Efforts to combat obesity can be a threat to businesses that produce and sell food: If people eat less, profits will decline. But the food industry can't appear to be nonresponsive to what some have called a public health ...
Jun 10, 2014
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The Agriculture Department will allow some schools to delay adding more whole grain foods to meals this year, responding to criticism from school nutrition officials and Congress.
May 20, 2014
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Researchers from New Zealand's University of Otago have uncovered evidence that sugar has a direct effect on risk factors for heart disease, and is likely to impact on blood pressure, independent of weight gain.
May 15, 2014
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The US food industry's responsibility in fueling rising obesity levels is put under the microscope in a documentary released in the United States this weekend.
May 10, 2014
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Genetically modified foods have been around for years, but most Americans have no idea if they are eating them. The Food and Drug Administration says they don't need to be labeled. But in the first major victory for consumers ...
May 9, 2014
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Vermont's governor signed a law Thursday that puts the state on the path to be the first in the U.S. to require labeling of genetically modified foods, and he promptly announced an online fundraiser to fight expected legal ...
May 8, 2014
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New foods should be designed – more than has been the case up to now – with human health in mind, and especially the health of the gastro-intestinal tract. There is a need for a new generation of products known as functional ...
May 6, 2014
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Diners could soon see calorie counts on menus of chain restaurants.
Apr 25, 2014
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A long-term study evaluating maternal diet's impact on food allergy in later life is expected to uncover causes of allergy in children.
Apr 18, 2014
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A drugmaker working to develop a pill to boost sexual desire in women says regulators are demanding more studies on the experimental drug.
Feb 11, 2014
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