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PepsiCo launches stevia drink under natural health product rules

15-Oct-2009 - PepsiCo’s Aquafina Plus Vitamins 10 Cal has become the first mainstream stevia-sweetened beverage ... PepsiCo’s Aquafina Plus Vitamins 10 Cal has become the first mainstream stevia-sweetened beverage ... in foods and beverages in December, effectively laying the way for what is expected to be a flood of future . However, PepsiCo has found a different route by which it has launched its new beverage: Vitamin waters

Groups unite to fight US obesity

05-Oct-2009 - and schools attack on America’s obesity problem. The Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF) aims part, we are committing to enhancing our efforts to offer food and beverage choices that can contribute

Food companies’ unhealthy internet influence on ‘cyberteens’

28-Sep-2009 - on youth,” the authors wrote. They criticize the self-regulatory marketing guidelines used by the food and beverage industry – as well as by advertisers at large – saying they are “narrowly focused” on children

Low-fat options expand with seaweed bead breakthrough

25-Sep-2009 - for beverages, as well as delivery vehicles for value-added bioactives, suggests new research. ... for beverages, as well as delivery vehicles for value-added bioactives, suggests new research. ... diameter of 25 micrometers, report scientists from the School of Agriculture, Food Science and Veterinary , ice creams, jams, and some beverages. Shortages in supply of the raw material have been driving up

CSPI calls industry kids marketing rules a "sham"

24-Sep-2009 - in schools a “sham”. ... in schools a “sham”. ... “commit to not advertising food or beverage products in elementary schools.” Coupons, food samples of the food itself,” said CSPI. A further concern is that the guidelines only cover elementary schools

Communities offered $650m to cut junk food, promote health

21-Sep-2009 - the number of high-fat foods or sugar-sweetened beverages available in community centers and schools , toward healthier lifestyles, including taxation on high-calorie, nutrient-poor foods and beverages

Thousands of suppliers threatened by $300m Kraft cutbacks

11-Sep-2009 - of the economy was affecting even global players in the food and beverage industry. He predicted further at the Barclays Capital Back to School Consumer Conference on September 9, Tim McLevish, executive vice

Talking Point

Can a ‘fat tax’ on soda help beat obesity – your views

10-Sep-2009 - Below is a selection of attributed responses: “The increase in sugar-sweetened beverages playing after school and on weekend rather than blaming soft drinks. Texting and emailing are taking away

Smart Choices front-of-pack labeling under attack

09-Sep-2009 - Guidelines for Americans, with input from nutritionists, scientists, consumer organizations and industry of the nutrition department of the Harvard School of Public Health, was quoted in the New York Times as saying

Illinois raises taxes on candy and soft drinks

01-Sep-2009 - -alcoholic beverage containing natural or artificial sweeteners”, although it excludes waters, unsweetened teas plans for roads, bridges and schools. Other countries also differentiate between fatty or sugary

Nutrition of lunchbox foods attacked

16-Nov-2009 - parents what products they put in the lunchboxes of their primary-school-aged children. They also colour-coding through the ‘traffic light’ scheme. Speaking for the food and beverage sector Julian

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Maternal folic acid – pregnancy stage may influence asthma risk

05-Nov-2009 - recommendations to reduce NTDs, Davies said: "Our study supports these guidelines, as we found no increased , these guidelines may need to be expanded to include recommendations about avoiding use of high dose supplemental

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Acid-sensitive gum may fill you up for longer, cut snacking

05-Nov-2009 - Researchers from School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham, UK report Neil Nutritionals in 2007. In that instance, a beverage containing alginate-pectin and calcium was found to form a

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German guide advises on healthy, sustainable food

27-Oct-2009 - . Such discussions have been gathering pace in the last year, as Sweden has released draft dietary guidelines and vegetables grown locally, fairtrade products, and beverages in recyclable packaging units. Organics

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Kellogg's refutes sugar laden cereal claims

27-Oct-2009 - that their products are clearly labelled with guideline daily amounts (GDA) of nutrients. It said that every pack breakfast of crisps, chocolate bars and meat snacks on the way to school. Salt campaign The UK

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Boost vitamins with diet not pills, Harvard tells public

06-Oct-2009 - : Harvard Medical School. ... : Harvard Medical School. ... supplements. In its Healthy Eating: A Guide to the New Nutrition, Harvard Medical School (HMS) urges – and not from pills.” Harvard Medical Publications said the guidelines, published last year, reflected its

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Harvard’s helping hand for heart health foods

28-Sep-2009 - Heart health advice from Havard Medical School (HMS) tells that public that nutrients ... Heart health advice from Havard Medical School (HMS) tells the public that nutrients ... Guidelines in its Healthy Eating for a Healthy Heart, which is due to be updated later this year plenty of calcium-rich foods and beverages appears to help prevent high blood pressure,” says the report

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Special edition: Brain health

Markets: More brain food needed for the elderly

22-Sep-2009 - (desire to retain memory and brain health) Children (to improve concentration, school performance in a comment article last year. “Brain-healthy functional foods and beverages targeted at the older

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Harvard advises on foods to help prevent diabetes

21-Sep-2009 - New guidelines from Harvard advises US consumers on the the types of food, beverages ... New guidelines from Harvard advises US consumers on the the types of food, beverages ... Havard Medical School’s report Healthy Eating for Type 2 Diabetes, explains how food choices

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Rapper 50 Cent to choose Facebook-designed functional drink

14-Sep-2009 - to its functional beverage range, with the winner being selected by the rapper 50 Cent and country singer ... to its functional beverage range, with the winner being selected by the rapper 50 Cent and country singer ... like voting for homecoming queen – minus all the high school drama.” The top flavor is ginger ... zinc, B vitamins, antioxidants, caffeine, functional beverages, weight management

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