Food and Health:
Healthy Food, Healty Recipes, Food Safety, Drink Recipes, Food and Health.
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Oct 8th, 2009
New York City became the first US jurisdiction to implement legislation on the labeling of restaurant food in July 2008. All menus for restaurant chains with over 15 locations must contain information regarding the calorie content of the food to increase awareness and assist patrons in purchasing more healthy options.
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Sep 30th, 2009
The State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables, 2009, released by CDC, shows that North Dakotans should eat more fruits and vegetables for good health.
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Sep 30th, 2009
Most Americans do not eat healthy so says a government study released today. A report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday found troubling results for most Americans who don’t appear to be eating the proper amount of fruits and vegetables.
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Sep 29th, 2009
Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar has officially launched a project, in partnership with the Food Standards Agency (FSA), to encourage school children to eat healthily and live a more balanced lifestyle.
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Sep 25th, 2009
Participants enrolled in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC, are preparing for an exciting change.
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Sep 21st, 2009
All Baltimore City food establishments will be prohibited from serving and selling foods, which are not prepackaged, that contain 0.5 grams or greater of trans fat.
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Sep 20th, 2009
In the United states the largest percentage of empty calories comes from Soda. In fact American Americans drinks 13.15 billion gallons of carbonated drinks every year. This is leading researchers and doctors to say, “Soda consumption is way too high.”
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Sep 18th, 2009
Starchy fried foods such as French Fries, potato chips, some baked goods, and many other items contain a chemical called acrylamide that has been shown to cause cancer and neurological problems in animals. So far, acrylamide, which occurs naturally when high-carbohydrate foods are cooked at high temperatures, has not been shown to cause cancer in humans. But some experts are concerned.
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Sep 18th, 2009
One of America’s favorite foods has gone probiotic and may actually help your gut rather than give you heartburn. Move over yogurt, probiotic pizza has already made its debut and could be widely available in the near future alongside other functional foods.
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Sep 8th, 2009
How do you get people to pay attention to what our children are eating in school? You have an eat-in, and that is just what happened this Labor Day. The picnic-style lunch is aimed to encourage healthy eating in schools. All 50 states are hosting eat-ins in various cities.
