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President Trump’s USDA Says Biden Administration Financially Mismanaged the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Vows to Immediately Correct
USDA on Wednesday released the following statement regarding the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) review. February 13, 2025 – WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the following statement regarding the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) review of former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack’s choice to modify the longstanding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…
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Funding Healthcare Training Programs for Child Nutrition in Rural Areas
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SFA hosts regional dietetics seminar connecting experts and students
NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– More than 80 registered dietitians, nutrition professionals and students from across East Texas gathered at Stephen F. Austin State University for the East Region Winter Seminar, offered by the Texas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The event provided an opportunity for professionals and students to network, exchange knowledge, and explore the latest…
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The Milk Bank works to provide nutrition for infants
February 13, 2025 Milk provides naturally occurring nutrition with vitamins and minerals. While formula can provide nutrition, it doesn’t give the infant’s immune system the same resources as human milk. Indiana is one ranks among the top 10 worst states in the country for infant morality rates. While public health leaders are zeroing in on…
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Combatting anaemia through improved measurement, diagnosis and reporting
The Department of Nutrition and Food Safety at the World Health Organization (WHO) has led a coordinated effort to develop, implement and analyse a set of new resources to combat persistently high rates of anaemia around the world. Anaemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells is lower than normal, meaning…
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Fay Secures $50M to Expand Access to Digital Nutritional Therapy
What You Should Know: – Fay, a provider of digital nutritional therapy announced a $50M Series B funding round led by Goldman Sachs, valuing the company at $500 million. – Existing investors General Catalyst and Forerunner also participated in the round, bringing Fay’s total funding to $75M. Personalized Nutrition and Lifestyle Counseling Fay’s mission is…
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Pregnant inmate claims poor nutrition at Perryville
Pregnant inmate Caitlyn Macrery is reporting inadequate nutrition and prenatal care at Perryville State Prison as ACLU moves to provide more oversight to what they call constitutional and human rights violations in the Arizona prison healthcare system. FOX 10 Investigator Justin Lum has more. Posted February 12, 2025 9:41pm MST
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‘Deeply concerning’ marketing being used to sell parents unhealthy food for their toddlers
A new report has found that parents are being duped by food manufacturers into buying unhealthy foods for their kids. The report, released exclusively to 7.30, says that manufacturers of toddler foods use various marketing strategies to make busy parents think they’re buying something healthy for their child to consume. The toddler food companies can…
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Pregnant in prison: Expectant mother says nutrition is inadequate at Perryville complex
article GOODYEAR, Ariz. – An incarcerated woman is raising concerns about practices at the Perryville State Prison Complex. Meanwhile, the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry is operating under court-appointed monitors after a federal judge ordered sweeping healthcare changes to be implemented. <!–> Problems at Perryville –> <!–> FOX 10 spoke to a pregnant…
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Effect of oral nutrition supplements on anthropometric and functional parameters among community-dwelling older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Kehoe L, Walton J, Flynn A. Nutritional challenges for older adults in Europe: current status and future directions. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 2019;78(2):221–33. Article Google Scholar Martins AD, et al. Effects of exercise programs on phase angle in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2022;103: 104787. Article Google Scholar Ophey…
