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Liquid Nutrition Announces Major Franchise Deal in Quebec
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Liquid Nutrition Group Inc. (“Liquid Nutrition” or “Company”) (TSX-V: LQD.V and LQD.WT) announced today a major franchise deal in Quebec which will more than double the number of Liquid Nutrition stores in the Province. Ten new retail locations are scheduled to open throughout Quebec beginning in the spring 2012.
“This deal will see Liquid Nutrition expand from its roots in Montreal to the rest of the Province,” said Glenn Young, President, Liquid Nutrition Group Inc. "Created in Montreal in 2005, Liquid Nutrition now has six franchises in Montreal and the deal announced today clearly shows the market for healthy and delicious nutrition is growing well beyond our original market."
Montreal and Quebec City business leaders Alain Lambert, Mario Jacob and Nancy Roy secured the Liquid Nutrition franchises for Quebec. "The entrepreneurial team of Alain, Mario and Nancy is the perfect partnership for us," said Glenn Young. "The combination of deep business experience and a commitment to a healthy lifestyle will be a great driver with the expansion in the Quebec market.”
A committed high performance road cyclist and successful entrepreneur Alain Lambert commented, “Every year I compete in high performance road cycling events as an amateur that cover hundreds of kilometres and are similar to racing one week at the Tour de France. As a father of six children who also runs a business I have to make healthy and convenient choices to make sure I can compete. Liquid Nutrition is an important part of my training regime and keeps me healthy while ensuring my time is well managed.”
“Montrealers love Liquid Nutrition and I know the people in the rest of Quebec will also get on board with the Liquid Nutrition lifestyle,” said Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay Lightning Captain, Stanley Cup Champion, and member of Team Liquid. “I’m proud to be a part of this trail-blazing initiative bringing healthy, active living to people everywhere.”
Following the success in securing franchise partners in Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Kingston, Liquid Nutrition Group announced a recent expansion in the Middle East and continues to aggressively expand across Canada and North America.
Liquid Nutrition offers more than 25 different functional beverages prepared fresh for each customer. From protein drinks to meal replacements, Liquid Nutrition is geared for anyone who wants to take control and improve their health. An athlete who is focused on muscle recovery or even simple rehydration, a business executive who doesn’t have time to eat properly but needs high performance at work, or a mom who is juggling career, kids and staying fit and healthy.
About Liquid Nutrition Group Inc.
Liquid Nutrition Group Inc. (LNGI) (TSX-V: LQD.V and LQD.WT) is a functional beverage, vitamin and supplement store brand committed to bringing healthy and delicious eating to communities around the world. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Liquid Nutrition Franchising Corporation, LNGI is currently the franchisor of six stores located in Montreal, with franchise commitments and expansion opportunities throughout Canada, the United States, and the Middle East as well as license opportunities internationally. For store locations, business opportunities or more information visit http://www.liquidnutrition.com. Please join Liquid Nutrition on Facebook and follow us on twitter @liquidnutrition.
About Team Liquid
Comprised of pro-athletes and experts in the world of sports, fitness and nutrition, members of Team Liquid were selected based on their personal and professional dedication to healthy active living. To learn more about Team Liquid and view the full roster, visit http://www.liquidnutrition.com/en/team_lq.php.
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ANFP Launches Nutrition & Foodservice Edge(tm) Magazine
Newswise — (St. Charles, Illinois – Feb. 8, 2011) The Association of Nutrition & Foodservice Professionals (formerly the Dietary Managers Association) has launched its newly redesigned and renamed magazine, Nutrition & Foodservice Edge™.
Formerly titled Dietary Manager, the updated publication includes a new cover design, new typography and expanded content designed to align the magazine more closely with ANFP’s new mission and goals as an organization. The new name was chosen because it helps symbolize much of what ANFP hopes to deliver for its members, said CEO and President William St. John, CAE.
“The word ‘edge’ signals cutting-edge, contemporary content,” he said, “and it summarizes our pledge to our members: We want to give them the professional edge in their jobs every day. Helping them succeed is a priority for us. ”
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge™ was launched after a long process that included reader surveys and focus groups. Editor Diane Everett said ANFP considered many titles before narrowing the choice down to Nutrition & Foodservice Edge™. According to Everett, the new magazine will continue to focus the core of its content on how-to articles, first-person experiences, and what she called “succinct news you can use.”
“Our magazine has historically been an educational resource for foodservice and nutrition professionals, including access to content that can be applied to Continuing Education credits for maintenance of the Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) credential,” she said. “Today these individuals have increasing responsibilities in the workplace and our aim is to ensure they have the timely, relevant content they need to stay informed and on top of trends.”
