Although recent revisions to the nutrition criteria used by the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative (CFBAI), the food industry's self-regulatory program, led to minor nutritional improvements in products that ...
Apr 5, 2022
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Urgent measures such as taxes and restrictions on sugary foods and drinks are needed to stem the rising trend of obesity in Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
Mar 18, 2022
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A high-fat diet is not enough to cause short-term fatty liver disease. However, if this diet is combined with the intake of beverages sweetened with liquid fructose, the accumulation of fats in the liver accelerates and hypertriglyceridemia ...
Mar 4, 2022
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Following extensive flooding in eastern Australia the Food Safety Information Council is warning people not to take food safety risks during and after flood.
Mar 4, 2022
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(HealthDay)—A suite of ready-to-eat bioactive snacks can meaningfully reduce cholesterol in patients unwilling or unable to take statin drugs, according to a study published Jan. 26 in the Journal of Nutrition.
Jan 26, 2022
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Mannitol, a natural sweetener, may help treat Parkinson's disease, yet was not being tested in clinical trials. The story of mannitol is one of many examples of "undone science": research questions unfunded or ignored for ...
Dec 22, 2021
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Tobacco-style public health campaigns are needed to spell out the full extent of the harms of ultra processed foods, argue public health experts in the open access journal BMJ Global Health.
Dec 21, 2021
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Early-onset colorectal cancer incidence among the young, defined as those under age 50, has been rising globally since the early 1990s. Rates for colon and rectal cancers are expected to increase by 90% and 124%, respectively, ...
Dec 10, 2021
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New research suggests around 300 deaths a year could be avoided if just five Aussie food manufacturers cut salt in packaged foods such as processed meat, bread, chicken nuggets and sausages down to government target levels. ...
Oct 27, 2021
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It's no secret the U.S. depends on processed, packaged foods; they are convenient and affordable.
Oct 15, 2021
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