| Low-Calorie Sweeteners Are Helpful In Weight Control, Confirmed By ...
A recent review of the scientific literature concluded that low-calorie (or no-calorie) sweeteners may be of help in resolving the obesity problem. Although they are not magic bullets, low-calorie sweeteners in beverages and foods can help people reduce their calorie (energy) intakes. "Low-calorie sweeteners reduce the energy of most beverages to zero and lower the energy density of many foods," said study co-author, Dr. Adam Drewnowski, Director, Center for Public Health Nutrition at the University of Washington. "Every dietary guideline these days tells us to bulk up, hydrate, and consume foods with fewer calories but more volume."
The study by Bellisle and Drewnowski, published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, evaluated a variety of laboratory, clinical and epidemiological studies on low-calorie sweeteners, energy density and satiety.
Pet food recalls
Locate the brand or enter the UPC code below to find out if your pet's food has been recalled. Brand Americas Choice Preferred Pet Authority Award Best Choice Big Bet Big Red Bloom Blue Buffalo Bruiser Cadillac Cats Choice Champion Chenango Valley Companion brands (Stop & Shop, Top Companion) Compliments Co-Op Gold Demoulas/Market Basket Diamond Pet Food Dollar General Drs Foster & Smith Eukanuba Fame Feline Classic Feline Cuisine Fine Feline Cat Food Lion Foodtown Giant Eagle Gravy Train Grreat Choice Hannaford Happy Tails Health Diet Gourmet Cuisine Hill Country Fare Hill's Pet Nutrition Hy-Vee Iams Jerky Treats La Griffe Lassie Laura Lynn Lil Red Loving Meals Master Choice Meijers Main Choice Mixables Natural Balance Natural Life Natural Ultramix Nu Pet Nutriplan Nuture Nutro brands Ol Roy Canada OlRoy US Paws Performatrin Ultra Perfect Pals Pet Essentials Pet Life Pet Pride or Pet Pride Good and Meaty Pounce Presidents Choice Price Chopper Priority Canada Priority US Publix Roche Brothers Roundy's Royal Canin Save-A-Lot / Choice Morsels or Special Blend Schnucks Shep Dog SmartPak Sophistacat Special Kitty Canada Special Kitty US Springfield Prize Sprout Stater Brothers Stop & Shop Companion Triumph Truly Wegmans Weis Total Pet Western Family Canada Western Family US White Rose Winn Dixie Your Pet
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Sources: Food and Drug Administration, Menu Foods.
Kemin and DSM Forge Long-Term Strategic Alliance
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Kemin Industries, Inc. and Kemin Health, L.C. (Kemin), creator of FloraGLO(R) lutein the world's leading lutein brand, and DSM Nutritional Products (DSM), the premium supplier of vitamins, carotenoids, and nutraceuticals, announced today a strengthened strategic alliance to significantly grow lutein usage and the eye health supplement category worldwide. Under an existing agreement, DSM currently offers FloraGLO(R) brand lutein products made with crystalline lutein supplied by Kemin. Under the terms of the new global agreement, Kemin will supply FloraGLO(R) brand lutein exclusively through DSM. DSM will commercialize globally FloraGLO(R) brand lutein products through distributors and directly to customers in the dietary supplement, food and beverage, and over-the-counter pharmaceutical industries.
How to Be Heart Smart at the Supermarket
SUNDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Taking the time to investigate food labels not only can improve your heart health, but also your overall wellness. "Reading the labels is a great way to be guided toward healthier choices for your heart, and for general reduction of all chronic diseases today," Cathy Fitzgerald, registered dietitian with MFit, the University of Michigan Health System's health promotion division, said in a prepared statement. "So think about using the front of the package as well as the nutrition facts on the back when you are out shopping." Start by educating yourself on what food label language truly means. Fitzgerald offered these tips: The claim, "May reduce the risk of heart disease." A company can only put this statement on a food if scientific evidence exists that the U.S.
Peanut butter: still a ‘good thing’
Peanut butter is a longtime staple and favorite for children and adults. The good news is peanuts, it turns out, can be really good for us. Peanuts pack a load of nutrition in a small package. They are a good source of protein, with 7 grams in a 1-ounce serving. There are also 2 grams of fiber and almost one quarter of the recommended daily allowance for vitamin E in each ounce, not to mention magnesium, potassium, copper, folic acid and many other vitamins and minerals. A healthy handful Fear of fat keeps many people from making peanuts part of their diet. But many studies are showing that the monounsaturated fat in peanuts is a healthy choice — especially since it comes with so much that is good for you. The newest and latest flat-belly diet insists on nuts. Heart health — Several studies have shown that eating peanuts can help reduce the risk of heart disease by lowering both cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
Saying good-bye to fad diets and pills
As the world turns to fad diets and the empty promises of diet pills, nutritionists and dietitians suggest that the easiest way to gain optimal health is just to, simply, eat healthier. Countless studies have shown that eating certain foods may help protect the heart, reduce the risk of certain cancers and improve various other aspects of your health. Molly Michelman, nutrition professor at UNLV, suggests eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables daily to reduce the risk of many types of cancer. She also suggests choosing whole grains like brown rice. Eating oranges and other vitamin C rich foods may help eliminate the cancer-causing bacteria, H. pylori, which causes peptic ulcers and untreated, can lead to stomach cancer.
Solae to Demonstrate On-Trend Culinary Solutions at International ...
ST. LOUIS, MO--(Marketwire - January 23, 2008) - With key trends signaling rising consumer demand for healthier foods, increasing ethnic variety and affordability, Solae will showcase insightful, innovative solutions from its platform of poultry and soy-based applications through a cooking demonstration to attendees at the International Poultry Expo (IPE) in Atlanta today. Presented at the Poultry and Plate magazines' booth, the experiential demonstration highlights how processors can deliver on these trends with items containing a combination of high-quality proteins from soy and chicken. Recipe samples will include: a Southwest Chipotle Chicken Burger; Mini Mediterranean Chicken Kebabs; and Thai Lettuce Wraps. "Trends continue to emphasize consumers' desire to improve the nutrition of their daily diet," said Charlie Ross, Solae director of North America Marketing.
In Defence of Food by Michael Pollan
Her parents wouldn't recognise the foods we put on the table, except maybe the butter, which is back. Today in America, as in much of the western world, the culture of food is changing more than once a generation, which is historically unprecedented - and dizzying. What is driving such relentless change? One force is a multibillion-dollar food-marketing machine that thrives on change for its own sake. Another is the constantly shifting ground of nutrition science that, depending on your point of view, is advancing the frontiers of our knowledge about diet and health or just changing its mind a lot because it knows much less than it cares to admit. Part of what drove my grandparents' food culture from the dinner table was official scientific opinion, which, beginning in the 1960s, decided that animal fat was a deadly substance.
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