Older adults in long-term care facilities often spend their days and nights in dimly-lit rooms with minimal time spent outdoors. The constant, unvarying dim light found in many long-term care facilities means that older adults are not ...
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Scientists have confirmed that those following a low-fat diet will not experience greater long-term weight-loss than those following a higher-fat diet. With the findings coming from the analysis of 6, 800 adult diets, lead author, Dr ...
The UK Food Standard Agency has awarded marketing authorization to Japanese food producer Ajinomoto Company for dihydrocapsiate (DHC) as a novel food ingredient to be used in powdered drinks and dietary supplements. With the ...
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Ireland-based Kerry Group is establishing Health and Nutrition Institute that aims to provide insight into the science and policy of health, taste, nutrition, and general wellness. The institute, which is supported by Scientific Advisory ...
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With the implementation of high profile sugar and soft drinks taxation in France in 2012, in Mexico in 2014 and Berkeley, California in January of this year, the global debate concerning the purpose and efficacy of excise tax proposals on ...
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A few weeks ago, Hollywood actress Jessica Alba created a buzz on the Internet with her anti-age LED skin care treatment. Turns out LEDs market potential in the beauty sector extends to weight loss, and for those aiming to stay thin and ...
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OffTheScale (OTS), a new fitness platform being promoted by celebrity fitness trainer and author Jay Cardiello, will be powered by Garmin's Vivofit II fitness tracker. OffTheScale provides a Garmin wearable device to each of its ...
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While many use meal replacement shakes as a weight loss tool, how effective are they in helping us to shed the kilos? Losing weight can be really, really tough. So it’s no surprise that there’s big money to be made in weight ...
The Australia and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation (the Forum) met in Hobart today and considered a range of food regulation matters. The Forum comprises all Australian and New Zealand Ministers responsible for food ...
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A new study reported by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has found increased supply to be the main cause behind global obesity problems. In a report just published in the July 2015 Bulletin of WHO, researchers based in New Zealand ...
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Coca-Cola Enterprises is planning to reduce 10% of calories per litre across its portfolio by 2020 in an effort to address thdbe growing obesity problem in the US. The company is also planning to reduce carbon footprint of its business by ...
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Health Canada is contemplating to remove fruit juices from the category of healthy dietary choices under Canada's Food Guide as juices increasingly come under the scanner for promoting obesity. The current Food Guide recommends ...
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In a latest loss of face for public health advocates, California lawmakers have rejected a proposed tax on sodas and other sugary beverages. The legislation brought in the assembly by Assemblyman Richard Bloom asked to impose an extra 2 ...
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Members of European Parliament (MEPs) have lent support to include labels with calorie values on all alcoholic drinks. Justifying their demand, public health experts said that such labels were important for consumers to make informed ...
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Health trends, volatile input prices and strong competition have slowed growth in Australia’s snack food sector, according to market research organisation IBISWorld. However, the ‘healthy’ snack foods sector has benefitted ...
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