| Keep Unborn Baby Healthy: Dos and Don'ts
Although there is no way to guarantee that your baby will be born 100 percent healthy, expecting mothers can take certain steps to reduce the risk of some physical and intellectual abnormalities. The National Women's Health Information Center and AVSC International, an organization that promotes reproductive health care worldwide, give some tips for pregnant women: Visit a health-care provider in the first trimester of your pregnancy, and then at regular intervals until you give birth. Contact your insurance provider or, if you don't have one, contact your local family or social services for health insurance options. Eat healthy foods. Your doctor may instruct you with some specific nutrition guidelines. Get regular physical activity.
Low-Calorie Sweeteners Are Helpful In Weight Control, Confirmed By ...
A recent review of the scientific literature concluded that low-calorie (or no-calorie) sweeteners may be of help in resolving the obesity problem. Although they are not magic bullets, low-calorie sweeteners in beverages and foods can help people reduce their calorie (energy) intakes. "Low-calorie sweeteners reduce the energy of most beverages to zero and lower the energy density of many foods," said study co-author, Dr. Adam Drewnowski, Director, Center for Public Health Nutrition at the University of Washington. "Every dietary guideline these days tells us to bulk up, hydrate, and consume foods with fewer calories but more volume."
The study by Bellisle and Drewnowski, published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, evaluated a variety of laboratory, clinical and epidemiological studies on low-calorie sweeteners, energy density and satiety.
Dairy farmers learn power of their checkoff dollars
JAMESTOWN, N.D. - Simply put, milk checkoff dollars are being used to "promote great products made by great people."That's what Char Heer, program manager for the North Dakota division of the Midwest Dairy Association (MDA), told dairy farmers attending the Midwest Dairy Association/Dairy Cow College meeting in Jamestown recently.Those administering the program have a goal to make sure the check-off funds go as far as possible to promote consumer dairy consumption. At the present time there are three main areas of focus in their promotion program:- Use the funds as a catalyst for new products and packaging and help in the development of new products based on new flavors and ingredients;- Promote the nutritional benefits of dairy and how they fit into the dietary guidelines; and- Promote the image of dairy producers and the dairy industry.
American Meat Institute Calls WCRF Panel Recommendations on Meat ...
Institute Says Alarmist Messages Reflect Group's Anti-Meat Bias, Stand in Sharp Contrast to U.S. Dietary Guidelines and Plain Common Sense WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Meat Institute (AMI) today said that World Cancer Research Fund's (WCRF) recommendations to limit red and processed meat intake to extremely low levels reflect WCRF's well-known anti-meat bias and should be met with skepticism because they oversimplify the complex issue of cancer, are not supported by the data and defy common sense. "WCRF's conclusions are extreme, unfounded and out of step with dietary guidelines," said AMI Foundation Vice President of Scientific Affairs Randy Huffman, Ph.D. "Headlines associated with this report may give consumers another case of nutrition whiplash.
RMIT Postgrad Expo
RMIT Storey Hall, 336 Swanston Street, Melbourne. Find out about the range of specialised postgrad programs available at RMIT. There will be opportunities to discuss the options one on one as well as information sessions about returning to study and help applying for your chosen program. For more information or to register visit www.rmit.edu.au/postgrad. 2008 Higher Education Summit. April 3 and 4, Star City Hotel, Sydney. Representatives from the highest levels in Australian higher education will gather to discuss the major issues facing the sector. For more information go to www.informa.com.au/highereducation. SCHOLARSHIPS Clinical Research PhD Scholarship, University of Queensland The Division of Physiotherapy in the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at The University of Queensland, is offering one PhD scholarship commencing in 2008.
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