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Folate intakes drop
Americans are not consuming enough folic acid, a B vitamin that may prevent serious birth defects of the spinal cord and brain (i.e., neural tube defects) and may...
Folic acid crucial in forming new cells
Alzheimer's patients benefit from it just as much as expectant moms.
FDA finalizes qualified health claim for barley products
The Food and Drug Administration announced May 19 that it has finalized a rule that allows foods containing whole-grain barley to claim that they reduce the risk of...
FDA to Allow Heart-Health Claim for Barley
As part of its continuing initiative to provide Americans with the information they need to make healthy nutritional choices about foods and dietary supplements, the...
Cargill’s Barlív Barley Betafiber Meets FDA Health Claim Requirements for Soluble Fiber
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an interim final rule to amend the existing health claim regarding soluble fiber and reduced risk of heart disease,...
Fatty acid tied to depression and inflammation
The imbalance of fatty acids in the typical American diet could be associated with the sharp increase in heart disease and depression seen over the past century, a...
Beans, beans, good for your heart, says FDA
...use of a health claim stating: Diets including beans may reduce your risk of heart disease and certain cancers. Based on its read of the new Dietary Guidelines...
Americans adopt heart-healthier diets
Over the past 20 years, the diets of American adults have become more consistent with most dietary recommendations for heart disease prevention -- but the trend may...
Diet and Fat: A mistaken consensus
In 1988, the surgeon general, C. Everett Koop, proclaimed ice cream to a be public-health menace right up there with cigarettes. Alluding to his office’s famous 1964...
Study: Pomegranate Juice May Improve Heart Health
Men and women with coronary heart disease who drink one glass of pomegranate juice daily may improve blood flow to their heart, according to a new study.
