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BAPEN is undertaking the first prospective national nutrition screening survey across both hospital and community care settings 25 - 27th September 2007 in order to find out the prevalence of malnutrition on admission to hospital and care. This survey is being organised in collaboration with the British Dietetic Association (BDA) and the Royal College of […]

Health Canada is aware of the growing body of evidence on the role of vitamin D in relation to health. Before Health Canada can issue a revised recommendation concerning vitamin D, a comprehensive review that looks at both benefits and safety needs to be undertaken.
Health Canada, along with US federal agencies, will be participating […]

Novel model of childhood obesity increases understanding of mechanisms controlling how much we eat
The consumption of sweetened soft drinks by children has more than doubled between 1965 and 1996 and the contribution of these drinks to the development of childhood obesity is a cause for concern. Few studies have attempted to investigate the interactions between […]

The Russian computers that help keep the International Space Station in orbit were largely out of commission for a second day on Thursday, a glitch that could imperil the $100 billion space laboratory.
NASA officials expressed confidence, however, that the problem could be resolved. “I fully expect us to be able to do this,” said […]

The House Subcommittee on Nutrition completed a markup yesterday that proposes to increase spending under the Nutrition Title of the 2007 Farm Bill by an estimated $5 billion over five years. This funding is contingent upon offsets, but if provided would strengthen The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), the Food Stamp Program and the Commodity […]