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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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

High-calorie foods tend to cost less than lower-calorie items and are less likely to increase in price due to inflation – a possible explanation for why the highest rates of obesity are seen among people in lower-income groups, according to researchers at the University of Washington. High-calorie foods provide the most calories at the least [...]

Research by scientists at The University of Nottingham suggests adult health related disorders, particularly in males, could originate from the events that take place at the point of our conception. Experts in the Schools of Biosciences and Human Development say mothers to be should make sure they are getting the right amount of Vitamin B12 [...]

In an effort to reduce the burden of heart disease and stroke, the American Medical Association (AMA) today testified to the Food and Drug Administration urging immediate action to reduce excess salt in food. The AMA asked the FDA to set strict limits on salt in processed foods and work to better educate the public [...]

Women living in the inner city have difficulty meeting dietary goals that could help prevent cancer, according to a report from Johns Hopkins University researchers. In a study of African-American women living in public housing within Washington, D.C., the researchers found that the majority met one or none of five dietary goals suggested to reduce [...]