Among the new features in the magazine is “Leaders & Luminaries,” a column that will introduce a visionary in the field of nutrition, foodservice, and leadership each month. “The column will introduce our readers to inspiring people, who will share their hard-won lessons and business philosophies,” Everett said. Other new features will be launched in the coming year, she said.
In addition to updating the look and content of Nutrition & Foodservice Edge™, ANFP has also appointed an editorial advisory board, which will offer guidance as the magazine continues to evolve. The new board includes:
Enid Borden, President and CEO, Meals on Wheels Association of America: Jo Anne Brown, RD, Consultant Dietitian; Richard Hynes, Director, Consultant Services, Hobart Corp.; Ruby Puckett, MA, FCSI, Director, Dietary Manager Training, University of Florida Division of Continuing Education; Michael Roddey, MS Ed, CDM, CFPP, CCE, CCC, FMP, Department Chair/Assistant Professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks–TVC; Marty Rothschild, President, Aladdin Temp-Rite; Bob Sala, CEO, Distribution Market Advantage; and Renee Zonka, CEC, RD, MBA, CHE, Dean, School of Culinary Arts, Kendall College.
ANFP changed its name as a part of a strategic rebranding initiative that began in early 2010. The initiative is designed to better align the association with the needs of its members and a changing professional environment. In addition to changing its name, it has introduced new membership categories and is adding new products and services for members.
Nutrition & Foodservice Edge™ is published 10 times annually and includes a variety of special themed issues during the year. For information about magazine content or advertising opportunities, please contact ANFP at 800-323-1908.
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Dietary Help Can Boost Cancer Patients' Nutrition, But Not Survival
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Good dietary advice and supplements can boost nutrition while improving quality of life in malnourished cancer patients, a new study finds.
However, the interventions do not appear to affect survival for these patients, according to the findings published in the Feb. 15 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
For the study, Christine Baldwin, a lecturer in the nutritional sciences division at King's College London, and colleagues analyzed data from 13 clinical trials that included a total of more than 1,400 cancer patients who were malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. Some of the patients received oral nutritional support (dietary advice and/or supplements) while others received routine care.
Oral nutritional support had a wide range of effects on both weight and energy intake, and led to improvements in aspects of quality of life, such as emotional functioning, shortness of breath and loss of appetite. However, this type of intervention had no effect on patient death rates, the study authors noted in a journal news release.
The level of benefit varied between patients, and the authors concluded that "it is likely that the factors such as site and stage of disease and, indeed, variations in the duration, nature and intensity of the nutritional intervention will account for difference in effects in patients."
International guidelines have suggested oral nutritional intervention for malnourished cancer patients or those who are at nutritional risk, but these suggestions are based largely on expert opinion as opposed to clinical trials, according to background information in the study.
Commenting in an editorial accompanying the study, Ann O'Mara and Diane St. Germain of the U.S. National Cancer Institute wrote that "until future research provides clearer answers regarding who will benefit from nutritional interventions, the use of a comprehensive assessment, published nutritional guidelines and early interventions are essential."
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Please stop making nutrition complicated
Good nutrition does not need to be complicated. Seriously. (Michael S. Wirtz / Staff Photographer)
Below is the first blog entry from Beth Wallace, a registered dietitian at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, who will be blogging regularly for us on kids and nutrition.
When people meet me for the first time in a social setting and find out I am a dietitian, things generally go one of three ways:
They say, “Oh, great! You can put me on a diet,” then check my plate to see what I am eating. They immediately hide their food and say, “Please don’t look at what I’m eating; I generally eat really well,” then check my plate to see what I am eating. They immediately ask me four to seven rapid-fire questions about the latest and greatest diet or new nutrition study, then check my plate to see what I am eating.
The consistent message is that everyone has questions about food — and no one wants to be judged. What people don’t realize is that the last thing my colleagues and I want to do when we walk out of the hospital is evaluate what other people are eating (unless it looks really delicious), and then make a judgment about their weight, their health, or what they must feed their children.
What I would like you to do is to continue to look at my plate. Why? Because I want you to see how simple I make nutrition for myself.
I am constantly surprised by the answers I get when I ask a child: “What does eating healthy mean to you?” I frequently hear “not too many carbs” and “not eating trans-fats.” These complex nutrition ideas are far beyond the cognitive ability of a 10-year-old to understand, let alone put into healthy practice. Yet that is what I hear time after time. As a society, we’ve flooded ourselves with nutrition misinformation and forgotten the simple fundamentals.
