Nutrition Food News
- Updates On Nutrition And HIV/AIDS: Getting The Most From Your Diet Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 12:30PMThis week, December 1 marks World AIDS Day. And oh yes I know the Obama-mania continues with palpable frenzy, and why should the world not celebrate! These are the signs of the times indeed folks, but hey politics is not my area of expertise, so I shall stick to nutrition, diet and health. But the excitement is so visible, transcends borders and the seven seas, therefore no one can ignore it. ...
- NASA ISS On-Orbit Status 1 December 2008 Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 12:28PMAll ISS systems continue to function nominally, except those noted previously or below.
- NASA Spaceline 7 November 2008 Current Space Life Science Awareness Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 12:28PMNASA Spaceline 7 November 2008 Current Space Life Science Awareness
- Meals from the heart Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 12:12PMThis time of year is supposed to be about friends, family and leftovers. However, not everyone is able to do that alone. Thankfully, there is hope for many of Creston’s so-called “shut-ins.”
- Europe hopes havens will give bees a break Monday, December 1, 2008 @ 12:03PMPlan Bee encourages governments to set aside safe places for bees to buzz.
- Mead girl learns to cope with peanut allergy Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 10:38PMYou might think of a rash or skin irritation when you think of an allergic peanut reaction, but for the 3 million children in the U.S. now living with food allergies, the threat can be deadly.
- FDA sets safety level for melamine in infant formula Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 10:32PMWASHINGTON | Federal regulators on Friday set a safety threshold for the industrial chemical melamine that is greater than the amount of contamination found so far in U.S.-made infant formula.
- (AFX UK Focus) 2008-11-29 04:03 UPDATE 3-FDA defends U.S. infant formula; sets safe level Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 10:31PMBy Susan Heavey
- Backpack Buddies provide Thanksgiving meals Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 10:20PMApproximately 200 Baytown families will give thanks for the generosity of others after receiving complete holiday dinners through their children’s schools on Tuesday.
- UPDATE 3-FDA defends U.S. infant formula; sets safe level Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 10:12PMWASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration defended the safety of infant formula sold in the United States on Friday despite tests that found the chemical melamine in one brand and a related compound in another.
- Culpeper woman believes in angels Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 9:23PMDoris Clatterbuck rallies support for annual social services program
- FDA sets safe level for infant formula contaminant Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 9:20PMWASHINGTON — Federal regulators set a safety threshold Friday for the industrial chemical melamine that is greater than the amount of contamination found so far in U.
- FDA sets safe level for infant formula contaminant Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 8:45PMWASHINGTON - Federal regulators set a safety threshold Friday for the industrial chemical melamine that is greater than the amount of contamination found so far in US-made infant formula.
- FDA says formula safe with traces of melamine Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 2:44AMTraces of the industrial chemical melamine have been detected in samples of top-selling U.S. infant formula, but federal regulators insist the products are safe. The Food and Drug Administration said last month that it was unable to identify any melamine exposure level as safe for infants, but a top official said it would be a "dangerous overreaction" for parents to stop feeding infant formula ...
- FDA finds melamine in baby formula Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 2:29AMAssociated Press Traces of the industrial chemical melamine have been detected in samples of top-selling U.S. infant formula, but federal regulators insist the products are safe.
- Calls for national infant formula recall spread Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 2:26AMThu, Nov 27, 2008 (12:15 a.m.)
- Teens lapping up salad Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 2:26AMFree food. Those two words can win a teenager‘s heart. Students at Hillcrest high school can attest to that. Each Wednesday the teens munch on free salad, snacks and bread at lunch time.
- Actress, Author Mariel Hemingway & Travelers Advantage Share: The Best Holiday Getaways Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 4:20AM The holiday season is a perfect opportunity to relax and spend time with family and friends.
- Ankeny 4-H Club members earn awards Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 4:14AMPolk County 4-H Club members and families gathered Nov. 9 to honor members who received county awards. Ankeny 4-H Club members honored were:
- Food supplies flown into Indigenous community Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 4:07AMFederal government forced to fly in two loads of food to a community east of Carnarvon after local store runs out.
- THIS WEEK IN SOUTH SIDE HISTORY: Gorilla who charmed zoo visitors in 1940s and 1950s died 50 years ago. Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 4:06AMEver the cut-up, Phil loved to lie in his pool and pretend he was asleep.
- Obama, Democrats plan $500B economic package Tuesday, November 25, 2008 @ 3:47AMCongressional Democrats and President-elect Barack Obama are laying the groundwork for quick enactment in January of a giant, two-year economic rescue package that will total about a half-trillion dollars.
- AT A GLANCE: Northern Downriver Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 10:03PMAllen Park Seniors get fit
- AT A GLANCE: Northern Downriver calendar Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 10:03PMAllen Park Seniors get fit A low-impact exercise class for those 50 and older will be offered at the community center, 15800 White Ave. It’s being offered for $3 a class from 9 to 10 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
- Background Note: Afghanistan Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 8:33PMGeography Area: 647,500 sq. km. (249,935 sq. mi.); slightly smaller than Texas. Cities: Capital-- Kabul (1,780,000; 1999/2000 UN est.). Other cities (1988 UN est.; current figures are probably significantly higher)--Kandahar (226,000); Herat (177,000); Mazar-e-Sharif (131,000); Jalalabad (58,000); Konduz (57,000).
- Background Note: Cameroon Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 8:17PMGeography Area: 475,000 sq. km. (184,000) sq. mi.), about the size of California. Cities (2003 Census Bureau estimates): Capital --Yaounde (pop. 1.1 million).
