child nutrition
02 Jun 2023
--- This week in nutrition news, Bayer created a new division to deliver personalized nutrition and health care, while Abbott Nutrition teamed up with Real Madrid’s charity foundation to combat malnutrition in children....
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01 Jun 2023
--- Calamitously high food prices have overstretched the UN World Food Program’s (WFP) capabilities to feed the increasing number of food-insecure nations. The international organization has had to take painful decisions...
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01 Jun 2023
--- A £1 million (US$1.24 million) project aiming to reduce the need for soy imports is underway in the UK. The planet-saving peas are hailed as part of a “groundbreaking” breeding initiative geared toward...
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31 May 2023
--- The risk of developing mental disorders increases with obesity, according to scientists at the Complexity Science Hub and the Medical University of Vienna, Austria. The study found that this goes for all age groups and that...
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31 May 2023
--- The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is examining global food insecurity and how to address one of the world’s biggest food challenges – food loss. In its latest whitepaper, Food Science and Technology...
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30 May 2023
--- Consumer interest in managing health and general well-being for disease prevention is increasing, creating opportunities to develop new vitamin supplements and product formats for a growing range of health benefits. These...
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30 May 2023
--- The 76th World Health Assembly – a forum by The World Health Organization (WHO) – has adopted a new resolution to urge member states to address the issue of micronutrient deficiencies, particularly folate, iron,...
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30 May 2023
--- After eight years with Nestlé, François-Xavier Roger, executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), has decided to leave the company to pursue new professional challenges, making way for finance...
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29 May 2023
--- Lallemand Bio-Ingredients has received authorization from the Ministers of Primary Care and Public Health in England, Scotland and Wales to expand the use categories for its Lalmin Vita D yeast in Great Britain. The...
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29 May 2023
--- This year’s World Digestive Health Day focuses on how gut health develops inside the womb and the changing dietary needs of the gastrointestinal tract from birth through to infancy, childhood and adulthood. The World...
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26 May 2023
--- Tetra Pak has joined forces with one of Yemen’s largest private companies Hayel Saeed Anam (HSA) Group, to pilot the provision of fortified flavored milk in school feeding programs, helping respond to under- and...
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24 May 2023
--- Action on Sugar and a group of NGOs, including the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, World Cancer Research Fund and Diabetes UK, are today calling for UK Health Secretary Steve Barclay to release the...
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23 May 2023
--- The Obesity Health Alliance (OHA) is demanding that UK political parties commit to addressing the high levels of excess weight in the country’s population. Today, the organization is “hand-delivering letters to...
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22 May 2023
--- French scientists have found a link between toddlers’ gut bacteria and a prediction of obesity by the age of five, predicted by Body Mass Index (BMI). The study evidences that the bacteria Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes...
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19 May 2023
--- A Netherlands-based study has found that women following a vegan diet do not have lower levels of vitamin B2 or carnitine – two essential nutrients for infant development. Compared to women following an omnivorous...
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18 May 2023
--- Just one day before the grain deal was due to expire, a two-month extension has been negotiated, which will allow Ukraine to export millions of tons of grain through the Black Sea despite the ongoing conflict with Russia.
18 May 2023
--- Researchers found that a Lactococcus lactis strain of plasma could result in an early recovery of smell and taste dysfunction in COVID-19 patients and a reduction of the viral load. The postbiotic was researched and...
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17 May 2023
--- The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) has joined forces with the charity Magic Breakfast to drive research in child nutrition and investigate whether breakfast clubs – providing children with a meal in a social...
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17 May 2023
--- The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to block the merger of the US’ top two grocery chains, Kroger and Albertsons. The nonprofit nutrition and food safety...
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16 May 2023
--- Several food organizations have signed a letter to the CEO of Nestlé UK and Ireland, pointing out that the way its new breakfast cereal inspired by the candy bar KitKat is marketed is “irresponsible.” The...
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