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Con Decreto Ministeriale il Ministro della Salute Livia Turco d’intesa con il Ministro delle Politiche Agricole, Alimentari e Forestali Paolo De Castro, ha istituito, presso il Ministero della Salute, il Comitato nazionale per la sicurezza alimentare e il Comitato strategico di indirizzo, determinandone le modalità di funzionamento.
Ministero della Salute (Dietetics and Nutrition) - Sat, 28 July 2007
http://www.ministerosalute.it
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The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and WHO are urging all countries to strengthen their food safety systems and to be far more vigilant with food producers and traders.
World Health Organization (Dietetics and Nutrition) - Thu, 19 July 2007
http://www.who.int
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Once foods in the United States were fortified with vitamin D, rickets appeared to have been conquered, and many considered major health problems from vitamin D deficiency resolved. But vitamin D deficiency is common. This review considers the role of vitamin D in skeletal and nonskeletal health and suggests strategies for the prevention and treatment of vitamin D deficiency.
New England Journal of Medicine (Dietetics and Nutrition) - Thu, 19 July 2007
http://www.nejm.org
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In a 1-year randomized controlled trial, this program improved blood pressure, reduced body fat, and lowered risk for type 2 diabetes in overweight inner-city minority children and adolescents.
Medscape (Dietetics and Nutrition) - Wed, 27 June 2007
http://www.medscape.com
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Giving mothers and children in developing countries twice the WHO recommended doses of vitamin A does not have a beneficial effect.
The Lancet (Dietetics and Nutrition) - Wed, 27 June 2007
http://www.thelancet.com
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Experts on nutrition and public health convened by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) called today for the elimination of industrial trans fatty acids from food supplies throughout the Americas.
The Pan American Health Organization (Dietetics and Nutrition) - Tue, 12 June 2007
http://www.paho.org/
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An innovative approach is showing progress in addressing severe acute malnutrition, which affects an estimated 20 million children under the age of five worldwide.
World Health Organization (Dietetics and Nutrition) - Thu, 7 June 2007
http://www.who.int
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The results of clinical trials involving diet in the treatment of obesity have been inconsistent, possibly due to inherent physiological differences among study participants. Objective of the study is to determine whether insulin secretion affects weight loss with 2 popular diets.
Journal of the American Medical Association (Dietetics and Nutrition) - Tue, 22 May 2007
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
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Experts on nutrition and public health today called for eliminating transfatty acids from food supplies throughout the Western Hemisphere, at a special task force meeting convened by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
The Pan American Health Organization (Dietetics and Nutrition) - Mon, 7 May 2007
http://www.paho.org/
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Nutritious school lunches and a ban on sweets, buns and sweetened drinks in school is a good strategy for reducing the risk of obesity in children.
Karolinska Institutet (Dietetics and Nutrition) - Wed, 2 May 2007
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