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The UK is ahead of the US as the world’s leading fast food nation according to research of 9,000 people across 13 countries.
In the UK, 45 per cent of people agreed with the statement “I like the taste of fast food too much to give it up”, compared to 44 per cent in the US.
One [...]

The same vitamin D deficiency that can result in weak bones now has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, Framingham Heart Study researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
“Vitamin D deficiency is associated with increased cardiovascular risk, above and beyond established cardiovascular risk factors,” said Thomas J. Wang, M.D., [...]

Benzene concentrations in beverages
Only nine percent of 199 beverage samples had benzene levels above the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) limit of 5 parts per billion (ppb) for benzene in drinking water, according to a study by EPA and U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists. It is scheduled for the current issue [...]

The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) and the Healthcare Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) strengthening public protection where nurses and midwives are involved.
The agreement sets out the levels of cooperation and terms in which the NMC and the Healthcare Commission will work together when carrying out their regulatory duties in England and [...]

The Government of Canada has clarified and harmonized the federal compositional standards for cheese.
The amendments eliminate inconsistencies in current federal regulations - the Dairy Products Regulations and the Food and Drug Regulations - with respect to the ingredients permitted in cheese making. Overall, these amendments clarify the composition of cheese for consumers and industry.
The regulations [...]

Not all resolutions to exercise and eat healthy fade away, according to a new study by a Brigham Young University health statistician.
Eighteen months after taking a four week health education course, class participants remained significantly more active taking 800 more steps per day than when they enrolled. The group continued also to show improvements in [...]

The Senate approved bipartisan legislation authored by Sens. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) and Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) to combat hunger in America and create job training opportunities for those in need.
“It is a tragedy that in the United States, a country where food is plentiful, millions of American children and families go hungry [...]

The holidays offer tempting challenges to your healthy eating plan. Parties have you eating away from home more often, and sweet treats appear unbidden at your office or doorstep. It’s enticing to relax your efforts over the holidays, but your health depends on your diet. Here are some tips from Karen Klatte, M.D., a cardiologist [...]

The Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC), which provides food assistance to low income mothers and their babies/small children has had its first major modification in three decades. Whole grains, fruit and vegetables have been added to the list of items the US government will cover. The WIC, which was created in 1972, complements the [...]

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE:CAG) announced that its companywide initiative to reduce sodium in its products has removed about 2.8 million pounds of salt from Americans’ diets annually. The reductions in sodium can be found in many of ConAgra Foods’ top-selling products, including family favorites such as Banquet®, Chef Boyardee®, Kid Cuisine®, Marie Callender’s® and Orville [...]