Produce for health marks vegetable, fruit improvement center's 20th year People interested in healthy foods are invited to a day-long conference Feb. 25 in College Station to hear the latest findings on connections between fruit and ...
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Schools, 4-H clubs, community organizations, church groups and other youth organizations are encouraged to apply. Grants of up to $1,000 for youth gardening projects are available through North Dakota State University. Any project ...
A University of Illinois study has identified the three most significant risk factors for child obesity among preschoolers: (1) inadequate sleep, (2) a parental BMI that classifies the mom or dad as overweight or obese, and (3) parental ...
The use of color-coded "traffic light" food labels and changes in the way popular items are displayed appear to have produced a long-term increase in the choice of more healthful food items among customers in a large hospital cafeteria. A ...
The use of color-coded "traffic light" food labels and changes in the way popular items are displayed appear to have produced a long-term increase in the choice of more healthful food items among customers in a large hospital cafeteria. A ...
Tags: Food Labels, Food
Give your heart a holiday gift this year and choose delicious, heart-healthy foods. The American Heart Association suggests these holiday treats: Antioxidant-rich sweet potatoes, as well as pumpkin, winter squash and acorn squash. ...
Your mother probably told you not to discuss politics, sex or religion. Now a psychologist suggests adding people's weight to the list of conversational no-no's during the holidays. Although you might be concerned that a loved one's ...
You don't have to consume a lot of business news to see transparency as an issue in the food industry. Whether the topic is pink slime in McDonald's burgers, Whole Foods promising to label products with genetically modified ingredients, or ...
A lot of people believe dried fruit is “fattening” and loaded with sugar, but neither is true—if you buy the right kind. In fact, strategically using dried rather than fresh fruit is a smart way to meet your nutrient ...
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NEW YORK, June 6, 2013 -- The Dukan Diet, the internationally celebrated 4-phase weight loss program to reach and keep your True Weight for life, today unveiled its new DukanDiet.com North American website to provide improved personalized ...
The cash, which originates from the FSA’s Strategic Planning Programme, will be channelled through the TSB’s Nutrition for Life – Providing Safe and Healthy Food competition. “The competition will fund ...
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Sara Lee Premium Meats, owned by US-based Hillshire Brands, has revamped the packaging of its turkey, chicken and ham deli meats in the deli segment and now feature the Heart-Check mark in the celebration of American Heart Month. The new ...
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The US food manufacturers have reduced advertising on television which promotes less-healthy foods for children, with the aim to reduce obesity. When compared to 2006, food marketing spending has reduced 20% in 2009, according to Federal ...
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FUTURE computing devices will push further into the senses by developing capacities to mimic the ability to see, smell, touch, taste and hear, IBM says in an annual forecast. The seventh annual "IBM 5 in 5", a list of innovations that ...
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Udi's Healthy Foods,a producer of gluten-free foods,is voluntarily recalling Udi's Gluten Free Au Naturel Granola as the product may contain undeclared almonds. People who are allergic to almonds can experience a serious or ...