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April 29, 2013
Nutrition 21 successfully challenges competitor comparison claims as unsubstantiated

The National Advertising Division last week recommended that Interhealth Nutraceuticals discontinue certain claims for the company’s Zychrome dietary supplements, products that are promoted for the management of insulin levels.

April 15, 2013
Nestlé launches 'Balance Your Plate' education campaign, toolkit for health professionals

Nestlé USA unveiled its new "Balance Your Plate with Nestlé" education campaign to help consumers build nutritious, convenient meals and offer a toolkit to healthcare professionals in guiding their customers to make healthier meals.

April 5, 2013
Joint venture formed to promote healthy eating among corporate employees

Digital coupon service SavingStar and employee benefits provider Edenred have started a joint venture to promote healthy eating among corporate employees, the companies said Friday.

March 15, 2013
Report: Publix pilots paid consultations with a registered dietitian

Publix is piloting a paid consultation with a registered dietitian here, according to a Herald Tribune report published Friday.

February 6, 2013
WHO updates consumption guidelines for salt, potassium

Adults should consume less than 2,000 mg of sodium, or 5 grams of salt, and at least 3,510 mg of potassium per day, according to new guidelines issued by the World Health Organization.

January 21, 2013
Sam's Club hires Katie Workman to promote healthy eating

Sam's Club has hired cookbook author Katie Workman to recommend simple and healthy foods to influence people to eat better, the club retailer said Monday.

December 7, 2012
Study: Inadequate vitamin B12 in seniors could be linked to cognitive decline

Being mildly vitamin B-12 deficient could be an indication that some older adults are at a greater risk for accelerated cognitive decline, according to an observational study from researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University released Wednesday.

October 17, 2012
JAMA: Supplementing with a daily multivitamin reduces total cancer incidence

In a randomized trial that included nearly 15,000 male physicians and started in 1997, long-term daily multivitamin use resulted in a modest, but statistically significant, reduction in cancer after more than a decade of treatment and follow-up, according to a study appearing in JAMA that was released Wednesday.

September 7, 2012
CRN to serve as promotional partner for vitamin D scientific symposium

The Council for Responsible Nutrition on Thursday announced it will serve as a promotional partner for the one-day scientific symposium "Vitamin D: Beyond Bone," presented by the New York Academy of Sciences, The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science and the Abbott Nutrition Health Institute.

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