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Dietitians Congratulate Food Producers, Caterers And Restaurants For Improving Foods
British Columbia dietitians are commending food service establishments for their enhanced efforts to improve the nutritional value of food served in schools. Dietitians of Canada is leading a BC Healthy Living Alliance initiative funded by ActNow BC to support the implementation of the Guidelines for Food and Beverage Sales in BC Schools. Companies are modifying recipes to create healthier, kid friendly products.

Thanksgiving Podcasts From The American Chemical Society Feature Advances Toward Safer, Healthier Food
With a whole nation set to gather for the annual Thanksgiving Day feast, scientists are describing major advances in making Thursday's meal - and others - safer and more nutritious in the 10th and 11th episodes of the American Chemical Society's Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions (GC/CS) podcast series. Part One of the podcast focuses on food safety. It includes research by Dan Donoghue, Ph.D.

UK Fast Food Chains Commit To Healthier Eating
The big six fast food chains seen on high streets in the UK: Burger King, KFC, McDonald's, Nando's, Subway and Wimpy have promised to make changes that make it easier for people to eat healthy restaurant meals. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) wants to see more fruit, vegetables and salad on menus and for less dominance of fried food.

Childhood Obesity In The USA Would Be Reversed If Fast Food TV Advertising Were Banned, Says Study
A ban on fast food advertisements in the United States could reduce the number of overweight children by as much as 18 percent, according to a new study being published this month in the Journal of Law and Economics. The study also reports that eliminating the tax deductibility associated with television advertising would result in a reduction of childhood obesity, though in smaller numbers.

Diabetes I And II In Mouse Model Treated By Garlic Chemical Tablet
A drug based on a chemical found in garlic can treat diabetes types I and II when taken as a tablet, a study in the new Royal Society of Chemistry journal Metallomics says. When Hiromu Sakurai and colleagues from the Suzuka University of Medical Science, Japan, gave the drug orally to type I diabetic mice, they found it reduced blood glucose levels.

A Healthy Diet On A Slim Food Budget - Tips From Rush University Medical Center
In lean economic times, we may need to tighten our food budgets, but it is important to do so wisely. Processed foods are definitely cheap. A dollar buys 1,200 calories of cookies or potato chips, but only 250 calories of carrots; or 875 calories of soda, but only 170 calories of orange juice. Filling up on cookies and soda, however, is a prescription for weight gain, cardiac disease, and other health problems.

Higher Protein Meals Help Keep The Fat Away
A low kilojoule diet made up of higher protein meals improves the ability to burn fat among overweight and obese people and may be the key to shedding excess kilos, according to new Australian research. The study, in Nutrition & Dietetics published by Wiley-Blackwell, found higher protein meals may have a subtle fat-burning effect in overweight or obese people.

Causes Of Bone Loss In Breast Cancer Survivors Identified By Study
Osteoporosis is a growing concern among breast cancer survivors and their doctors, because certain cancer drugs can cause bone loss. But a new study has found that cancer drugs aren't the only culprits. Among 64 breast cancer patients referred to a bone health clinic, 78 percent had at least one other cause of bone loss, including vitamin D deficiency, excessive calcium excretion in urine and an overactive parathyroid gland.

Development Of New Cranberry Helps Growers Increase Production, Improve Quality And Meet Growing Year-Round Demand For Popular Health Food
Families gathering around the Thanksgiving table this year will enjoy a traditional side dish that's been given some "upscale" breeding - cranberries. While this year's version of the age-old staple will look or taste no different than servings of yore, a new cranberry hybrid is helping growers increase production and improve fruit quality for the annual fall feast.

Lung Cancer Risk In Smokers May Be Lowered By Broccoli
The cancer preventive properties of broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables appear to work specifically in smokers, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research.

Elderly Cancer Survivors' Ability To Function Improved By Home-Based Interventions
Climbing stairs, carrying groceries, taking a shower - these are activities that we take for granted; however, after a cancer diagnosis, many survivors are unable to function as they used to. Home-based diet and exercise interventions may improve physical functioning in older, long-term cancer survivors, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research.

Vitamin Boosts Immunity Against Skin Cancer
Nicotinamide (VitB3), a vitamin found in common foods like meats, nuts, grains and cereals, may provide the next advance in skin cancer prevention, according to new research from the University of Sydney. Presenting the results of a trial to the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia's Annual Scientific Meeting today (19 Nov), Associate Professor Diona Damian said tests had shown the vitamin prevented damage from ultraviolet (UV) radiation by protecting the immune system.

Christmas: Festivities, Family - And (Too Much) Food
With plum puddings to eat and parties to attend, it's no surprise many people will gain an average 0.5kg by the end of the festive season. But according to the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA), Christmas need not go hand-in-hand with a Santa-like stomach.

Sunshine Deficit May Diminish Vitamin D Levels And Harm Cardiovascular Health
The temperature might not be the only thing plummeting this winter. Many people also will experience a decrease in their vitamin D levels, which can play a role in heart disease, according to a new review article in Circulation. Vitamin D deficiency results in part from reduced exposure to sunlight, which is common during cold weather months when days are shorter and more time is spent indoors.

News From The American Chemical Society Nov. 12, 2008
A faster test for the food protein that triggers celiac disease Researchers in Spain and the United Kingdom are reporting development of a faster test for identifying the food protein that triggers celiac disease, a difficult-to-diagnose digestive disease involving the inability to digest protein called gluten that occurs in wheat, oats, rye, and barley.