Probiotics plus counseling may boost obesity management
Supplements of probiotic bacteria combined with dietary counseling may reduce the risk of becoming overweight or obese after pregnancy, suggests a new study from Finland.
Archives for October 24, 2010
Canadian nutrition label campaign to focus on % Daily Value
Health Canada and Food and Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) have launched a Nutrition Facts Education Campaign, focusing on improving consumer comprehension of % Daily Value amounts.
Rabobank predicts continued commodity squeeze
Food manufacturers may have to face up to high sugar and corn prices over the coming year after food commodity prices shot up in October.
Nestle Prepared Foods Company joins crusade to cut sodium levels
Nestle Prepared Foods Company has unveiled plans to reduce the sodium content of its products 10 per cent by 2015.
One in three Americans could be diabetic by 2050, says CDC
As many as one in three Americans could be diabetic by 2050, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).