Cut Daily Sodium Intake: ASN Statement In Support Of US Dietary Guidelines For Americans 2010

On January 31, The U.S.

ASN Statement In Support Of US Dietary Guidelines For Americans 2010

Background: On January 31, The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the US Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 to provide direction on making healthy food choices to maintain an ideal weight and improve overall health.

Grant To Prevent Young Childhood Obesity

The Children’s Healthy Living Program for Remote Underserved Minority Populations in the Pacific Region (CHIL) recently received $23.7 in funding from the USDA National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA)…

USDA Releases Proposed Rule To Improve National School Lunch And Breakfast Programs

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a proposed rule outlining the Department’s plan for updating the federal nutrition standards for meals served under the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs. The School Nutrition Association (SNA) welcomed the proposal and looks forward to fully reviewing the details and working with USDA to further improve school meals…

USDA Revises Corn, Soybean Crop Estimates Driving Up Prices

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday “reported that last year’s corn and soybean crop was smaller than its earlier estimates,” Minnesota Public Radio reports.

Food Price Rise Will Affect ‘Millions,’ FAO Economist Says

Abdolreza Abbassian, an economist with the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), on Friday “warned of a ‘worrying rise’ in food prices which will affect millions of people following unexpected shortfalls in major cereals owing to bad weather in 2010,” Agence France-Presse reports…

News Outlets Examine Potential Implications Of Record High Food Price Levels

Though world food prices “jumped to a record high” in the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) latest index, the agency “is drawing comfort from the absence of widespread riots, usually the defining element of a food crisis,” the Financial Times reports looking at the factors that have led some food prices to rise significantly without sparking international panic…

FAO Report Highlights ‘Alarmingly’ High Food Price Increases, Forecasts Food Import Bills Could Exceed $1T In 2010

International food import bills could exceed $1 trillion in 2010, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Wednesday in its Food Outlook report (.pdf), which found that wheat and other food staple prices have increased “alarmingly” over the past year, the Associated Press reports (11/17)…

Also In Global Health News: Food Aid For North Korea; Funds For Congo Polio Outbreak; HIV/AIDS Programs In Swaziland; Drug Shortages In Moscow

North Korea Urgently Needs Food Aid, U.N. Report Says North Korea urgently needs food aid especially for young children, pregnant women and seniors, the World Food Program (WFP) and the U.N

Improving Safety And Quality Of Organic Leafy Greens

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