Nutrition News

Potatoes and other white vegetables are just as important to a healthy diet as their colorful cousins in the produce aisle, according to the authors of a scientific supplement published in the peer-reviewed journal, Advances in Nutrition .

About nine thousand pregnant women in Ghana will die by 2020 if the high anaemia levels among expectant mothers are not brought under control.

A multi-component supplement containing raspberry ketone, caffeine, capsaicin, garlic, ginger and bitter orange extracts may enhance body composition, and reduce hip and waist girth in overweight men and women, says a new study.

The Director of Food and Nutritional Services is an exciting opportunity for an energetic, entrepreneurial manager who is constantly seeking a better way to conduct business.

Securing the critical contribution of wild fish stocks to food and nutrition security in the developing world depends on better governance and management of the fisheries sector.

Whether the food industry likes it or not, when it comes to GMO labeling, the " train appears to have left the station", according to former FDA associate commissioner of foods Dr David Acheson.

Right now, a gallon of gas costs $4 or less. Produce it from algae, and you can expect to pay $18 or more, says the boss of one firm convinced that cutting edge nutraceuticals - not biofuels - is where algae's true potential lies, in the near term at least.

When you think homemade protein shakes you probably think simple, unscientific recipes. Now a whole new bread of homemade protein shakes are popping up in videos on YouTube that take the science of protein shakes to a whole new level.

FDA Targets Inappropriate Nutrition Claims on Food and Beverage Products A common way to make a product stand out is by extolling the nutritional value of the food with claims that it will improve the consumer's health.FDA has issued an avalanche of warning letters in the last year to food manufacturers that made claims for their products that ... (more)

On May 9, Perkiomen Valley High School Students, as a part of Dr. Debra Berardi's nutrition class, took part in teaching preschoolers the importance of nutrition.

PHILADELPHIAChanges in estrogen breakdown, or metabolism, may be one of the mechanisms by which aerobic exercise lowers a woman's breast cancer risk, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research."Observational studies suggest physical activity lowers breast ... (more)

The 26-year-old actress begged doctors at the Betty Ford Clinic, where she is completing 90 days of court ordered rehab, to allow her to continue to take the psycho-stimulant medication, but after being forced to give it up, she has put on five pounds.

My dear mother used to remind me that she never saw a rabbit wearing glasses so carrots had to be beneficial for my eyes.

SAN DIEGO - The United Fresh Produce Association's campaign to put 350 salad bars in California schools has gone well over that mark, reaching 436 by the start of the United Fresh trade show.

Nunavut MLAs will seek approval for a motion May 16 asking the Auditor General of Canada to look at Nutrition North.

Mrs. Oregon Tara Arnold teaches students at Beaverton's Stoller Middle School a dance to Beyonce'A s "AoeMove Your Body"A . She spent a few weeks at the school late last month as part of her "Movin'A It With Mrs.

It isn't every day that Adrian Lopez can turn bread, fruits and vegetables into a car.

A week after more than 40 students at R.C. Hinsdale Elementary School in Edgewood went without a regular lunch during state testing, a Good Samaritan showed up to the school on Wednesday and paid $56 so all students could have a regular lunch.

Like Angelina Jolie, 30-year-old Kirstin Ettengoff of Miami recently made a medical choice that has given her peace of mind.

Goggles on, boys and girls. The test kitchen food processor is wobbling like a Tilt-A-Whirl at the county fair.