Call for curb on the production and sale of cheap salty junk food
A World Health Organization adviser is calling for the government to stop food manufacturers and distributors producing and selling unhealthy, cheap, salty junk food.
September 10, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: government, nutrition, nutrition / diet, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, oncalldiets, organization, salty-junk, selling-unhealthy, stop-food, the-government, world, world-health
City policy makes choosing a healthy beverage easier for Boston residents, employees
Policies supporting access to healthy beverages on city-owned properties can make healthier beverage options more accessible to city residents and employees, a Harvard study suggests.
September 10, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: beverages-on-city, city-owned-properties, city-residents, diet, harvard, healthier-beverage, healthy-beverages, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, on call diets, options-more, supporting-access
Back to school: health tips for schoolchildren
In this Spotlight, we take a look at a number of health tips to help children heading back to the classroom stay as healthy as possible.
September 10, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: classroom, diet, health-tips, help-children, on call diets, spotlight, stay-as-healthy, the-classroom
Photovoice: A useful method to learn about the food environment
Childhood obesity is linked to diet habits and food environment, but gaining information about these topics from children can often be difficult.
September 10, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet-habits, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets
Survey reinforces further understanding of dietary deficiencies and optimum nutrition needed
Data from a three-country survey seeking to understand beliefs of adults on the role of diet for optimal health, as well as consumption of key micronutrients including Omega-3 and Vitamin D, will…
September 10, 2015 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: diet, key-micronutrients, nutrition, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, optimal-health, role, survey-seeking, the-role, understand-beliefs, vitamin, well-as-consumption