Articles Tagged with ''nutrition''

The USDA has launched the Branded Food Product Database, an informational hub for consumers, the food industry and researchers alike that contains the nutrition details on more than 80,000 name brand prepared and packaged foods.

Packaged foods products get their biggest makeover since the labels were first released 20 years ago.

Eating lean meat is OK, and Americans do not have to cut back on eggs and sodium.

A coalition of 18 food organizations have joined together to form the Back to Balance Coalition which will promote balanced, practical and achievable dietary guidelines.

A new poll of parents with school-aged children finds parents support national nutrition standards by a 3-1o-1 margin, according to the research conducted by The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and the American Heart Association (AHA).

Greek yogurt producer Chobani is boosting its leadership team adding Robert Post as senior director for nutrition and regulatory affairs to help drive the brand’s nutrition strategies and promote the mission of “providing better food for more people.”

New research on dietary fats and gut bacteria suggests omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) found in seafood and marine oils, may reduce inflammation and increase the amount of gut bacteria needed to protect against gastrointestinal (GI) disease.

 USDA has finalized changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, better known as WIC. Among the changes is a new emphasis on fruits and vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy. It’s the first major revision to the program since 1980.