What I would really like to hear from someone, someday, is, “Eating to give your body what it needs to do its best.” It is that simple. The good news is that I honestly believe that most people, including kids and teens, inherently know what things our bodies need to function at their best. Just in case, let me help:
Water. Your body is about 60 percent water and that number is higher in young children. The water in your body sustains life’s functions in your brain, blood, lungs and kidneys. Your body is not made up of fruit punch, energy drinks or soda. It actually needs water. Energy. This comes from, believe it or not, carbohydrates. Low carbohydrate = low energy. Try to make them healthy whole grains. Fruits and vegetables. In their whole form. Eating them in their natural form maximizes their source of vitamins, fiber and minerals. Please step away from the apple juice, and grab the actual apple. Protein. Lean meat, fish, dairy, beans and nuts. You’ve got this one. I know it. Dairy (or non-animal substitute). For bone health and an additional source of protein.
If you stop and think, “Does my body need this today?” — and suggest your kids do the same — you can start to simplify the eating patterns for your family without the calorie-counting stress, and second-guessing of ingredients. (And, yes, sometimes your body does need a red velvet cupcake. Sometimes.)
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Guv backs plans on nutrition program expansion
Saturday, February 18, 2012
CATARMAN, Northern Samar -- Governor Paul Daza told nutrition officials to fine tune plans for expanding the reach of nutrition school on-the-air program in the province to reduce malnutrition rate.
“With the number of people that needs to get nutrition education, there’s a need to come up with creative idea. We can involve up to 5,000 listeners in just one batch,” Daza said in a recent meeting held at his office.
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The DyNN FM 97.3 Radyo Kasugbong, a nutri-skwela project of the National Nutrition Council based in Catubig town, was established to deliver nutrition messages.
It has around 200 graduates from two batches of nutrition school on-the-air held late last year and early 2012 for listeners in Catubig and nearby towns.
Under the nutrition school on-the-air, mothers set a two-hour time every day to listen to the radio program. Various assessment activities including tests were conducted to measure the knowledge of enrollees.
“I like the program especially if there’s a way to test the ability of listeners. I want to expand the scope. Without a doubt, that’s a great program. We need to expand the reach and fine-tune the idea,” the governor said.
For over one year, Radyo Kasugbong has been targeting mass audience in Catubig, Laoang, Gamay, Pambujan, and Mondragon.
The Provincial Government here is optimistic to hit the health, nutrition and education targets under the Millennium Development Goals with more national and local government spending for social services this year until 2015.
In terms of addressing malnutrition, Daza claimed that they are on track on hitting the 14.9 percent target on prevalence of underweight children from the current 17 percent rate based on last year’s survey. (Leyte Samar Daily Express)
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Manuel Villacorta: The Nutrition Month Challenge: Get Acquainted With Your Kitchen
March is Nutrition Month, and you might think that means I'm going to talk about what you should eat. But instead of talking about what we eat, I want to talk about how we eat it. In the late 1970s, just 18 percent of an average individual's daily caloric intake was consumed away from home. By the mid-1990s it was 32 percent. All that food eaten away from home hides calories, salt, sugar, fat, heaven knows what else. It's making us gain weight, and more than that, it's making us feel uprooted, distanced from our origins and our communities. The solution: Let's start cooking.
Last week I met a lady who came to the U.S. from Yemen 10 years ago. Since living here, she has gained 30 pounds. As I was talking to her, I asked myself why everyone who moves here seems to gain weight -- in fact, the same thing happened to me when I first came to this country from Peru. So, I asked her why she thought this had occurred, and she said it was the fast pace of American life. In Yemen, she said, cooking smells often filled the house beginning at breakfast, and meals were enjoyed with family. In the U.S., away from all that family and community, she would just open a box of cereal in the morning. No aromas, no shared meals, no community -- and pretty soon, food was eaten processed, in a hurry, on the run. The pounds packed on.
According to some experts, smells of food cooking are part of creating a sense of satiation, so eating pre-made food can contribute to overeating. But the importance of cooking goes even farther, says Karen Ansel, spokeswoman of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, contributor to Woman's Day magazine and co-author of The Calendar Diet: A Month by Month Guide to Losing Weight While Living Your Life, "Cooking isn't just about the food or even nutrition, it's the glue that holds families together. Cooking your own meals ingrains a greater connectedness to family and home, something that's so elusive in many of our hectic, fast-paced lives." But what about that fast-paced life that my Yemeni friend, and all the rest of us, deal with? Says Ansel, "Making your own meals doesn't have to mean hours slaving over a hot stove. With a little advance planning you can easily get a healthy, homemade meal on the table in 15 to 20 minutes."
