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maart 02, 2010

FDA Survey Finds More Americans Read Information on Food Labels

A majority of consumers read food labels and are increasingly aware of the link between good nutrition and reducing the risk of disease, according to the latest survey of dietary habits released today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The 200...

maart 02, 2010

Tim's Cascade Snacks Recalls 'Sweet Maui Onion' Potato Chips and Onion Rings Because of Possible Health Risk

Out of regard and concern for our consumers, Tim's Cascade Snacks of Algona, Washington is recalling 'SWEET MAUI ONION ’ AND 'HAWAIIAN - SWEET MAUI ONION RINGS ' because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can...

maart 01, 2010

Crackdown on salt could save U.S. billions

Working with the food industry to cut salt intake by nearly 10 percent could prevent hundreds of thousands of heart attacks and strokes over several decades and save the U.S. government $32 billion in healthcare costs, U.S. researchers said on Monday....

februari 18, 2010

Obama Administration Details Healthy Food Financing Initiative

The Obama Administration today released details of an over $400 million Healthy Food Financing Initiative, which will bring grocery stores and other healthy food retailers to underserved urban and rural communities across America. The initiative was an...

Obama signs Memorandum on Childhood Obesity

februari 09, 2010

Michelle Obama begins fight against childhood obesity

In the State Dining Room at the White House, first lady Michelle Obama rolled out her national initiative to combat childhood obesity Tuesday afternoon with a show of force that included medical, business and government officials, grass-roots activis...

februari 09, 2010

Obama se compromete a luchar contra la obesidad infantil en Estados Unidos

El presidente de EE.UU., Barack Obama, firmó hoy una orden ejecutiva para combatir la obesidad infantil como parte de los esfuerzos de la primera dama para promover el ejercicio y una buena alimentación entre los más pequeños. Obama, acompañado de su ...

januari 27, 2010

Nutrition Menu Labeling May Lead to Lower-Calorie Restaurant Meal Choices for Children

A study published in Pediatrics shows that when nutritional information is available on fast-food restaurant menus, parents are more apt to pick lower-calorie foods for their kids. Often spurred on by legislation, many U.S. restaurant chains are now po...

januari 19, 2010

$465 million excise tax on syrup for soft drinks proposed by Governor Paterson of New York State

New York Governor David Paterson on Tuesday proposed a budget of nearly $136 billion for fiscal 2011, a 0.5 percent increase from the current year, that will partly close a $7.4 billion deficit by raising taxes on cigarettes and other items.Paterson sa...

januari 16, 2010

Estados Unidos congela sus tasas de obesidad

Las tasas de obesidad de Estados Unidos no aumentaron durante el periodo entre 2003 y 2008, según muestran los resultados de un estudio realizado por el National Center for Health Statistics at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. En c...

januari 15, 2010

Have US obesity data reached a plateau?

Americans, at least as a group, may have reached their peak of obesity, according to data the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released Wednesday.The numbers indicate that obesity rates have remained constant for at least five years among men...

januari 13, 2010

New Jersey readies menu labeling law

New Jersey lawmakers passed Wednesday a measure requiring restaurant chains with 20 or more outlets around the country to post calorie counts on menus and menu boards in their locations throughout the state.The state Assembly passed the bill by a margi...

januari 13, 2010

Nueva York ordena reducir un 25% la sal de los alimentos

El alcalde de Nueva York, Michael Bloomberg, sigue con su cruzada por la vida sana. Primero, prohibió fumar en bares y restaurantes de la ciudad. Después, obligó a retirar las grasas trans y a especificar las calorías en los menús. Y ahora lanza una ca...

januari 11, 2010

CDC supports efforts to reduce the sodium content of manufactured and restaurant foods

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) supports efforts to reduce the sodium content of manufactured and restaurant foods. Most American adults should consume no more than 1,500 mg. of sodium – the equivalent of about two-thirds of a t...

januari 11, 2010

New York City Health Department Announces Targets for Voluntary Salt Reduction in Packaged & Restaurant Foods

The National Salt Reduction Initiative, a New York City-led partnership of cities, states and national health organizations, today unveiled its proposed targets to guide a voluntary reduction of salt levels in packaged and restaurant foods.Americans co...

januari 11, 2010

Responses to NYC led National Salt Reduction Initiative

Today the NYC Health Department announced the details of its National Salt Reduction Initiative. The program will ask food producers to voluntarily cut their sodium output 20 to 25 percent by 2014. Some big-name companies have signed on (PepsiCo plans ...

januari 10, 2010

Kettle Brand® Baked Potato Chips invites 'real resolutions'

Kettle Foods, maker of Kettle Brand® Baked Potato Chips, is kicking off the New Year by inviting fans to share their “Real Resolutions” for healthy eating and living. Kettle Brand® Baked Potato Chips, the only baked chip made from whole slices of re...

januari 08, 2010

Más obesos que fumadores

Por primera vez en Estados Unidos la obesidad superó al consumo de tabaco como la principal amenaza para la salud. A pesar de que la mayoría de las personas con sobrepreso toman como resolución de Año Nuevo perder algunas libras, una encuesta revela qu...

januari 06, 2010

Obesity overtakes smoking as health burden in US

The morbidity-mortality curves for smoking and obesity in the US have crossed as the latter appears to have become the greater health threat, at least as measured by quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) lost, suggests an analysis published online Januar...