News on Health and Nutrition from the Americas

Researchers hope to find potato varieties that form less acrylamide, a naturally occurring chemical compound, when cooked.

Purple potatoes that contain high levels of antioxidants could help to lower blood pressure in people with obesity, according to new research.

The North American potato industry continues to battle a misperception about the nutritional value of potatoes, according to the CEO of McCain Foods USA.

Oregon Potato Company failed to report an anhydrous ammonia release at their facility in Warden, Washington and will pay the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency a $66,235 penalty.

Potatoes can be presented in kid-friendly ways and are nutritious to boot. Montana nutritionist and author Dayle Hayes showed a variety of potato dishes being served in U.S. schools to growers Wednesday at the Washington-Oregon Potato Conference.Kids l...

Northwest potato growers meeting in the Tri-Cities this week at the Washington State Potato Conference will continue to see their produce on school lunch menus.

El Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas IIB de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, en colaboración con INTA Balcarce, estudia cómo aumentar los polifenoles saludables en la papa, a fin de prevenir enfermedades complejas como cáncer o diabetes.

McDonald's is fattening up on profits. The world’s largest hamburger chain reported on Tuesday that its quarterly net income jumped 11% as it continued to lure cost-conscious diners.

SaltWorks, Inc. (http://www.seasalt.com) doesn't do anything halfway, and it has a brand new, 100,000 sq. ft, state-of-the-art gourmet salt factory to prove it. With more than $3 million in upgrades, the new SaltWorks headquarters coincides with the co...

Una dieta balanceada favorece la salud y previene enfermedades. Sin embargo, la dieta humana debería mejorar si queremos promover la calidad de vida, y existen varias maneras para conseguirlo. Una forma es tratar de cambiar los componentes de la dieta,...

The nutritional value of potatoes will take center stage during the upcoming Washington-Oregon Potato Conference.

The French fry appears to be taking sole blame of Americans being obese.

An image problem continues to trouble all sectors of the spud industry, according to the Alliance for Potato Research and Education

The potato industry is behind a unified effort to learn more about acrylamide - which was discovered in food about ten years ago.

The first acrylamide test results have become available from the Washington and Idaho National Fry Processor Trials (NFPT).

Maureen Storey wants doctors, dieticians and nutritionists singing the praises of potatoes. Storey heads the Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) that was formed about one year ago in the US to combat the decline in potato consumption.

Burger King is now the second national fast-food chain to announce that it will comply with San Francisco's ban on toy giveaways with kids' meals that are high in fat, sugar and salt by not offering the trinkets for free any more. Instead, just like M...

The debate over whether food companies should be outed for failing to reduce sodium in their products is on the table at a two-day meeting of provincial and territorial health ministers that starts Thursday November 24 in Halifax. As Health Minister L...