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Associated Press – 16 mins ago SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Vitamin maker Schiff Nutrition International Inc. is purchasing Airborne Inc., a dietary supplement provider, from GF Capital Private Equity Fund LP for 0 million. Shares of Schiff, which is based in Salt Lake City, climbed 76 cents, or 6.1 percent, to .04 in midday trading. The [...]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Consumers who have ever puzzled about whether their T-bone steak is worth the calories can put their minds at ease. Starting Thursday, those nutrition labels found on almost all packaged foods can be found for ground meat and poultry. Forty of the most popular whole, raw cuts or meat and poultry, such [...]

TUESDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) — Even when fast-food restaurants list calorie counts for menu items, diners may still have a hard time using the information to make healthy meal choices, researchers report. In the study, the scientists examined the calorie listings for 200 food items on menu boards from 12 restaurant chains in the [...]

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) — Good dietary advice and supplements can boost nutrition while improving quality of life in malnourished cancer patients, a new study finds. However, the interventions do not appear to affect survival for these patients, according to the findings published in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of the National [...]

MONDAY, Oct. 24 (HealthDay News) — American consumers don’t pay as much attention to food product nutrition labels as they claim, a new study finds. Researchers asked 203 people to look at information about 64 different grocery products displayed on a computer screen. The information included the well-known Nutrition Facts label, a picture and list [...]

THURSDAY, Oct. 20 (HealthDay News) — U.S. agencies should revamp the labels on the front of food and beverage packages to make it as simple as possible for consumers to figure out how nutritious a product really is, a new Institute of Medicine report concludes. “There are a lot of different [rating] systems out there,” [...]

SATURDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) — Marathons place heavy demands on the body and runners need to take certain measures to ensure they stay healthy and are able to cross the finish line, according to a nutrition expert. Runners need enough energy to perform at their best and to prevent injuries, advised registered dietitian Brooke [...]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Uncle Sam wants you to know more about what you’re eating. The Food and Drug Administration is revising the nutrition facts label — that breakdown of fats, salts, sugars and nutrients on packaging — to give consumers more useful information and help fight the national obesity epidemic. A proposal is in [...]

SYRACUSE, Neb. (AP) — A southeastern Nebraska company that makes nutritional supplements for animals has applied for Florida tax incentives and indicated it plans to leave the state. The Lincoln Journal Star (http://bit.ly/ri8pzR ) reported Wednesday that Pharma Chemie filed paperwork on July 22 with the Board of Commissioners for Brevard County indicating that it [...]

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, La. is getting a million grant to fund a study of new ways to boost the performance of wartime personnel. Known as the Collaborate Research to Optimize Warfighter Nutrition Project, the plan is trying to discover ways to increase resilience, combat readiness [...]

French food conglomerate Danone said Tuesday it had agreed to buy Wockhardt‘s nutrition business and brands for 250 million euros (5 million), gaining an entry into India’s baby nutrition markets. “The strong brand awareness of Wockhardt?s Dexolac, Farex and Nusobee baby nutrition products and their credibility with healthcare professionals will accelerate Danone?s entry into the [...]