Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Some parents complain about healthier school lunches, but USDA says it's on course to improve public health

 
A only some prepare districts in other states are opting not worth it of a federal-funded prepare eat train so as to was touted by at the outset woman Michelle Obama to provide healthier options to students, and a little parents in Harlan County are complaining almost the new-fangled menus. But the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which runs the National School Lunch Program, says the naysayers are in a small alternative and the healthier fare will befall more general and better community vigor.

Saturday, September 28, 2013

Using food labels and other guidance helps you control weight and reduce risk of cardiovascular disease, FDA study finds

Food labels and dietary guidance help consumers make healthier choices and slim down, based on a report for the U.S. Food.

The FDA's Joanna Parks used data in the National Nutrition and health Examination Survey to estimate the effects of labels and help with the intake of 18 nutrients. She learned that people who used the Nutrition Facts panel on food labels consumed about 120 fewer calories each day, enough to clarify at the very least an 11-pound improvement in body mass between them and those who didn't utilize the information.