Put nutrition at the heart of agriculture, say west African …

Ecowas says nutrition must be a core concern of agriculture rather than a problem needing an emergency response “Animal production – that is nutrition .” The statement by Victoria Tsekpo of Ghana’s food and agriculture ministry summed up …

How to Shop for Healthy Foods : Eating Healthy Organic Meats …

Learn how to shop for healthy foods to improve your diet and nutrition in this free video. Expert: Lisa La Barr Bio: Lisa La Barr is AFPA certified, a WAPF member, and a personal nutrition and wellness expert in Beverly Hills

Health Nutrition Diet Wellness And Fitness: Diet For The Growing Child

Citrus fruit (such as oranges and lemons), tomatoes and potatoes – these are all good sources of vitamin C, which is essential for health . Vitamin C can also help the body to absorb iron, so it’s a good idea to give your child some food …

IFR Develops New Method For Detecting Clostridium Botulinum Spores

The Institute of Food Research has collaborated in the development of a new method for detecting spores of non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum. This bacterium is the major health hazard associated with refrigerated convenience foods, and these developments give the food industry and regulators more quantitative information on which to base the procedures that ensure food safety…

Think Saturated Fat Contributes To Heart Disease? Think Again…

For the past three decades, saturated fat has been considered a major culprit of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and as a result dietary advice persists in recommending reduced consumption of this macronutrient. However, new evidence shows that saturated fat intake has only a very limited impact on CVD risk — causing many to rethink the “saturated fat is bad” paradigm…

Proposed Dietary Guidelines For Americans Sharply Debated

A special article published in the journal Nutrition sharply criticizes the recent Report of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC). Authors Hite et al. argue the Report fails to conform to the standards of evidence-based medicine, despite its claimed reliance on a newly created USDA Nutrition Evidence Library…

Vitamin D Levels Lower In African-Americans

African-American women had lower vitamin D levels than white women, and vitamin D deficiency was associated with a greater likelihood for aggressive breast cancer, according to data presented at the Third AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities…

Flow Of Empty Calories Into Children’s Food Supply Must Be Reduced

With over 23 million children and adolescents in the US overweight or obese, the risks for many chronic diseases continue to increase. An article in the October issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association examines the diets of American youth and finds some disturbing results…

What is natural about natural food? | Effective Diet & Nutrition

What is natural about natural food? Americans more and more are interested in knowing what’s in the food they eat. A 2008 study showed that more than half of.

Child Nutrition Bill Stalls In House | Effective Diet & Nutrition

Child Nutrition Bill Stalls In House First Lady Michelle Obama’s Campaign For Healthier School Lunches Has Stalled In Congress After Anti-hunger Groups And.

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