Purdue research supports ‘hot peppers’ & modest weight benefits

http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Research/Purdue-meta-analysis-supports-modest-weight-management-benefits-of-capsaicin/?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%2BDaily&c=g9JLUDi7dhI%2FjonjLT5xLw%3D%3D

Weight of the Nation Campaign

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) have joined HBO, Kaiser Permanente and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation in launching a new national campaign to curb obesity rates. According to a January 13, 2012, IOM “The Weight of the Nation” initiative aims to “shed light on the facts and myths of this urgent public health issue and explore how obesity is impacting our nation and health care system.”

Yet even more confusion…eco claims may lead to health halo

http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Science/Ethical-claims-create-health-halos-study-suggests/?c=g9JLUDi7dhIAVshVm%252BLYdw%253D%253D&utm_source=Newsletter_Subject&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%252BSubject

Big move from no nutrition regulation to regulation in China

http://www.foodnavigator-asia.com/Policy/China-standardises-nutrition-labelling-guidelines/

Nice article on fructose for those interested…

http://www.foodinsight.org/Newsletter/Detail.aspx?topic=Facts_About_Fructose_Absorption_and_Tolerance

Good tips while shopping on a budget

http://shine.yahoo.com/financially-fit/best-worst-deals-grocery-store-205200624.html

Supermarket scoring systems can benefit shoppers; but which is the right one for you??

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/story/2012-01-09/grocery-stores-rate-foods-nutritional-value/52473432/1

Americans follow MyPlate recos 7 days per year! We’ve got a long way to go…

http://www.supermarketguru.com/index.cfm/go/b2b.home

Another reason not to eat ‘Junk Food’

http://www.nutraingredients.com/Product-Categories/Nutritional-lipids-and-oils/Trans-fats-and-nutrient-intake-linked-to-Alzheimer-s-brain-shrinkage?utm_source=copyright&utm_medium=OnSite&utm_campaign=copyright

Should supermarkets hand out calculators? NYT reviews how we got here…and why it needs to change…

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/02/05/business/1247466717641/serving-size-sleight-of-hand.html