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Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program Partners with the Ellenville Community to Support Nutrition and Wellness
HEALTH AND NUTRITION … For their participation, group members received up to $120 in vouchers to purchase fresh produce PUBLISHED ON January 21, 2025 FVRx program participants at Peter’s Market during the conclusion of a 10-session educational series lead by SNAP-Ed NY. (Courtesy photo) ELLENVILLE, N.Y. — This past year, the board room at Ellenville…
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The ABCs of Apple Cider Vinegar: Health Benefits and Side Effects
For thousands of years, people have used vinegar as a tool for everything from pickling and preservation to medicine. The spotlight has recently been on apple cider vinegar’s antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. These features may be able to improve your health and, as a bonus, help with cleaning around the house. Before you jump into…
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Leading Micronutrient Scientist Dr. Kimberly O’Brien Wins March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award in Maternal-Fetal Nutrition
O’Brien is honored for advancing research on iron, vitamin D, and calcium in pregnancy to improve prenatal health and protect at-risk babies. ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — March of Dimes, the organization fighting for the health of all moms and babies, has named Dr. Kimberly O’Brien, Professor of Human Nutrition at Cornell University,…
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Agriculture secretary oversees food production, rural life, and nutrition programs that help millions afford healthy diets
Two years after President Abraham Lincoln created the Department of Agriculture in 1862, he nicknamed it “the people’s department” because half of all Americans lived on farms at that time. Today, fewer than 2% of Americans farm, but the Agriculture Department still touches people’s lives in many ways. The modern U.S. Department of Agriculture is…
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FDA Proposes Front-of-Package Labeling Requirements
On 14 January 2024, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a proposed rule to be published on 16 January, which, if finalized, will require a front-of-package (FOP) nutrition label on most packaged foods. This FOP nutrition label consists of a “Nutrition Info box,” detailing the relative Percent Daily Values (% DV) of saturated fat, sodium,…
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Food companies want to confuse consumers. The FDA must push back.
Food companies want to confuse consumers. The FDA needs to push back. Skip to content The views expressed by contributors are their own and not the view of The Hill The “Make America Healthy Again” agenda has catapulted nutrition issues to the forefront of conversations about Americans’ health. The policy proposals range from getting junk…
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Else Nutrition Launches Plant-Based Shakes for Adults
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Students in Contemporary Health course visit Cone Health Nutrition and Diabetes Lifestyle Center
Students in the Winter Term Contemporary Health class visit Cone Health, Nutrition and Diabetes Lifestyle Center to learn about diabetes. Share: Share this page on Facebook Share this page on X (formerly Twitter) Share this page on LinkedIn Email this page to a friend Print this page Students in Assistant Professor of Public Health Studies…
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UNICEF Supplies Reaching Sudan as Food and Nutrition Crisis Deepens
More than half of Sudan’s population faces high levels of acute food insecurity The conflict in Sudan is a children’s crisis: 13.6 million children urgently need humanitarian assistance; 10.8 million people, half of whom are children, have fled their homes in search of safety. Cut off from their livelihoods, facing continuous displacement, more than 24.6…
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COMMISSIONER MILLER INVITES ELIGIBLE NONPROFITS TO APPLY FOR SUMMER NUTRITION PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP IN 2025
Texas Department of Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:1/21/2025 CONTACT: Bryan Black Veronica Obregon (512) 463-7664 | 1-800-TELL-TDA COMMISSIONER MILLER INVITES ELIGIBLE NONPROFITS TO APPLY FOR SUMMER NUTRITION PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP IN 2025 (1/21/2025) Approved agencies and organizations will be reimbursed with federal funds for feeding Texas children during the summer break AUSTIN –…