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When it comes to feeding their dogs, not everyone is opening up a can of wet food or reaching for a scoop of kibble and plunking it into a bowl.
More healthful school lunches is good, but waste must be avoided
Proving that public school lunch menus are an exercise in not being able to please all the people all the time, an effort to improve nutrition over the past school year has been controversial.
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New era of fisheries policy needed to secure nutrition for millions
A new study published in PNAS argues that for fisheries policies to be effective they must take in to account not just fish stock conservation and environmental issues, but also research data on the patterns and dynamics of fish trade, markets and user consumption.
Nutrition 21 gets NDI for arginine silicate ingredient
The US Food and Drug Administration has accepted Nutrition 21's inositol-stabilized arginine silicate as a New Dietary Ingredient .
Conn. Sen. Murphy takes food stamp challenge
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., is learning to eat lean and mean this week. The freshman lawmaker is taking the 'SNAP' challenge, living off the equivalent of what Connecticut families receive in food stamps.
Get some Mediterranean sunshine in your diet
We may not have the weather to match, but May is International Mediterranean Diet Month and a great opportunity to put some heart-healthy 'sunshine' into your diet.
The Connection Between Nutrition and Addiction Recovery
Last year, my friends Muriel Angot and Andrew Lessman wrote a book on organic soups and gave it to me.
Emergen-C . What a catchy name for a popular product that you can find on the shelves at your local health store, pharmacy or even at the supermarket.
System of embargoing press releases skews perception of nutrition studies, GOED chief says
Recent research results about the effectiveness of omega 3 fatty acids in the prevention of secondary heart attacks have been generalized to cast doubt on the value of the ingredients' overall effectiveness in cardiovascular health.
Study: canned peaches nutritionally equal to fresh
The research findings, published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, hold that some nutrients increase during the canning process.
Nutritional yeast is an excellent vegetarian source of protein and B-vitamins
Nutritional yeast is a heat-deactivated yeast that is typically sourced from beet molasses and sugarcane.
Hospital, peer-to-peer networks provide donor breast milk
Many health professionals cite breast milk as providing the best nutrition to newborns.
CROs join forces to form Europe's first nutrition focused clinical trial network
The creation of the first pan-European network of excellence for clinical trials in nutrition and health products will mean greater expertise in trial design and options for large scale multi-centre trials, say the people behind the CRENnet partnership.
Vitamins are often added to foods to increase their nutritional value. Find out the basics here
What is Vitamin Fortification? Vitamin, mineral, and essential nutrients are added to replace those lost in food manufacture or storage; to raise the level to that of similar foods.
Ingles dietitian Leah McGrath is an advocate for healthy eating, heard on News Radio 570 WWNC every Saturday on 'Ingles Information Aisle' and busy on every social media platform.
The 'health halo' effect: Nutrition claims may lead to bigger portions
People tend to choose larger portions of foods when they are marketed as 'healthy', suggests new research led by a team from the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland.
U.N. Says: Why Not Eat More Insects?
The U.N. has new weapons to fight hunger, boost nutrition and reduce pollution, and they might be crawling or flying near you right now: edible insects.
Results from Malaysia buoy Fonterra
David Ross, managing director of Fonterra Brands in Malaysia, says the milk giant's success comes from identifying and meeting nutritional needs.
Study: Chocolate Milk, Soda Among Foods That May Have More Calories Than Reported
Until now, the only way to find out what people in the United States eat and how many calories they consume has been government data, which can lag behind the rapidly expanding and changing food marketplace.
New Public Health-Muskegon County program aims to change attitudes about fitness, healthy eating
While the kids learn new skills and play games at Muskegon Community College's Stevenson Center, parents join the WIC nutrition staff in a kitchen nearby to learn new snack ideas and healthier ways to prepare their childrena s favorite foods.