Health
UK coalition government derailed efforts to reduce salt in food
The coalition government derailed a successful programme that reduced salt content added to foods by industry, argue experts in The BMJ this week.
Apr 28, 2015
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Sugar and carbs, not physical inactivity, behind surge in obesity, say experts
Excess sugar and carbs, not physical inactivity, are behind the surge in obesity, say experts in an editorial in the British Journal of Sports Medicine published online today.
Apr 22, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stamps on foods help IBS sufferers choose wisely
A certification stamp on packaged foods to help irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) sufferers choose foods that don't trigger their symptoms is being adopted by the food industry, in a collaborative program with Monash University ...
Apr 14, 2015
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Health
Bill would create organic-type labels for nonmodified foods (Update)
Inspired by the popular "USDA organic" label, House Republicans are proposing a new government certification for foods free of genetically modified ingredients.
Mar 25, 2015
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Health
Sweet cravings will make sugar curbs hard: experts
UN recommendations to curb sugar intake may face an uphill battle for acceptance, experts say—confronted by an ingrained human yearning for sweetness.
Mar 6, 2015
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Health
Research uncovers basis for cadmium toxicity
University of Adelaide research has uncovered how the metal cadmium, which is accumulating in the food chain, causes toxicity in living cells.
Mar 4, 2015
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Vilsack: Smart phones could tell consumers what's in food
(AP)—In the ever-complicated debate over labeling of genetically modified foods, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says he has an idea: use your smart phone.
Feb 26, 2015
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Overweight & Obesity
Renewed call in Lancet for governments to get smart to curb obesity
A University of Otago economist has written in the latest issue of the prestigious medical journal The Lancet that Government policy-makers serious about curbing the obesity epidemic should take into account the evidence ...
Feb 20, 2015
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Overweight & Obesity
Obesity Series exposes 'unacceptably slow' progress in tackling soaring global obesity rates over last decade
Global progress towards tackling obesity has been "unacceptably slow", with only one in four countries implementing a policy on healthy eating up to 2010, according to a major new six-part Series on obesity, published in ...
Feb 19, 2015
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Five things: Many back labeling of genetically modified foods
Two thirds of Americans support labeling of genetically modified ingredients on food packages, even if they may not read them, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll.
Jan 13, 2015
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