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Salt health savings house of cards
The Salt Institute explains the sleight of hand in a Candian Journal of Cardiology study promising health savings from low-sodium diets for healthy persons.
IFT report examines public health, regulatory and economic issues related to brain wasting diseases
Developments in testing methods and effective risk management are important to the ultimate fate of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies like BSE (Mad Cow...
FDA updates health claim for calcium, osteoporosis
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to allow new claims on foods and dietary supplements containing calcium and Vitamin D to show their potential to...
NSF Announces Recipients of the 2009 Food Safety Leadership Awards
NSF International announced the 2009 recipients of the sixth annual Food Safety Leadership Awards.
FDA approves qualified health claim for canola oil
Canola oil is now eligible to bear a qualified health claim on its ability to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) due to its unsaturated fat content, the...
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...
New Studies Show Simple Dietary Improvements Reap Big Gains for Health and Productivity
Studies show reduction of daily caloric intake by as little as 100 calories has potential to save approximately $100 billion annually
FDA Raps Claims for Green Tea and Certain Cancers
After reviewing health claims for green tea regarding a purported ability to reduce the risk of two types of cancer, the FDA concluded that existing evidence doesn't...
FDA to commemorate 100 years of service
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2006. In addition to a nationwide program of commemorative events being held...
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...
