High concentrations of fatty foods were associated with reduced activity of a gene involved in obesity, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and other diseases.
Based on a committee report, it is apparent that the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans will see an increased focus on choline supplementation.
USDA has unveiled a $78 million investment in local and regional food systems, including food hubs, farmers markets, aggregation and processing facilities, distribution services and more.
USDA and EPA call on producer groups, processors, manufacturers, retailers, communities, and other government agencies to join the effort to reduce, recover and recycle food waste.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled the appointment of 15 nationally recognized experts to serve on the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.
Baseline standards promote availability of healthy snack foods with whole grains, low-fat dairy, fruits, vegetables or protein foods as their main ingredients.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius released the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
The Natural Products Association (NPA) today expressed concern about the direction of the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion’s “Report of the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010,” a draft report released yesterday assessing revisions and recommendations to the 2005 Dietary Guidelines.