Nutrition News
What exactly is Fair Trade Food?
by: Davinos Greeno
The Fairtrade Foundation exists to ensure that producers are guaranteed a minimum price for their goods irrespective of world prices.
This means that Fairtrade goods are often more expensive in the UK than those without the Fairtrade logo. Although people are now...
Searching for The Fountain of Youth
Throughout centuries, people have searched for a proverbial Fountain of Youth, a fountain whose water can actually slow down the aging process. From Juan Ponce de León to the modern day seeker, the search for the Fountain of Youth, much like the fountain itself, springs eternal.
While this...
Sunflower seeds reduce cholesterol
Posted under Nutrition News on Friday, 9 December 2005 by Drnutrion
WASHINGTON: Sunflower seeds and pistachios are the top among nuts and seeds that contain the highest levels of phytosterols, a compound that reduces cholesterol levels and improves heart health, according to a study.
Chemists at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University analysed...
Eating smartly reduces risk of contracting bird flu
Posted under Nutrition News on Friday, 9 December 2005 by Drnutrion
By Zhang Feng (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-12-09 06:05
Chicken and other poultry carry no risk of passing on bird flu to people if cooked properly, according to a recent joint statement by world health leaders.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World...
Scrambling for organic eggs
Posted under Nutrition News on Wednesday, 7 December 2005 by Drnutrion
JO EWART MACKENZIE
THE British organic egg market is booming. According to the Soil Association's Organic Market Report 2005, published earlier this year, the sector is worth £17 million annually, with some egg packers reporting double-figure sales increases to the big retailers during...
Report critical of junk-food ads
Posted under Nutrition News on Wednesday, 7 December 2005 by Drnutrion
By Caroline E. Mayer
The Washington Post
WASHINGTON — Advertising junk food on television has enticed children into eating massive amounts of unhealthful food, leading to a sharp increase in obesity and diabetes, according to a report issued Tuesday by a prestigious national science...
TV ads push junk food, harm kids’ diets: report
Posted under Nutrition News on Wednesday, 7 December 2005 by Drnutrion
(Reuters)
7 December 2005
WASHINGTON - Most food and drink advertising to children promotes unhealthy choices and the government should step in if the industry fails to improve the situation, an experts’ report said on Tuesday.
“There is strong evidence that television...
U.S. beef imports to resume Monday
Posted under Nutrition News on Wednesday, 7 December 2005 by Drnutrion
12/07/2005
The Asahi Shimbun
The government Monday will lift the two-year ban on U.S. beef imports despite consumers' doubts that U.S. measures can eliminate the risk of meat tainted by mad cow disease.
Officials said once the decision is finalized Monday, importers will be allowed to...
Starting low-fat diet early improves heart health
Posted under Nutrition News on Wednesday, 7 December 2005 by Drnutrion
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-12-06 09:18
Previous reports have shown that early dietary interventions can improve cholesterol levels in children, and now new research adds to this by showing that blood-vessel function is also enhanced, at least in boys.
The findings, which appear in the...
Kids not eating veggies at restaurants, either
Posted under Nutrition News on Wednesday, 7 December 2005 by Drnutrion
December 6, 2005
BY JANET RAUSA FULLER Staff Reporter
One of the most popular items on the children's menu at Chicago's Wishbone restaurant is something called the Rabbit Patch -- a choice of three sides from a vegetable-heavy list of more than a dozen offerings, plus a corn...
