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Child food allergies on the rise in the US

17-Nov-2009 - There has been an 18 percent increase in reported food allergy among US children between 1997 ... There has been an 18 percent increase in reported food allergy among US children between 1997 ... four percent of US children reported a food or digestive allergy in their child. The study's lead that co-exist with food allergy,” said Branum. The most common allergies among children are cow’s milk

LA legislators debate action on soda

06-Nov-2009 - showing that forty-one percent of two- to 11-year-old children, 62 percent of teenagers, and 24 percent

Kids’ programming disproportionately heavy on junk food ads

05-Nov-2009 - Children’s television networks show 76 percent more food commercials per hour than other networks ... Children’s television networks show 76 percent more food commercials per hour than other networks ... The food industry has been under pressure to reduce its marketing of unhealthy foods to children -regulation of children’s advertising goes far enough, despite a number of initiatives that have been set up in an effort

Doctors resign over Coca-Cola funding

30-Oct-2009 - children? “...We need as much help as possible to get our communities to see past the false claims

Study finds taste preference varies on age and gender

29-Oct-2009 - and poultry, says new study in Ohio grade schools - but tastes were also seen to change with children’s ages. ... and poultry, says new study in Ohio grade schools - but tastes were also seen to change with children’s ages. ... differ in children and adolescents with regard to gender, and how tastes changed at different grade levels. The findings could not only help food service managers develop menus that children ... children taste

News in brief

IOM recommendations in line with Whole Grain Stamp

29-Oct-2009 - In an IOM report entitled School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children, the institute

Study slams industry-regulated marketing of kids’ cereals

26-Oct-2009 - Industry regulation of which cereals are marketed to children allows the least healthy products ... Industry regulation of which cereals are marketed to children allows the least healthy products ... advertising to children, such as the Council of Better Business Bureau's Children's Food and Beverage to children have 85 percent more sugar, 65 percent less fiber, and 60 percent more sodium than cereals

Lactose intolerance lower than thought: study

21-Oct-2009 - , DrPH, of the USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine and lead

Preschoolers’ diets mimic unhealthy adult eating

20-Oct-2009 - to 43 percent, and mothers are breastfeeding their children for longer, with 33 percent of nine- to 11 of young children. The 2008 FITS data shows us that more feeding guidance is needed during the transition

Dietitians warn on state of Canadians’ diets

20-Oct-2009 - recommended levels. In particular, a significant number of children had not been eating any fruit

Scientist defends study linking phthalates to feminising boys

19-Nov-2009 - the playing behaviour of 145 children aged 3 ½ to 6 ½ years who were exposed to higher concentrations on their children’s play habits. Phthlates are endocrine disrupting chemicals and have been banned in toys

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Bill to ban bisphenol A introduced in US

18-Nov-2009 - products used by children has been proposed by US Senator Charles Schumer. ... products used by children has been proposed by US Senator Charles Schumer. ... in packing for children aged three and under. It would also strengthen enforcement measures "across to the mounting evidence that BPA is not only harmful for our children but for an overwhelming majority

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Probiotics intake beneficial against infections in kids: study

17-Nov-2009 - rhinitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis, otitis, and the common cold in children attending day care centres ... rhinitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis, otitis, and the common cold in children attending day care centres ... found that the rate of absence from childcare centres due to infections was lower in children receiving of children under five suffer from acute respiratory infections. The team behind the research explained

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French sweet tooth holds sugar opportunities

17-Nov-2009 - tooth at breakfast French children polled in the survey are, on average, eating 5g of sugar a week per cent for children. White sugar shaken on dairy products and fruit or taken in coffee and tea

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Nutrition of lunchbox foods attacked

16-Nov-2009 - parents what products they put in the lunchboxes of their primary-school-aged children. They also

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Colour ADI adjustments: What it means for industry

13-Nov-2009 - with hyperactivity in children. For three of the colours – Quinoline Yellow, Ponceau 4R and Sunset Yellow to consumers: eliminating certain artificial food colours from the diets of children showing signs

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EFSA lowers ADI for three Southampton colours

13-Nov-2009 - in children. After its initial review of the study, EFSA issued an opinion that this study gave no grounds

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Improved monitoring of two zoonotic diseases, EFSA

12-Nov-2009 - it causes the infectious disease called yersiniosis and most often affects young children. Symptoms include

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Sales success for new Danone bone health yoghurt

10-Nov-2009 - on the burgeoning bone health market for children, Densia is aimed at older consumers. But importantly, Danone

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