It's the "advanced planning" part that's key. You need to have the right tools (knives and cutting boards, baking or roasting pan, skillet and saucepan), and a bit of Sunday afternoon to pre-cook. Plan to roast a chicken. Cut up a batch of vegetables (peppers, eggplant, sweet potatoes), toss them with a little olive oil and roast them in another pan alongside the chicken. Boil a batch of brown rice. Do all of this simultaneously and it takes no more than an hour. What do you have? The makings for Monday's burritos. For Tuesday's stew. For Wednesday's pasta sauce. Each working evening, you only need a quarter of an hour in the kitchen to put it together -- less than you might spend heating up a fat-, salt- and sugar-filled frozen pizza.
March is the month of no excuses. Start cooking!
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Manuel Villacorta is a registered dietitian in private practice, MV Nutrition, award winning weight loss center in San Francisco. He is a national media spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the founder and author of Eating Free.
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Mead Johnson Nutrition and SanCor Complete Joint Venture
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina & GLENVIEW, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Kasper Jakobsen, Mead Johnson Nutritions Chief Operating Officer (NYSE: MJN - News) and Oscar Carreras, Chairman of Board of Administration for SanCor Cooperativas Unidas Ltda. of Argentina, met today in Buenos Aires to officially establish a joint venture that will expand the availability of high-quality pediatric nutrition products across the Southern Cone of South America.
The venture unites a global leader in infant formula and pediatric nutrition with the leading dairy producer in Argentina for the benefit of infants and children across the region.
The new joint venture will develop, produce and market innovative pediatric nutritional products under the SanCor Beb brand, which holds the leading position in the Argentine market. The business and the brand will benefit from the potent combination of the two companies expertise. Mead Johnson will provide clinical research, proprietary formulas and product innovation excellence, while SanCor will contribute its deep local market knowledge and high-quality manufacturing capabilities.
Everybody wins with this transaction. Mead Johnson strengthens its presence and growth potential in South America, while SanCor is able to better leverage its outstanding manufacturing base and continue exploration of business opportunities in other promising categories, stated Oscar Carreras. More importantly, parents win with greater access to best-in-class products they can feed their children with confidence.
Mead Johnson will invest 850 million Argentine pesos (approximately US$196 million*) for an 80 percent ownership interest in the joint venture. In 2011, SanCors turnover in the infant formula and childrens growing-up milk categories totaled nearly 300 million pesos (approximately US$69 million*).
We appreciate SanCors leadership. SanCors manufacturing expertise is recognized globally and they have established Beb as the number one brand in Argentina, commented Kasper Jakobsen. We are excited about the potential for this venture to accelerate our growth in these key markets and to benefit local babies and children.
The joint venture will continue to produce its products at existing SanCor facilities in Argentina.
Beginning with first quarter 2012 reporting, Mead Johnson will consolidate the joint venture into its overall financial statements. The transaction is not expected to have any material impact on the companys 2012 earnings, as additional investment in the business, along with interest expense for the deal, will offset any first-year contribution from the venture.
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Groundbreaking authors talk nutrition at O'Brien Family Farms in East Manatee
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EAST MANATEE -- O'Brien Family Farms, 16505 State Road 64 E., will host "Naked Calories" authors Mira Calton and Jayson Calton from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday for a lecture and book signing.
The Caltons' story begins personally: By the time Mira Calton was 30 years old, she had the bone density of an 80-year-old woman. Her doctor's official diagnosis was advanced osteoporosis, and he prescribed a host of medications. But Mira preferred to take her health into her own hands and began a search for alternatives.
Moving to Florida to be closer to her family, she found Jayson Calton, a nutritional theorist with experience working with people who had chronic health conditions. He not only reversed her condition within two years, they bonded over their common passion and desire to help others uncover the sources of their disease through nutrition.
In 2005, they married and set off on a six-year, 100-country research journey to study the effects of modernization on the lifestyle and nutrition habits of people around the world. Their findings culminated in this book.
O'Brien Family Farms is a farm stand and educational center that features hydroponically grown fresh fruits and vegetables that customers can pick themselves or buy freshly picked.
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Three Nutrition Tips for Athletes Participating in Winter Sports
During the winter, an athlete needs to change what he or she eats and drinks, since nutritional needs change somewhat in the cold weather. An athlete that does not change his or her diet during the winter is likely to become dehydrated, lack energy, and possibly become hypothermic.
Here are three nutrition tips for an athlete that is participating in winter sports, which can help keep him or her healthy.
