Category: Nutrition News
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Updated “Obesity Maps” from CDC
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) collects data from states on the Body Mass Index (BMI) of the adult population, which is a person’s weight divided by the…
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Non-nutritive sweeteners
There has long been interest in using something other than sugar to sweeten foods and beverages. Products developed for this purpose are sometimes called high-intensity sweeteners, that is, they are…
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Government Efforts
FDA recently put out two announcements. One is notice about consumer research FDA is conducting about Front of Package (FOP) Labeling on Packaged Goods. This follows earlier announcements and focus…
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Skipping breakfast-to do or not to do
Perhaps you don’t have time for breakfast or you aren’t hungry when you wake up. If so, you may have wondered if skipping breakfast is bad for you. Recent studies…
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Saving $$ and Food Waste
There likely has been no one shopping for groceries that hasn’t noticed the higher food prices. Some “sale” prices are higher than the regular prices 6 months ago! The traditional…
