April 30, 2010
FDA Offers Consumer Tips About Shopping At The Store On FoodSafety.gov
This week's Food Safety blog provides consumers with seven tips for avoiding foodborne illnesses when buying food...
April 20, 2010
Experts call for accelerated national sodium reduction initiatives
Responding to the health threat posed by Americans' over-consumption of sodium, experts in the department of nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) called today for sodium reduction strategies that are strong and effective -and that maximize the enjoyment people derive from food.
April 2, 2010
Potential To Improve Nutrition, Biofuel Production
Purdue University scientists have defined a hidden second option plants have for making an essential amino acid that could be the first step in boosting plants' nutritional value and improving biofuel production potential...
March 22, 2010
HHS Awards $372 Million In Prevention And Wellness Grants To 44 Communities Around The Nation
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced awards of more than $372 million to 44 communities, to support public health efforts to reduce obesity and smoking, increase physical activity and improve nutrition...
March 7, 2010
Study Explores Role Of Nutrition On Risk Of Dengue Virus Infection
A new study led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators disproves reports that well-fed children are more vulnerable to the dengue virus. Mosquitoes spread the virus, which can cause severe flu-like symptoms and sometimes lethal complications...