young people to believe that caffeine will offset the sedating… Hold the Red Bull: Energy Drinks Don’t Blunt Effects of Alcohol, Study Finds   

 
 

Shellfish safer to eat thanks to breakthrough by Queen’s scientists
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Jan 11 11

New technology to make shellfish safer to eat has been pioneered by scientists at Queen’s University Belfast.

The new test, developed at Queen’s Institute… Shellfish safer to eat thanks to breakthrough by Queen’s scientists   

 
 

Meat, poultry to have nutrition labels by 2012: USDA
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Dec 29 10

Nutritional labels will be mandatory on 40 popular cuts of meat and poultry products beginning in 2012, a measure the U.S. Agriculture Department said… Meat, poultry to have nutrition labels by 2012: USDA   

 
 

Gene codes cracked for strawberries and chocolate
• Food & Nutrition • • Genetics • Dec 27 10

Teams of scientists have cracked the genetic codes of the wild strawberry and a certain type of cacao used to make fine chocolate, work… Gene codes cracked for strawberries and chocolate   

 
 

KISSing a theory goodbye in the link between puberty and nutrition status
• Children's Health • • Food & Nutrition • • Obesity • Dec 23 10

The timing of the onset of puberty is linked to levels of nutrition: later onset is associated with malnutrition, while earlier onset is linked… KISSing a theory goodbye in the link between puberty and nutrition status   

 
 

How To Drink Less During The Holidays
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 21 10

How To Drink Less During The Holidays

There seems to be a little bit more of everything during the holidays: more travel, more parties, more food, and certainly more alcoholic drinks.

… How To Drink Less During The Holidays   
 
 

Study finds food in early life affects fertility
• Dieting • • Fertility and pregnancy • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 20 10

The research, which was published online this month (17 December 2010) in the journal Ecology, is the first study of its kind to show… Study finds food in early life affects fertility   

 
 

Kroger recalls pet foods at some stores
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Dec 19 10

The Kroger Co is recalling select packages of dog and cat foods at some of its retail stores because the products may pose a… Kroger recalls pet foods at some stores   

 
 

Fast food and sweets advertised when children watch television
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 14 10

Children in Sweden are exposed to a huge number of TV advertisements. Food adverts – primarily for fast food and sweets – dominate the… Fast food and sweets advertised when children watch television   

 
 

Children who don’t like fruit and vegetables are 13 times more likely to be constipated
• Children's Health • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 13 10

Children who don't like fruit and vegetables are 13 times more likely to be constipated

Primary school children who don’t like eating fruit and vegetables are 13 times more likely to develop functional constipation than children who do, according… Children who don’t like fruit and vegetables are 13 times more likely to be constipated   

 
 

Omega-3s in fish, seafood may protect seniors’ eyes; a new test may catch glaucoma early
• Dieting • • Eye / Vision Problems • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 02 10

Seniors interested in lifestyle choices that help protect vision will be encouraged by a Johns Hopkins School of Medicine study, and people concerned about… Omega-3s in fish, seafood may protect seniors’ eyes; a new test may catch glaucoma early   

 
 

Fish health benefits may outweigh mercury concerns
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 28 10

It may be a red herring to worry over whether people who eat lots of fish may lose whatever heart benefits they might have… Fish health benefits may outweigh mercury concerns   

 
 

Beware E. coli when drinking raw milk: study
• Food & Nutrition • • Infections • Nov 25 10

A government investigation published this month has tied raw milk consumption to a 2008 outbreak of E. coli in Connecticut, which landed four people… Beware E. coli when drinking raw milk: study   

 
 

Female fish - and humans? - lose interest when their male loses a slugfest
• Brain • • Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 24 10

You may think of your love for your mate as the noble emotion of a pure heart, but some primitive parts of your brain… Female fish - and humans? - lose interest when their male loses a slugfest   

 
 

Eating orange and dark green vegetables linked to longer life
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 24 10

Eating lots of orange and dark green veggies such as carrots, sweet potatoes and green beans may be tied to less disease and longer… Eating orange and dark green vegetables linked to longer life   

 
 

Researcher Hopes for FDA Action Against Alcoholic Energy Drinks
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Nov 17 10

Alcoholic energy drinks have been making national headlines and four states to date have banned their sale following reports of blackouts and unsafe behaviors,… Researcher Hopes for FDA Action Against Alcoholic Energy Drinks   

 
 

China faces challenge implementing food safety: FDA
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Nov 10 10

China’s implementation of food safety standards is the country’s biggest hindrance in exporting high quality, trusted food products overseas, an official with the U.S.… China faces challenge implementing food safety: FDA   

 
 

San Francisco approves limits on toys with fast-food meals
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Nov 10 10

San Francisco will soon be the first major U.S. city to restrict the fast-food industry’s practice of giving away toys with children’s meals, under… San Francisco approves limits on toys with fast-food meals   

 
 

Infant foods should be screened for mycotoxins
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 10 10

An international team of scientists calls for protecting complementary food for infants in developing countries – especially those where corn is a staple food… Infant foods should be screened for mycotoxins   

 
 
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