WFP Launches Emergency Operation To Support 3.5 Million Vulnerable People In DPRK

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is launching an emergency food and nutrition operation to respond to urgent hunger needs among 3.5 million vulnerable people identified in a multi-agency food security survey that was completed in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) last month…

Arguments In Favor Of Folic Acid For Everybody

Neural tube defects in neonates are common in Germany compared with the rest of Europe.

Conclusive Results For The Montreal Heart Institute’s EPIC Centre Kilo-Actif Obesity Program

A program which combines interval training and healthy eating practices seems to be perfectly indicated for those suffering from obesity, according to the results of a new study from the Montreal Heart Institute’s centre for preventive medicine and physical activity (EPIC Centre). Results of the study were announced at the National Obesity Summit, currently taking place in Montreal…

Beneficial Fatty Acids Found In Fish Livers

The fishing industry usually discards fish livers, but a team of researchers from the University of Almeria (Spain) has confirmed that they are a good source of polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are beneficial to health.

Pfizer Launches New Advanced GOLD Range Of Early Child Nutrition Products

Pfizer Inc. today announced the global launch of its new advanced GOLD range of child nutrition products, developed to meet the changing nutritional and feeding needs of young children.

Need For Increased Surveillance Of Obese Adolescents Lacking Vitamin D

A new study from Hasbro Children’s Hospital has found that most obese adolescents are lacking in vitamin D. The researchers call for increased surveillance of vitamin D levels in this population and for further studies to determine if normalizing vitamin D levels will help to lower the health risks associated with obesity…

Investigation Linked Muscle, Kidney Problems To Kava Tea

When a 34-year-old bicyclist was found collapsed on a roadside and rushed to the University of Rochester Medical Center emergency room on the verge of kidney failure and muscle breakdown, doctors were surprised to discover that a trendy tea derived from the kava plant was the cause of his ills…

The Most Toxic Form Of Mercury Discovered In Ocean Waters

University of Alberta-led research has confirmed that a relatively harmless inorganic form of mercury found worldwide in ocean water is transformed into a potent neurotoxin in the seawater itself…

Eat Healthy To Reduce The Risk Of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs)

The first WHO Global status report on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) launched on 27th April, confirms that NCDs are the leading killer today, with 36.1 million people dying from heart disease, strokes, chronic lung diseases, cancers and diabetes in 2008. In other words, NCDs killed 63% of people who died worldwide in 2008…

Americans Still May Not Be Getting Enough Calcium

Americans may not be getting enough calcium in their diets, according to a new study published in the May 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. This study is unique among those focusing on calcium intake in the US population because both dietary and supplemental sources were evaluated across adult age groups and compared to accompanying patterns in energy intake…

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