Healthy Drinks Only – New Trend Hitting Many U.S Elementary Schools
Although more elementary schools in the United States are replacing sugary drinks with healthier options, such as water, unhealthy beverages remain available to one-third of public elementary school students, according to a new report…
July 5, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, more-elementary, nutrition, public-elementary, school-students, such-as-water, sugary-drinks, unhealthy-beverages, united, united-states
Laws In Brazil That Protect Against "Big Food" And "Big Snack"
Under pressure from civil society organizations, the Brazilian government has introduced legislation to protect and improve its traditional food system, standing in contrast to the governments of many industrialized countries that have partly surrendered their prime duty to protect public health to transnational food companies, argue nutrition and public health experts writing …
July 5, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: brazilian, civil-society, food-system, improve-its, introduced-legislation, nutrition / diet, the-governments, their-prime
Why Does A Diet High In DHA Improve Memory?
In a study published in the journal Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, researchers at the University of Alberta say they have discovered a potential explanation for why a diet high in DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish, improves memory…
July 5, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: alberta, applied, dha, diet-high, metabolism, nutrition / diet, omega-3-fatty, study-published