Wellness News

Beacon Bits - July 24
The Beacon, OH - 34 minutes ago
-Consider a fitness plan in combination with a reduced calorie diet. -Simple exercises (such as walking) for 30 minutes a day can help. ...

MILLER: Understanding risk
Washington Times, DC - 36 minutes ago
Now trans fats have been condemned as the most toxic ingredients in the American diet (also a gross exaggeration) and have been banished from New York City ...

Trans fats levels are dropping
Pembroke Daily Observer,  Canada - 1 hour ago
-Fast-food chains are cutting trans fats under voluntary guidelines, but the federal government is threatening to force suppliers of fat-packed baked goods ...

Call to ban aspartame in schools
The Dominion Post, New Zealand - 1 hour ago
Opponents of the artificial sweetener aspartame have told MPs that diet drinks and other products containing it should be banned from schools. Safe food ...

Call to ban aspartame in schools
The Dominion Post, New Zealand - 24 minutes ago
Opponents of the artificial sweetener aspartame have told MPs that diet drinks and other products containing it should be banned from schools. Safe food ...

For The Love Of Local Food
CBS News, NY - 2 hours ago
She argues that it is better for our health and the environment to buy locally grown food. "I think we have to understand that there are consequences about ...

Fat warning over cheese sandwiches
The Press Association - 2 hours ago
Dietician Sian Porter said: "The sandwich is a daily food for most of us but we don't realise how much saturated fat it can contain. ...

Soya 'linked to low sperm count'
The Press Association - 2 hours ago
Each man was asked about his diet in the previous three months. The foods included tofu, tempeh, soy sausages, bacon, burgers and mince, soy milk, cheese, ...

Recession? The perfect time to slow down
guardian.co.uk, UK - 2 hours ago
Our health, diet and relationships suffer. We make mistakes at work. We struggle to relax, to enjoy the moment, even to get a decent night's sleep. ...

Politics: Don't blame obese people for health problems, says Johnson
guardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour ago
Stephen O'Brian, the shadow health minister, said one factor of weight gain was "clearly, people not making the right choices" on diet. ...

Take gaming to a whole new level with Gordon and Jamie. Photograph ...
guardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour ago
In London Labour and the Poor (1851), Henry Mayhew (founder of Punch magazine) reported: "... a fish diet seems becoming almost as common among the ill-paid ...

Health: Breastfed babies more receptive to tastes, say food ...
guardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour ago
Helene Hausner, at the Centre for Advanced Food Studies at the University of Copenhagen, decided to investigate the influence of diet on breast milk after ...

Education department announces guidelines for free, reduced meals
Media Newswire (press release), NY - 45 minutes ago
In South Dakota, these food programs are administered by the Department of Education’s Office of Child and Adult Nutrition Services. ...

CPG companies cater to health-conscious shoppers
SmartBrief, DC - 59 minutes ago
Food and beverage manufacturers are paying attention to rising obesity rates and are taking the time to introduce or reformulate health and wellness ...

Hewer on the highway: Mongol Rally, day 21
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 1 hour ago
One little boy aged around nine (they are all so small as a result of poor diet and no exercise) has never spoken. Generally speaking, they are all quiet, ...

Why we diet
Canada.com, Canada - 1 hour ago
As always, the success or failure of an effort to improve people's health was based on one metric: number of pounds shed. Much less attention was given to ...

India: Overview of US$3 Billion Snack Food Sector
FLEXNEWS, France - 1 hour ago
Health foods, health food supplements and convenient foods are also rapidly growing segments. The branded and organised snack food sector is forecast annual ...

Why Eating Less Can Help The Environment
eMaxHealth.com, NC - 1 hour ago
A healthier diet and a return to traditional farming can help reduce energy consumption in US food system by 50 percent. An estimated 19 percent of total ...

CPG companies cater to health-conscious shoppers
SmartBrief, DC - 1 hour ago
Food and beverage manufacturers are paying attention to rising obesity rates and are taking the time to introduce or reformulate health and wellness ...

CPG companies cater to health-conscious shoppers
SmartBrief, DC - 13 minutes ago
Food and beverage manufacturers are paying attention to rising obesity rates and are taking the time to introduce or reformulate health and wellness ...