The parents of an Ohio teen who died from an overdose of caffeine powder are urging federal regulators to ban sales of the stimulant, saying that children must be protected from a highly potent substance.
Dec 9, 2014
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Vitamins, minerals, herbs and other dietary supplements are widely available in supermarkets and drug stores across the nation without a prescription, so it's no surprise that nearly half of all Americans take them.
Jul 1, 2013
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Congress' proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program—formerly known as Food Stamps—may ultimately increase premature deaths and potentially generate health care costs that exceed the budget savings, ...
Jun 26, 2013
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Millions of Americans struggle to afford healthy meals and nutritious food. Known as "food insecurity," this problem was already rising when Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits—previously called ...
Jun 16, 2023
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Makers of a weight loss additive called Sensa will return more than $26 million to consumers to settle federal charges that the company used deceptive advertising claiming that consumers could lose weight by simply sprinkling ...
Jan 7, 2014
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Personal bests, competition wins, new challenges—athletes, and particularly endurance athletes, tend to want to push themselves hard to perform. So it makes sense that there is a big interest in sports supplements, like ...
Apr 13, 2023
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Japanese dietary supplements at the center of an expanding health scare have now been linked to at least 157 hospitalizations, a health ministry official said Tuesday.
Apr 2, 2024
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A new study, published today in the journal in PLOS ONE, shows which plant food supplements are most popular across Europe, with consumers using them to complement their diets or to maintain health.
Mar 18, 2014
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A growing demand exists for nutraceuticals, which seem to reside in the grey area between pharmaceuticals and food. The products are thought to provide medical or health benefits "beyond the diet, but before the drugs". A ...
Feb 13, 2018
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Food insecurity among college students is associated with negative physical and mental health and lower academic performance and graduation rates. A recent research study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior ...
Mar 25, 2024
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