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3 hrs ago | The Gadsden Times

New Ala. high school course gives students options

Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 9:44 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 9:44 a.m. Classes that once prepared students to stay home and care for their families have become a training ground for everything from fashion designers to dietitians.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Interior Design, Arts, Recipes

7 hrs ago | KNEB-AM Scottsbluff

Secretary Seeking Support for Child Nutrition Reauthorization

Yesterday, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack was out stumping to gain public support for the Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill, which will soon be coming through Congress.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Agriculture, Science

12 hrs ago | IRIN News

GLOBAL : Fortified flour and chewing gum - new approaches to malnutrition

Some of the most widespread forms of malnutrition can best be reduced by delivering micronutrients and fortifying food in new, cost-effective ways, in combination with community outreach work, experts have said.

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Related Topix: Kenya, Life, Food

16 hrs ago | UnionLeader

Deroy Murdock: Pelosi's health care bill is the nanny state run amok

Just 10 pages after completing its third full ream of paper, H.R. 3692, the monstrous health care reform bill the House passed last week, reveals on page 1,510 yet another reason to reject Obamacare: an unfunded federal mandate for nutrition labeling at chain restaurants and even on vending machines.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Environmental Law, Law, Newark Metro, Newark, NJ

20 hrs ago | EurekAlert!

Expectant moms, babies subjects of new Singapore study to prevent obesity and diabetes in adults

Three Singapore biomedical institutions have launched a major, long-term study of pregnant mothers and their fetuses as well as infant children to determine just how profoundly environmental factors early in life influence the onset of diseases such as obesity and diabetes in later years.

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Related Topix: Indonesia, National University, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medicine, Life, Food

Mon Nov 09, 2009

Portland's CW32 KRCW -TV

Nutritional guidelines for vegetarian children

It's not hard to get all of your daily needs from nonmeat sources, nutritionists say, but it takes thought and planning -- plus a few tricks.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetarian, Family, Kids, Potatoes, Vegetables, Baked Goods, Bread, Vegan

Bury Free Press

Nutrition expert joins breakfast study panel

An internationally-renowned nutritionist from Newcastle University has joined a new UK panel of experts formed to help us understand why eating breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

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Related Topix: Life, Food

The Independent

Obesity is the cause of many types of cancers, US researchers say

Over 100,000 types of cancers are caused by excess body fat, according to the American Institute for Cancer Research, which Thursday released comprehensive data on cancer cases in the United States and reaffirmed its message that people should maintain a normal body weight and remain physically active throughout life.

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Related Topix: Life, Food

Bioscience Technology

March of Dimes honors Dr. Gail Harrison for outstanding work in maternal-fetal nutrition

PHILADELPHIA, NOVEMBER 9, 2009 A- A nutritionist whose research was instrumental in adding fruits and vegetables to the federal Women, Infants and Children food subsidy will receive the March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award for outstanding achievement in the field of maternal-fetal nutrition.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, UC Los Angeles, UC Santa Barbara

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Natural Products Insider

Stratum Nutrition Launches Ops

Novus International Inc. launched a human nutrition division, Stratum Nutrition, to offer a portfolio of specialty and functional ingredients to the dietary supplement and food/beverage industries in North America and Europe.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Agriculture, Science

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A guide to nuts

There's a nut war going on, and it's more than the usual squirrel battle to gather the most food before winter sets in.

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Related Topix: Atlanta Metro, Life, Food, Recipes

Regina Leader Post

Follow these tips to cut back on sugar that may be hidden in your diet

A honeycomb of wild bees is pictured in a file photo. Use natural sugar sources in your baking, such as honey, molasses or agave nectar.

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Related Topix: Apiculture, Science, Life, Food, Honey, Fruits

ABC News

What Kids Drink at 5 Could Affect Weight at 15

Parents may be setting their daughters up for weight problems simply by allowing them to drink two or more sweetened drinks daily while young, study findings hint.

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Related Topix: Life, Fruits, Food

Naplesnews.com Stories

More of Colliera s school children now qualify for free lunches

The Collier County School District has rolled out a new project that allows students who qualify for reduced meal benefits, which means they pay 40 cents for lunch instead of the $2 at the elementary school level, to receive school lunch for free.

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Related Topix: Collier County, FL, Education Etc., Life, Food, Immokalee, FL

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Windsor Tribune

Demand for food soars at Weld Food Bank

The number of emergency food boxes distributed by the Weld Food Bank is rising fast as more people face layoffs, fewer hours at work and expiring unemployment benefits, said Sarah Alessi, the event and marketing coordinator for the food bank.

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Related Topix: Life, Food

Biology News Net

Lactose intolerance rates may be significantly lower than previously believed

Prevalence of lactose intolerance may be far lower than previously estimated, according to a study in the latest issue of Nutrition Today.

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Related Topix: Lactose Intolerance, Health, Life, Food, African-American, Drink, Milk

WJZ-TV Baltimore

Obesity Causes 100,000 Cancer Cases Yearly

Share + Nov 7, 2009 1:11 pm US/Eastern BOSTON Click to enlarge 1 of 1 Experts say obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the US every year and that number will rise as rates of obesity continue to rise.

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Related Topix: Life, Food

Chicago Sun-Times

Salad Days of Sam Kass

A lot of lives have changed since Barack Obama won the presidential election one year ago last Wednesday, none so much as the life of Chicago's Sam Kass, the engaging, shaved-head assistant White House chef and food initiative coordinator, a crusader for healthy eating who has shot to fame in the almost 10 months the Obamas have been in the White ...

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Home Gardening, Home

Health Resources

Genes Linked to 'Pot' Belly

New research sheds light on the possible link between the genes you inherit and the size of your belly.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Genetics, Biology, Science, France, World News,

United States Department of Justice

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Medical Equipment Company Owner Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme Involving Nutritional Supplies and "Arthritis Kits" WASHINGTON The owner and operator of a Houston-area durable medical equipment company today pleaded guilty to defrauding the Medicare program, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer, U.S. Attorney ...

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Related Topix: Prison, Healthcare Law, Law, Criminal Defense Law, Texas, Life, Food

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