The Diet Show will give you the help needed to shift those excess pounds

A recent poll estimates that more than 13 million people are more or less on a permanent diet – two in five women and one in six men - and at least half the population is overweight. It could be watching stars like Natalie Cassidy, Ferne Britton and Britney Spears yo-yo their way through the dress sizes that leads more than one in four adults in the UK to try to lose weight to look good. Or maybe it’s that deep down we know that being the idea... [more]

Graze throughout the day and enjoy seeing your energy levels rocket

As National Fitness Week gets into full swing, former fast food junkie Simon Lovell - now a personal trainer with Fitness First and author of the new Lunch Box Diet - shares his own tips on dieting, eating when exercising and getting the most from your food. “Having been someone who has been addicted to unhealthy foods, I know what it can be like to get out of the trap,’’ said Simon. “But as soon as you start to feel the benefits of optimum nu... [more]

Monkey Business earns healthy food certificate (Fullerton News Tribune)

FULLERTON – The Fullerton Collaborative and The Downtown Business Association have teamed up to give Healthy Foods Certificates to businesses that offer healthy food choices. The first award was presented to Monkey Business Café, 301 E. Amerige...

Healthy Fast Food Subsidiary U-Swirl International To Sponsor 2010 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference in Las Vegas (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Healthy Fast Food, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary U-SWIRL International, Inc., the owner and franchisor of U-SWIRL® self-serve frozen yogurt stores, today announced that U-SWIRL is proudly serving as a Silver Sponsor of the 2010 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference to be held in Las Vegas later this month.  Past attendees of the annual three day event have included franchise professionals ...

County looking for healthy food advocates (The Columbian)

Citizens interested in the local food system can apply for open slots on the Clark County Food System Council.

Free training in Stuart encourages healthy weight in kids (St. Lucie News Tribune)

STUART —The Martin County Health Department invites you to We Can! regional training.We Can! is a fast-growing national movement of families and communities coming together to promote healthy weight in children ages 8-13 through improved food choices, increased physical activity and reduced screen time. We Can! offers flexible, turn-key, science-based resources developed by the National ...

USDA grant to create Healthy Urban food Enterprise Development Center in Arkansas (High Plains Journal)

Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced that USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture is awarding $900,000 to the Wallace Center at Winrock International, Little Rock, Ark., to run the Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Development Center. This center will work to increase access to healthy, affordable foods, including locally produced agricultural products to underserved ...

Dutch Valley Food Distributors, Inc. Announces a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Black Pepper and Products made with ... (U. S. Food and Drug Administration)

As a result of a recall of Black Pepper by Mincing Overseas Spice Company and distributed by Dutch Valley Food Distributors due to the possibility of contamination with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems, a product recall is being issued. Healthy persons infected with ...

Adams Food Ingredients Launches Healthy Eating Functional Ingredient Range (FoodIngredientsOnline)

Adams Food Ingredients Limited, the functional ingredients division of The Irish Dairy Board (based in Leek), has launched a range of additives to help food manufacturers enhance the health and nutritional values of their products

Health Canada Launches the Translated Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide for First Nations, Inuit and Metis in Four ... (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 03/09/10) - Today, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, is pleased to announce that Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide - First Nations, Inuit and Metis is now available in four Aboriginal languages. "Our Government is ensuring that information about healthy eating is more accessible to Aboriginal people in Canada," said Minister Aglukkaq. "This food ...

HEALTHY START COUNCIL: Rewarding children with junk food a bad life lesson (Missoulian)

Concerns about childhood obesity have become so universal thatsaying, “He will outgrow it,” or, “She still has her baby fat,” nolonger rings true.

Companies Get Poor Grades for Kids' Food Ads (WebMD)

Most companies lack meaningful policies to curb the marketing of high-fat and high-sugar junk food to children, according to a report by a consumer watchdog group.