Nutrition in the News
The articles featured below include news about or mention of nutrition. See also books about nutrition. This is page 25 of 27.
UNICEF celebrates 60 years for children
After WW2 UNICEF′s first mission was to provide milk, food, blankets and medicine to millions of European children left hungry, homeless and weakened by war. When the children of Europe recov...
Nutrition is an essential part of basic patient care, according to BMA Scotland
The BMA in Scotland has welcomed the publication of a report into catering for patients in hospital. It states that progress has been made during the last 3 years. It also mentioned the need for ro...
Armenia eliminates iodine deficiency
Armenia has eliminated iodine deficiency disorders as a public health problem. Iodine deficiency is the world′s leading cause of preventable mental retardation among children. While the worst...
Sudan polio immunization campaign to protect nearly eight million children
An estimated 7.8 million children across Sudan will be targeted in the next round of polio immunization. Led by the Ministries of Health in both North and Southern Sudan, and backed by UNICEF, WHO ...
UNICEF marks World Food Day with a focus on undernourished children
World Food Day brings attention to the plight of the world's hungry and undernourished and provides an opportunity for a deeper understanding of the complex solutions. The theme for 2006 is investi...
Cancer survivor Findlay Young in home straight of Great World Run
Inspiring and courageous cancer survivor Findlay Young will arrive in the UK on Saturday 30th September to complete the final leg in his quest to run 24 half marathons in 24 consecutive days. Findl...
Spinach could protect eyes from the leading cause of blindness in the West
Spinach and some other vegetables like sweetcorn, kale and broccoli are rich in a chemical called lutein, which, together with another carotenoid, zeaxanthin, form an oily, yellow substance at a ce...
Compounds from vegetables attack cancer cells - NZ Research
University of Otago researchers have shown that naturally occurring chemical compounds known as isothiocyanates, found in cruciferous vegetables, cause cell-suicide in cancer cells, including cells...
