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And when it comes to environmental health, a chicken looks more like a nut than a cow. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-healthy-menus-people-planet-experts.html Health Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:33:52 EST news290413987 (AP)—Nestle SA, the world's biggest food and drink company, is boosting research to tackle the threat of ever-stronger strains of bacteria and germs in food manufacturing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-nestle-boost-food-infections.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 30 May 2013 17:17:15 EST news289153023 (HealthDay)—Reviews that are funded by industry tend to find the evidence weak for a causal link between sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and the increasing prevalence of obesity, while other reviews consider the evidence well founded, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the European Congress on Obesity, held from May 12 to 15 in Liverpool, U.K. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-eco-industry-funded-query-sweet-obesity.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 14 May 2013 17:50:01 EST news287771296 The dangerously high salt levels in processed food and fast food remain essentially unchanged, despite numerous calls from public and private health agencies for the food industry to voluntarily reduce sodium levels, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study conducted with the Center for Science in the Public Interest. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-voluntary-reduction-fast-food-salt.html Health Mon, 13 May 2013 16:00:08 EST news287658436 The European Commission set out Monday what it said would be a revolution in food safety from farm to fork, drawn up in response to the scandal of horsemeat sold as beef. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-eu-post-horsemeat-food-standards-revamp.html Health Mon, 06 May 2013 11:10:02 EST news287056373 Thousands of DNA tests on European beef products have revealed extensive food fraud across the European Union, with almost one in 20 meals marketed as beef likely to be tainted with horse, the European Commission said Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-eu-wide-dna-horsemeat-beef-products.html Health Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:08:14 EST news285318320 Brazil launched a campaign Tuesday to combat the ballooning waistlines of its population—a trend it said costs nearly $250 million each year in treatment of obesity-related diseases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-brazil-combat-obesity.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:37:38 EST news282933452 The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) today announced the public release of their report for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) focused on the outcomes of two pilot projects designed to test and study various product tracing practices for fresh produce and processed foods. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-garlic.html Health Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:42:04 EST news281687910 The number of people in England adding salt to food at the table fell by more than a quarter in the five years following a national campaign, according to research published in the British Journal of Nutrition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-people-adding-salt-table.html Health Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:23:06 EST news278590935 Labeling food as "organic" may not always lead to a positive impression, according to a recent Cornell study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-attitudes-consumers-values.html Health Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:20:12 EST news274095282 A joint study carried out by The University of Nottingham and the multinational food company Unilever has found for the first time that fat in food can reduce activity in several areas of the brain which are responsible for processing taste, aroma and reward. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-fat-flavor-perception.html Health Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:22:58 EST news261912171 "The obesity crisis is made worse by the way industry formulates and markets its products and so must be regulated to prevent excesses and to protect the public good," writes a leading food expert in this week's PLoS Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-food-industry-expert.html Health Tue, 03 Jul 2012 17:00:03 EST news260553000 New research has shown that vitamin D3 supplements could provide more benefit than the close relative vitamin D2. The findings published in the June edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition could potentially lead to changes in the food industry when it comes to fortification. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-health-benefits-vitamin-d.html Health Thu, 31 May 2012 10:53:39 EST news257680410 An expert panel at the Institute of Food Technologists' Wellness 12 meeting urged the food industry to find simple yet powerful language to tell consumers about the many benefits of a diet rich in phytonutrients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-consumers-simple-concise-messages-benefits.html Health Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:17:48 EST news252775062 Fish oil is an underused ingredient in the food industry because of its association with a strong odor and aftertaste. A new study in the February issue of the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists, shows that fish oil can be added to goat cheese to deliver high levels of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids without compromising taste or shelf-life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-food-scientists-fortify-goat-cheese.html Health Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:09:33 EST news248620162 Industrial salt not intended for human consumption has been sold in Iceland as food salt for 13 years by mistake, Icelandic officials said Tuesday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-industrial-salt-sold-food-iceland.html Health Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:56:37 EST news246023782 The national nutrition policy formulated by Labour and National-led Governments favours the food industry over public health according to new research from the University of Otago, Wellington, New Zealand.. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-nutrition-policy-favours-food-industry.html Health Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:34:17 EST news245399646 China's state-run media and web users criticised the government Friday after it ruled that small amounts of a potentially lethal bacterium were permissible in frozen food. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-china-govt-food-bacteria.html Health Fri, 25 Nov 2011 05:15:51 EST news241420538 Brussels gave its green light Monday to the use of the age-old natural South American sweetener, stevia, in foods and drinks across the European Union. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-brussels-greenlights-natural-latin-american.html Other Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:00:21 EST news240498013 Anti-caking agents in powdered products may hasten degradation of vitamin C instead of doing what they are supposed to do: protect the nutrient from moisture. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-additives-meant-vitamin.html Health Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:12:45 EST news236430747 US fast-food giant McDonald's unveiled a revamped menu Tuesday in a move to offer healthier options and join the fight against obesity, drawing praise from First Lady Michelle Obama. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-michelle-obama-happy-mcdonald-menu.html Health Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:44:10 EST news230910236