Nutrition in the News
The articles featured below include news about or mention of nutrition. See also books about nutrition.
Kale is in season in February
Eating fresh foods in season is a wholesome aspiration that can seem easier to achieve during the summer and autumn months. When fruit trees are bare and frost threatens tender plants, kale is an o...
Packaged food healthiest in the UK, USA, Australia and Canada
Packaged food sold in UK rated healthiest in a study undertaken by authors from 6 countries who compared the healthiness of packaged foods and beverages from 12 countries using data collected durin...
Reducing saturated fat in diet lowers blood cholesterol and risk of CVD
The recent report 'Saturated fats and health' by the (UK) Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition concluded that there is no need to change current advice that saturated fats should not form mor...
Garlic and Artichoke adopted through ABC's Adopt-an-Herb Program
The American Botanical Council has recently announced adoptions of garlic (Allium sativum) and artichoke (Cynara cardunculus) through ABC's Adopt-an-Herb program. Here are some interesting facts ab...
Cranberry Harvest underway in USA
It's cranberry harvest time across parts of the northern USA and Canada. Eating raw cranberries is probably the most nutritious way to consume these healthful bright red berries. Dried cranberries,...
The higher prevalence of hypertension in black compared with white Americans has been linked with fried and highly processed food
Diet plays a significant role in the increased risk of hypertension in black compared with white Americans according to research 1 recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Associat...
Total retail sales of herbal supplements in the USA exceeded $8 Billion in 2017
The total value of retail sales of herbal supplements in the USA exceeded $8 Billion in 2017, an increase of 8.5% over the total sales in 2016. The latest American Botanical Council (ABC) annual ma...
It's a bumper blueberry season
July is National Blueberry Month in the USA. Many parts of the country are reporting a bumper crop of blueberries. Here's a brief summary of some of the reported health benefits of this delicious f...
Child undernutrition in Mali
The latest 'Cost of Hunger in Africa' report indicates the urgency of increasing efforts to end the distress and economic consequences of child undernutrition in the west African country of Mali. T...
U.S. FDA takes steps to advance health through improvements in nutrition
The health benefits of positive dietary decision making is the reason for a major initiative by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to advance health through improvements in nutrition. The ag...
New portable test for and vitamin A and iron deficiencies
A new device to enable health workers to detect deficiency of vitamin A and iron in just 15 minutes has been announced by scientists at Cornell Univ, USA. It is hoped that this will assist with hum...
How much whole grain is needed in a healthy diet?
According to a recent online survey there remains much confusion about the sources, benefits and recommended amounts of dietary whole grains. Ways to increase personal consumption of whole grains a...
Food aid distributed to thousands affected by flash floods in Nepal
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun distributions to 180,000 people in response to the Nepal floods. To prevent malnutrition, WFP, along with the Government of Nepal and its par...
Violence putting children at risk in the Greater Kasai, DRC
Ongoing violence in the Kasai Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has lead to the closure of many health centers and schools, hampering humanitarian efforts to support the nutritiona...
Health uses of the drumstick tree (India)
The drumstick tree thrives in India and also grows in the Philippines, Indonesia and Taiwan, among other places. The many and various uses of the bark, sap, roots, leaves, seeds and flowers of the ...
No significant benefit from routine use of antibiotics for malnourished children
According to a recent MSF study, routine use of antibiotics to treat severe acute malnutrition has only a very small effect on the prospect of recovery. This research, which was conducted in Niger,...
