Lawmakers Make Move To Stop Genetically Modified Salmon Approval

US Senator, Mark Begich, along with ten other senators are spearheading a fight to stop the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) from approving the human consumption of genetically modified salmon (GM salmon). If approved, the GM salmon would be the first GM animal to be approved for the human food supply. The 11 senators, mostly from coastal states, have sent a letter to the FDA opposing the move…

ECOWAS Forum Highlights Need For Nutrition To Be Integrated With Agriculture

A recent nutrition forum, held by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), looked at how to better incorporate nutrition into agriculture, IRIN reports…

Strategy To Combat Hunger In Asia Outlined By Asia Society, IRRI Task Force

The number of people suffering from chronic hunger reached a record one billion globally in 2009, with Asia accounting for approximately two-thirds of the world’s hungry. In response, the Asia Society and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have released an action plan to address food insecurity in Asia, with an emphasis on rice, the region’s staple…

Possible Risk Of Lead Being Present In Soil And Food From Urban Gardens

Not since victory gardens helped World War II era Americans on the home front survive food shortages have urban gardens been as necessary and popular as they are today. With more food production in cities, the safety of the produce grown there becomes increasingly important…

Balanced Diet – Balanced Life

Balanced MealsYou must have carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins, minerals salts and fiber in the correct proportions. If there is not enough protein, you will not be able to grow properly and you will not be able to repair yourself i.e. wounds will not heal properly. If you do not have enough energy containing foods you will feel very tired, you will not have enough energy. If you have too much energy containing foods you will become overweight. If you think that you are overweight you might try taking more exercise to “burn off” some of the excess food which you ate at you last meal.

Diet Exercise Nutrition | AliveMax Nutrition

Diabetes diet and nutrition that all diabetic patients should know Diabetes is like a slow poison.

Exclusive Breastfeeding Shows Reduced Infections In Infants By Comparison

In a study published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, studies looking at just under 1,000 infants over a year’s time from the isle of Crete in 2004, determined that six months of breastfeeding as the only source of nutritious milk (exclusive), lessened infections…

Healthy At Home, Productive On The Job

A healthy lifestyle outside of the workplace contributes significantly to on site productivity, and the amount of sick leave that is taken each year by employees.

Crop Experts Embrace One Of Agriculture’s Oldest Legumes As Food For People, Livestock And Astronauts

A long neglected crop with the potential to halt hunger for millions in Africa, sustain the livestock revolution underway in developing countries, rejuvenate nutrient-sapped soils, and even feed astronauts on extended space missions, is attracting scientists from around the world to Senegal this week for the Fifth World Cowpea Research Conference (27 September to 1 October 2010)…

At FAO Special Meeting, Delegates Recommend Addressing Root Causes Of Food Price Escalation

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