Noticias sobre la Salud y Nutrición

Snyder’s of Hanover has launched two new, boldly-flavored gluten-free pretzel varieties, providing tasteful, innovative options for those in search of gluten-free snacks.

Potato Council is calling on the UK industry to help promote the ‘Natural Goodness’ of potatoes, by applying for a new Potato Council car sticker which is now available to all its levy payers.

Recent research has linked the rise of fussy fruit and vegetable eaters in Western society to the population’s increased development of allergic asthma over the past 50 years.

McDonald's is being sucked into the vortex of bickering and conspiracy theories that has, unfortunately, become the debate over genetically engineered food products.

Megabusiness LLC of Danbury, CT is recalling Del Campo Papa seca / DRY POTATO 24x14 oz. because they contain undeclared sulfites.

The National Restaurant Association’s annual What’s Hot culinary forecast predicts menu trends for the coming year. For 2014, the NRA surveyed nearly 1,300 professional chefs to find out what the hottest menu trends will be.

Corn oil significantly reduces cholesterol with more favorable changes in total cholesterol (TC) and LDL-C than extra virgin olive oil, new research shows.

Novozymes announced the launch of Acrylaway® HighT, the first thermostable solution that reduces acrylamide levels in food products that are typically processed at extremely high temperatures.

The FDA has published a draft guidance for industry on Acrylamide in Foods. The guidance is being distributed for comment purposes only.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the 2013 edition of the FDA Food Code on November 13, 2013.

A farm worker who became trapped in a potato sorting machine has been left with extremely serious arm injuries.

The National Potato Council argues potatoes shouldn't' be subject to the Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) requirements, since they're typically eaten cooked.

La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los EUA anunció su determinación preliminar de que la fuente principal de grasas trans artificiales en los alimentos procesados, ya no sea “generalmente considerada segura” para su uso en los alimentos.

The adult obesity rate in the United States so far in 2013 is 27.2%, up from 26.2% in 2012, and is on pace to surpass all annual average obesity rates since Gallup-Healthways began tracking in 2008.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced its preliminary determination that partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the primary dietary source of artificial trans fat in processed foods, are not “generally recognized as safe” for use in food.

Although a number of chain restaurants have announced healthy menu changes over the years, the overall calorie and sodium levels in main entrees offered by top U.S. chain restaurants assessed from 2010 to 2011 have remained the same, shows a study.

Jackson's Honest Chips, a family-owned business making gluten-free potato chips with organic potatoes, organic coconut oil and sea salt has been named one of 20 semi-finalists in the Intuit Small Business Big Game competition.

Las grasas saturadas de la mantequilla, el queso o la carne roja no son tan perjudiciales para el corazón como se creía hasta ahora, de acuerdo con un estudio publicado en la revista médica British Medical Journal (BMJ).