- Agri-Ed brings farm to the city Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 7:50PM Crowds of kids learned how animals go from the farm to the fridge on Monday.
- Arthritis Advisory Committee Recommends FDA Approval of Febuxostat for the Treatment of Hyperuricemia in Patients With ... Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 5:48PM Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Global Research & Development Center, Inc., U.S., announced today that the Arthritis Advisory Committee of the U.S.
- THIS SITE Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 4:49PMSpot a published piece that would fit this blog? Let us know about it, at blog@gothamgazette.com
- Maryland Targets Childhood Hunger Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 4:30PMMaryland has a new enemy in its sights: childhood hunger.
- FSSA streamlining welfare application process Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 4:11PM(AP:INDIANAPOLIS) The state human services agency is streamlining the eligibility process for food stamps and other welfare benefits, making applications shorter and easier and eliminating nearly 400,000 follow-up interviews per year.
- Lecture on Trade and Animal Rights, March 26 Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 3:44PMGALESBURG -- Physician Michael Greger will give a lecture, "Corporate Globalization: Trading Away Our Rights to Protect Animals," at 7 p.m., Wednesday, March 26, in Ferris Lounge, Seymour Union, at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. The lecture is free and open to the public.
- Goodbye Junk Food, Hello Smart Food Choices Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 3:30PM(ARA) - Buying nutritious foods for yourself and your family can be difficult. We are all familiar with the food pyramid, but once in the grocery store, the incredible amount of options is overwhelming. How do you know what is best and how can you be sure to make the healthiest food choices?
- Guidelines For Reducing Cancer Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 11:08AMI find life to be interesting and sometimes a little confusing. Well, the source of my confusion was profoundly demonstrated a couple of weeks as citizens of the world were observing or shall I say celebrating World Food Day. World Food Day is commemorated every year on October 16.
- Eat All Day and Not Gain Weight Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 10:57AMFive small meals a day spaced just right can keep you from getting hungry or fat
- Grant focuses on child obesity at C-EL Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 10:46AMHealthier kids at Chester-East Lincoln School is the goal of a new program that will be funded through a $5,200 grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
- Slower eating can help keep pounds off Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 10:36AMEating at a more leisurely pace, what some call mindful eating, may help you eat less.
- Allergen Labelling On Packaged Foods - Dietitians Of Canada Advocates For Stronger Regulations Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 10:17AMConsumers say that the list of ingredients is one of the most helpful elements on food packages to guide their food selection. For individuals with food allergies or food intolerances, that information is not only helpful, but is critical to their health. In fact, if the information on the ingredient list is not accurate, or is incomplete, eating certain foods may be life-threatening.
- Y. researchers find process to fortify corn tortillas Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 1:25AMResearchers at Brigham Young University have found a commercial process to fortify corn tortillas.
- COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 1:14AMThe Southeast Steuben County Library and Corning Meals on Wheels are teaming up to offer a new outreach service: Books on Wheels.
- What’s in your lunch? Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 12:38AMErin Kirk, left, and Carolyn Olsen, right, prepare lunch for students at Mount Logan Middle School Thursday. (Alan Murray/Herald Journal) Mystery meats, neon-green gravy and cartons of milk.
- Feickert students find fun in nutrition Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 12:36AMWhen Brandon Kakudo, a fifth grader at Ellen Feickert Elementary School, wrote a winning essay, 450 of his closest classmates won a school assembly sponsored by Mercy Medical Group.
- Before you sit down to your holiday feast, take our 10-question quiz Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 12:18AMBy STEPHANIE ALLMON Before you carve the turkey or mash the ’taters on Thursday, force yourself to stop and think: How much do you know about the nutrition and healthfulness of the Thanksgiving feast you’ll be sitting down to? How can you burn enough calories afterward to avoid gaining weight? Why does turkey make you sleepy? How long should you wait before refrigerating leftovers? Take this ...
- El Pomar Foundation donates to local non-profits Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 9:15PMJerry Sierra, Program Coordinator for La Gente; Val Finnegan, Don Schall, Tom Gilmore, Stephanie Steffens, Brother Richard Blakeslee, and Keith Cerny of the El Pomar Foundation; and David Carson of La Gente gathered at La Gente Friday morning so El Pomar could give a donation of $5,000 to the organization.
- Feeding Ada Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:50PMOne Ministry in Ada hosted Feed The Children Thursday Nov. 20 from 6- 8 p.m. in Ada hosted . Hundreds of volunteers showed up at the Wal-Mart SuperCenter parking lot to distribute food boxes and health kits to 400 families in need, each food box fed a family of four for an entire week.
- Brandon Food Pantry To Meet Community Needs Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 7:34PMDozens of families will seek assistance from The Brandon Food Pantry.
- Monforton Wildcats prepare for Huffing for Stuffing Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 6:52PMStudents at Monforton School are getting fired up for Thanksgiving.
- 11/23/08 Volunteer opportunities Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 6:36PMThis feature is under development and will be available soon. * RECYCLE STORE: ReStore, a home improvement recycling center part of Habitat for Humanity, needs volunteers to sort and help with intake and delivery of products brought into the store.
- Thanksgiving Nutrition Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 6:30PMNutrition is not something people typically focus on during the holiday season, but experts say the average person gains between five and ten pounds during the next couple months.
- Help give warm coats to those in need this holiday season Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 6:08PMHillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo is hosting its annual one Warm Coat drive for Samaritan House from Nov. 28 through Dec. 17.
