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World Summit On Food Security Wraps Up

20 November 2009

The U.N. World Summit on Food Security ended Wednesday in Rome with Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) head Jacques Diouf calling for the global community to shift the fight against global hunger from "words to...
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Giant Snails Could Address Malnutrition

20 November 2009

A nutritionist in Nigeria says that malnutrition and iron deficiency in schoolchildren could be reduced in her country by baking up snail pie. In a research paper to be published in the International Journal of Food Safety...
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New Antioxidant Compounds Have Been Identified In Foods Such As Olive Oil, Honey And Nuts Using Two Analytical Techniques

20 November 2009

Scientists at the University of Granada have identified and characterized for the first time different antioxidant compounds from foods such as olive oil, honey, walnuts and a medicinal herb called Teucrium polium...
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20 November 2009

Sports Nutrition And Dietary Supplements Discussed At Congressional Dietary Supplement Caucus Briefing

Thanks, But No Thanks: Avoiding Food Poisoning At Thanksgiving

Pew Health Group Statement On Senate Mark Up Of The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510)

19 November 2009

The Antifibrotic Effects Of Green Tea

Increased Risk Of Seizures Faced By Current Cigarette Smokers

Women At Risk From Vitamin A Deficiency

Too Much Salt, Not Enough Exercise

World Food Programme Calls For Citizen Action To Feed The One Billion Hungry

Scientists Find Molecular Trigger That Helps Prevent Aging And Disease

Nutrigenomics Researchers Replicate Gene Interaction With Saturated Fat

18 November 2009

FAO Head 'Not Satisfied' With Omission Of Hunger Eradication Deadline From Summit Declaration

Canadians Finding It Tough To Shake The Salt Habit

Heart Failure Patients' Salt Consumption Lowered By Family Partnership, Education Interventions

Acetaminophen-Related Liver Damage May Be Prevented By Common Herbal Medicine

Heart-Health Benefits Of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Affected By Method Of Cooking

Foodborne Illness: An Acute And Long-term Health Challenge For The 21st Century

17 November 2009

New Government Oversight Of Food Supported By Majority Of Wyoming Voters, Pew-Commissioned Poll Finds

Key Omega-3 Fatty Acid Increased By Oil From Biotech Soybeans

Effects Of Vitamin D Deficiency Amplified By Shortage Of Estrogen

World Food Summit Focuses On Aiding Agriculture In Developing Countries To Fight Hunger

Opinions: Health System Funding; Malnutrition Assistance; Social Dimension Of HIV

Skin Color Gives Clues To Health

Ontario Diabetes Strategy Announces Measures To Increase Access To Registered Dietitians, Canada

16 November 2009

Mothers' Exposure To Phthalates Linked To Un-masculine Play In Young Boys

FDA Statement On Vibrio Vulnificus In Raw Oysters

New Report Recommends Enhanced Food Tracing Guidelines

Potential Success Of U.N. World Food Summit Questioned

Vitamin D Deficiency Linked To Cardiovascular Disease And Death By New Study

14 November 2009

New Hampshire Voters Support New Oversight Of Food, Pew-Commissioned Poll Finds

Public Support For New Government Oversight Of Food, Pew-Commissioned Poll Finds

89 Percent Of North Carolina Voters Support New Oversight Of Food, Pew-Commissioned Poll Finds

Association Between Consumption Of Certain Fish During Pregnancy And Poorer Cognitive Performance

Over-Consumption Of Selenium Can Increase Cholesterol

New Explanation For Nature's Hardiest Life Form

Compound In Coffee Brewing New Research In Colon, Breast Cancer

13 November 2009

New Book Thinking In Circles About Obesity Presents A Novel Approach To Addressing The Weight Crisis

Food Summit Draft Declaration Omits Hunger Eradication Deadline, Aid Commitment

Family Physician Group Offered No-Cost Alternative To Funding From Coca-Cola

Food Science And Clinical Science Joined For The First Time In A Periodical

Almost 200M Undernourished Children Worldwide, Report Says

Highlighting The Need To Update The US Food Safety System

Go A Little Nuts: A Handful A Day Boosts Heart Health

10 Ways To Reduce Cancer Risk

Dark Chocolate May Improve Metabolic Stress Response Say Nestlé Researchers

Human Milk Saves Lives

Remembering "It's Just A Meal" Will Help You Keep Unwanted Pounds Off This Holiday Season

12 November 2009

Also In Global Health News: RUTF; Global Hunger; Preventing Natural Disasters; El Salvador Floods

When Cooking, Teens Less Likely To Wash Hands, More Likely To Cross-Contaminate Raw Food Than Adults

Updated WHO Data Finds Deaths Caused By Tainted Food Are Underestimated

Shake The Salt Habit With Tips From Dietitians Of Canada

Efforts To Combat Global Childhood Malnutrition Woefully Underfunded

Food Prices 'Stubbornly High' In Developing Countries, Report Says

Future Generations In Jeopardy Unless Urgent Efforts Are Made To Tackle Undernutrition, Says UNICEF

NHLBI Publishes New Heart Healthy Cookbook

New Evidence That Dark Chocolate Helps Ease Emotional Stress

11 November 2009

AGRA, NEPAD Agree To Partnership To Expand Food Security In Africa

Anchovy Parasite Poses Risk To The Public

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