Archive for June, 2009

RECALL: Nestle Toll House Frozen Cookie Dough

Friday, June 19th, 2009

FDA Warns Not to Eat Nestle Toll House Prepackaged, Refrigerated Cookie Dough
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning consumers not to eat any varieties of prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough due to the risk of contamination with E. coli O157:H7 (a bacterium that [...]

Wal Mart Helps Fight Obesity

Friday, June 19th, 2009

From a Social Science Research Network Study:
We estimate the impacts of Wal-Mart and warehouse club retailers on height-adjusted body weight and overweight and obesity status, finding evidence that Wal-Mart Discount Stores reduce weight slightly while Wal-Mart Supercenters and warehouse clubs either reduce weight or have no effect. The effects appear strongest for women, minorities, urban [...]

Watery Laden Foods for Weightloss?

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

It may not be a licence for a liquid lunch exactly, but consuming foods high in water could be the key to losing weight, nutritionists say.
It’s not as easy as drinking a glass of water with your meal, though.  Instead, studies appear to suggest that the liquid you consume needs to be in the foods [...]

Healthful Eating Made Simple

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

Some quick tips for healthful eating habits!

Buy low-fat frozen dinners or entrees.
You can quickly create a healthful meal by adding a dinner roll, piece of fresh fruit and a beverage.
Buy frozen and canned fruits and vegetables.They offer just as much nutrition and are less expensive than fresh fruits and vegetables.
Drink water or a non-caffeinated beverage [...]

Develop a Slimmer Waistline

Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

A slimmer waistline is a key objective of most dieters, but it is also increasingly used as an important indicator of risk of diseases such as heart disease with advice that men should have a waist measurement of less that 37cm (14-1/2-inches) and women less than 32 cm (12.6 inches).
Zotrim® is a large and trusted brand with a product that has been proven to work not only with weightloss, but in [...]

Recall: Soft Mexican Cheeses

Sunday, June 14th, 2009

Torres Hillsdale Country Cheese LLC Announces the Recall of all lots of Soft Mexican Cheeses due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Contact:
Salvador Torres, Manager
517-368-5990
 
Torres Hillsdale Country Cheese of Reading, Michigan announces the recall of all lots of various types of soft Mexican-style cheeses due to potential Listeria contamination. 
Consumption of food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes can cause Listeriosis, [...]

Top 10 Summer Time Diet Tips

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

The in anticipation of the summer season brings a welcome smile to most of us…until we pull out our favorite shorts and find they don’t fit quite as well as they did last year… 
That fateful moment arrives when you realize you have been too lax with your body over the long winter and you are [...]

Recall: Nirav Golden Raisins

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Indian Groceries & Spices, Inc. issues allergy alert on undeclared sulfites in Nirav Golden Raisins
Contact:
Shirish N. Sanghavi
(847) 674-2480
Indian Groceries & Spices, Inc. of Skokie, IL is recalling Nirav Golden Raisins because it may contain undeclared sulfites. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to sulfites run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction [...]

Vitamin B for Anti-Aging

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Bananas are rich in vitamin B, something your body may need more of as you age, especially if you’re a woman.
Tufts University researchers found that women of childbearing age, particularly those taking oral contraceptives, are much more likely than men to have inadequate amounts of vitamin B6. The nutrient is necessary for estrogen metabolism, [...]

Fish: To Eat or Not to Eat?

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Fear of traces of mercury that in truth are very minute threaten to change fish from a health food into the equivalent of industrial waste.
Is this approach to seafood safety justified? Especially when new evidence shows that eating as little as one serving of fish per week can significantly reduce your risk of heart disease?
Or [...]