child nutrition
08 Dec 2023
--- Families participating in the US Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) coped better with the 2022 infant formula shortage than non-participating income-eligible families. WIC...
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08 Dec 2023
--- The WHO has recently unveiled data that sheds light on a global lack of appropriate tax on unhealthy products, specifically alcohol and sugary sweetened beverages (SSBs). The findings underscore that only 108 countries...
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04 Dec 2023
--- More than one in ten children under the age of five are facing acute malnutrition in 22 heavily conflict-affected areas of Burkina Faso, according to a recent nutrition survey commissioned by the nation’s Ministry of...
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Embracing veganism: Experts tout weight loss and cholesterol reduction benefits of plant-based diets
04 Dec 2023
--- The latest analysis by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) demonstrates that replacing animal products with plant-based foods leads to weight loss, reduced cholesterol, reduced fat intake and increased...
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04 Dec 2023
--- For the first time, the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), taking place in the UAE until 12 December, hosted a day dedicated to health. International organizations welcome the conference’s focus on nutrition...
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01 Dec 2023
--- This week in nutrition news, Pharmavite acquired Bonafide Health to expand its women’s health products offering. Meanwhile, Univar Solutions Canada became the exclusive distributor for Chemi Nutra’s portfolio of...
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30 Nov 2023
--- In the face of a deepening cost of the UK’s living crisis, schools are forced to rely on donations from parents and staff, as they increasingly become a safety net for families grappling with economic challenges, as...
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29 Nov 2023
--- Researchers suggest pairing vegetables with kid-friendly potato forms, such as potatoes in the shape of smiley faces, to increase children’s vegetable consumption. While the Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends...
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27 Nov 2023
--- The UK’s Food Standard Agency (FSA) has launched a new report featuring encouraging findings about the first phase of its School Food Standards (SFS) Compliance Pilot, developed in partnership with the Department of...
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27 Nov 2023
--- Based on an online study, UK researchers suggest ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are no more desired than processed or unprocessed foods, as previously assumed. Instead, they argue that carbohydrate-to-fat ratio and taste...
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24 Nov 2023
--- Germany’s legislation on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) is lagging behind that of countries like the UK and Mexico, which is having an adverse effect on public health and impact on cost, according to new research....
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23 Nov 2023
--- As the specter of climate-change and its potential effects looms in the not-too-distant future, the nutraceutical and supplements industry is ever looking for new and innovative ways to decrease its carbon footprint, improve...
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22 Nov 2023
--- Food and beverage multinational Danone has developed a concept baby formula with large, milk phospholipid-coated lipid droplets inspired by the structure, size and composition of lipid globules found in breast milk. The...
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22 Nov 2023
--- Close to a million and a half refugees escaping persecution in the Darfur region of Sudan and crossing into neighboring Chad could be denied access to vital food and nutrition assistance due to lack of funding for the UN...
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22 Nov 2023
--- Tetra Pak and Hayel Saeed Anam (HSA) Group have started a school milk initiative in Yemen. Commencing this week, the pilot initiative will provide fortified flavored milk in aseptic packaging for 10,000 children in Yemen...
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21 Nov 2023
--- Sustain and the Food Foundation are appealing to the UK government for an extension of the Healthy Start Scheme to include migrant and refugee families facing destitution. The call is in response to a Sustain survey...
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21 Nov 2023
--- The UK is launching a new science hub to develop climate-resilient crops and identify risks to the global food system, it was announced yesterday at the Global Food Security Summit hosted in London in collaboration with...
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20 Nov 2023
--- To expand its global positioning and alleviate food and nutrition crises, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) initiative establishes a High Level Executive Committee (HLEC) with the International Food...
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20 Nov 2023
--- Planteneers presented a range of innovations at the Plant Based World Expo Europe in London last week, including high moisture extrudate (HME) for the production of meat alternatives, as well as new compounds for making...
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17 Nov 2023
--- This week in nutrition news, Balchem announced a partnership with the American Nutrition Association (ANA) and entrance into its Nutrition Leaders Council (NLC). At the same time, Kaneka Nutrients emphasized Kaneka...
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