Nutrition in the News
The articles featured below include news about or mention of nutrition. See also books about nutrition. This is page 4 of 27.
Mother's diet affects child's likelihood of obesity
Epigenetic change has been found to be important in explaining recent research about the diets of expectant mothers and the likelihood of their offspring developing obesity issues as they grow up. ...
US $51M needed urgently for children in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia
In any emergency, children are the most vulnerable. UNICEF is appealing for US$ 51 million to meet the rapidly growing humanitarian needs of children and families devastated by the post-election cr...
UNICEF report on the situation of women and children in Zimbabwe
One in four children in Zimbabwe has lost one or both parents due to HIV and other causes. These children are being looked after by extended families and are among the 100,000 child headed househol...
Humanitarian response to unrest in Libya
Initial supplies, including hygiene kits, nutrition items and recreation and psycho-social relief items have been given priority. While numbers of families crossing the border into Tunisia are repo...
WFP and UNICEF scale up nutrition to fight child stunting in Southern and Eastern Africa
Stunting (low height for age) indicates nutritional deprivation early in life, from conception up to two years of age. Unlike underweight, which is a composite of both stunting and wasting (low wei...
Eating plenty of fruit and vegetables is the best way to a healthy glow
Those with a healthy glow had a higher presence of carotenoids, which are yellow and red antioxidants thought to play a role in the immune system and fertility. Carotenoids are commonly found in f...
Continued efforts against child malnutrition in Niger
The prevalence of global acute malnutrition (GAM) among children under five years of age in Niger decreased from 16.7% to 15.5% between June and November 2010, but it remains above the emergency th...
Eating purple fruits such as blueberries is good for your health
Eating purple fruits such as blueberries and drinking green tea can help ward off diseases including Alzheimer’s, Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s, according to a University of Manchester report.
Children, males and blacks are at increased risk for food allergies
A recent study has estimated that 2.5% of the United States population (that is about 7.6 million Americans), have food allergies. Food allergy rates were found to be higher for children, non-Hispa...
Treatment and prevention to break the cycle of malnutrition in Niger
In addition to providing treatment for children with severe malnutrition, MSF is distributing ready-to-use supplementary food to over 143,000 children. These products, containing milk, minerals and...
Dogs needed for new study into treatment of arthritis (Liverpool)
Osteoarthritis, a debilitating disease of the joints leading to inflammation and gradual loss of cartilage, affects about 20% of dogs over the age of one. Osteoarthritis, which can result in severe...
