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Interpreting Food Labels: Natural versus Organic
By Joyanna Hansen Consumers navigating grocery store aisles have many choices, and food labels are one way in which food
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What’s in a name? That which we call “sweet” by any other name may not be the same.
In the case of Shakespeare, a rose is a rose is a rose – all smell sweet. But, in the
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FDA’s Proposal to Update Nutrition Facts label
By Emily Roberts For nutrition professionals, deciphering the Nutrition Facts labels on food packages may be second nature. However, for
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NHANES: Opportunities for Revitalization
Webinar Summary Prepared by the Committee on Advocacy and Science Policy *By Christine Taylor, PhD, Chair of ASN’s Committee on
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A Sneak Peek at Nutrition 2018
With more than 20 featured sessions, 2,000 presentations of new, original research, 5 award lectures, numerous workshops and non-stop networking
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Food Addiction: What Does Science Know?
By Kevin Klatt @nutrevolve The concept of food addiction is of particular relevance to field of nutritional sciences. The conversation
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The Debate Over the Health Effects of Food Processing
While debates about the relative healthfulness of carbohydrates/type of fat/salt/sweeteners/etc. never cease, there is one nutritional message that can unite
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Uganda and Food Security: Thoughts from a Personal Experience
By Amber Furrer, MS The term “food security” at a basic level was defined by the World Food Summit of
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Basil: What’s not to Love?
By Joyanna Gilmour Basil, easily recognized by its fragrant, green, oval-shaped leaves, makes an appearance in many foods including pasta,
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Are consumers benefitting more than they know from recent food and behavior trends?
By: Emma Partridge American consumers are undoubtedly moving toward natural foods. An analysis by Datassential of consumer foodservice issue concerns
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