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Louisiana Tech Students, Faculty Earn Accolades From Louisiana Dietetic Association
Students and faculty from Louisiana Tech University’s School of Human Ecology have been recognized by the Louisiana Dietetic Association (LDA) and afforded the honor of presenting to the membership at the 2010 Annual Meeting and Food and Nutrition Conference in Lake Charles…
Students and faculty from Louisiana Tech University’s School of Human Ecology have been recognized by the Louisiana Dietetic Association (LDA) and afforded the honor of presenting to the membership at the 2010 Annual Meeting and Food and Nutrition Conference in Lake Charles…
Study Finds Benefits In Teaching Babies To Swim
Teaching babies to swim turns out to be more than just fun. Baby swimmers have better balance and are also better at grasping at things than non-swimmers. This difference persists even when children are five years old, when babies who have been taught to swim still outperform their peers, research from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) shows…
Teaching babies to swim turns out to be more than just fun. Baby swimmers have better balance and are also better at grasping at things than non-swimmers. This difference persists even when children are five years old, when babies who have been taught to swim still outperform their peers, research from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) shows…
For People With Celiac Disease, Gut Bacteria Offer New Insights — And Hope
Dietary changes that include probiotics and/or prebiotics (found in some foods) may help alleviate the severity of celiac disease for some patients. According to a new research study appearing in the May 2010 print issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, differing intestinal bacteria in celiac patients could influence inflammation to varying degrees…
Dietary changes that include probiotics and/or prebiotics (found in some foods) may help alleviate the severity of celiac disease for some patients. According to a new research study appearing in the May 2010 print issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, differing intestinal bacteria in celiac patients could influence inflammation to varying degrees…
FDA Offers Consumer Tips About Shopping At The Store On FoodSafety.gov
This week’s Food Safety blog provides consumers with seven tips for avoiding foodborne illnesses when buying food…
This week’s Food Safety blog provides consumers with seven tips for avoiding foodborne illnesses when buying food…
Cost Of Healthy Eating In Saskatchewan Report Released, Canada
In Saskatchewan, a family of four can expect to spend an average of $205.02 on food each week. This does not include eating out, convenience foods, toiletries or transportation to the grocery store…
In Saskatchewan, a family of four can expect to spend an average of $205.02 on food each week. This does not include eating out, convenience foods, toiletries or transportation to the grocery store…
School Nutrition Association Recognizes Professionals Who Serve Healthy Meals
Preparing healthy school meals, teaching good nutrition habits and offering a friendly greeting are all in a day’s work for more than 250,000 child nutrition employees in the nation’s 99,000 school cafeterias and kitchens. The non-profit School Nutrition Association celebrates this professional commitment with School Nutrition Employee Week, May 3 – 7, 2010…
Preparing healthy school meals, teaching good nutrition habits and offering a friendly greeting are all in a day’s work for more than 250,000 child nutrition employees in the nation’s 99,000 school cafeterias and kitchens. The non-profit School Nutrition Association celebrates this professional commitment with School Nutrition Employee Week, May 3 – 7, 2010…
Public Health Officials Cite Value Of USP’s Work, Call For Stronger Partnerships
Four of the nation’s leading public health officials laid out opportunities and challenges in the diverse area of patient care in the 21st century at the recently concluded U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention’s (USP) 2010 Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C., emphasizing the critical nature of partnerships and the evolving role of quality standards to meet modern threats…
Four of the nation’s leading public health officials laid out opportunities and challenges in the diverse area of patient care in the 21st century at the recently concluded U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention’s (USP) 2010 Membership Meeting in Washington, D.C., emphasizing the critical nature of partnerships and the evolving role of quality standards to meet modern threats…
Organic Snackers Underestimate Calories, Study Shows
Could organic labels lead you to overeat? These labels certainly appear to make people think their organic snack has a lot fewer calories than it really does. These findings were presented at this week’s Experimental Biology conference in Anaheim, Calif…
Could organic labels lead you to overeat? These labels certainly appear to make people think their organic snack has a lot fewer calories than it really does. These findings were presented at this week’s Experimental Biology conference in Anaheim, Calif…
Patients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Offered Hope By NIH Study
A daily dose of a specific form of vitamin E significantly improved the liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), according to a study funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health. Results were published April 28 online in the New England Journal of Medicine…
A daily dose of a specific form of vitamin E significantly improved the liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), according to a study funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health. Results were published April 28 online in the New England Journal of Medicine…