Drink Hot Liquids
An athlete should be drinking hot liquids if he or she is involved with winter sports, because hot liquids can help him or her increase body temperature. An athlete needs to stay hydrated during winter, since he or she is breathing in cold air, which increases his or her metabolism. An athlete that drinks cold water is likely to suffer from hypothermia, since the cold water can decrease body temperature significantly, even if he or she is running around sweating. A thermos filled with hot chocolate, tomato soup, hot tea, hot cider, or oatmeal is perfect for a winter weather athlete. If an athlete can fill the thermos with these types of hot liquids and foods, he or she is more likely to want to eat before, during, and after participating in sports or exercising, which can decrease his or her risk of hypothermia and dehydration.
Eat Snacks with Carbohydrates Often
An athlete should be consuming more complex carbohydrates during the winter, which can help keep him or her full of energy during sports. Since an athlete has a higher metabolism during winter sports, he or she is going to need more carbohydrates to replenish his or her body. An athlete might not always have a thermos to carry around hot liquids or soup, so he or she needs to plan on carrying a baggy with smaller items in it. Some great complex carbohydrates an athlete can eat during the winter include cheese crackers, peanut butter crackers, bagels, trail mix, bananas, and energy bars. An athlete should be choosing products that he or she can easily take with him or her, which will not freeze in the cold weather, and is easy to digest. An athlete should plan on consuming a small amount of these items at least every 60 minutes, which can help keep his or her energy levels regulated during the winter. Before playing sports or exercising, an athlete should eat chili, pasta with sauce, potatoes, and soups, which are all full of complex carbohydrates.
Never Drink Alcohol Before Engaging in Physical Activity
An athlete should also avoid drinking any alcohol before he or she engages in physical activity, because alcohol is very dangerous during the cold weather. Alcohol can dilate the blood vessels, which causes an athlete to lose heat faster, and this can lead to serious hypothermia. Drinking alcohol is more common during the winter months, due to the various holidays and family activities, but should never be consumed by an athlete before working out. An athlete might begin to sweat if he or she drinks one beverage, which could cause an athlete to think he or she is hot, and he or she is less likely to notice frost bite. If an athlete drinks alcohol during the winter, he or she is also going to be increasing his or her metabolism, which will decrease his or her energy levels, since the body will be trying to regulate the dropping body temperature.
Jeanne Rose worked as a dietary clerk in a hospital for three years, went to vocational school for Allied Health, and obtained certification in nurse assisting.
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Practical Nutrition: Websites can help you track food intake and exercise
By: MARY-JO SAWYER | SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Published: March 21, 2012 Updated: March 21, 2012 - 12:00 AM
So how are those New Year's resolutions coming along? Since it's already March and National Nutrition Month, it's a good time to check in.
If you're like some people, resolutions have been long forgotten.
That's the problem with resolutions. We make vague goals but fail to back them with a plan.
That missed weight-loss goal might be a cause of stress right now, especially with swimsuits already showing up in the stores. A healthy goal is losing 1 to 2 pounds per week. Start executing a plan now, and you'll see some weight loss before summer.
First, visit ChooseMyPlate.gov to learn how many calories you need to lose weight. Make your profile, and then click on "My Plan" to determine calories. The site also shows the recommended servings of each food group to consume each day. From there you can track your meals and snacks in the site's new "SuperTracker," searching the "Food-A-Pedia" database of more than 8,000 foods.
Two other popular websites include myfitnesspal.com and sparkpeople.com. They also calculate calorie needs and allow you to track your daily food intake. But they have larger food databases, including brand name and restaurant foods. The duo offers other tracking tools, too, plus interaction among site members.
Both websites have free smartphone apps, making it even easier to track your progress. There are plenty of other nutrition apps available, although some may charge a fee. Try them out to see which one you find easiest to use.
If you're more old school, pick up a calorie-count book and write down what you eat. There are many good books available to meet your specific needs.
Books such as "The Complete Book of Food Counts, 9th Edition: The Book That Counts It All," by Corinne T. Netzer, show calorie, protein, carbohydrate, fat, cholesterol, sodium, and fiber content of foods.
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Celebrating 40 Years of Senior Nutrition Programs
Thu 3/22/12 10:47AM
Area senior centers will be marking the 40th anniversary of the Older American Act Nutrition Programs with cake and ice cream from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday.
The celebration will take place at senior centers in Escanaba, Gladstone, Hermansville, Daggett, Menominee and Manistique.
The nutrition programs were made part of the Older Americans Act March 22, 1972.
According to a press release from the National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, few if any federal programs in history have performed as effectively for the people it serves than the nutrition programs.
Assistant Secretary for Aging, Kathy Greenlee, reports that, since 1972, eight billion meals have been served to older Americans. Every day an older adult participates in either the congregate or home-delivered meals programs means they are able to remain in their communities and homes, maintain their independence and not face the prospect of hospital or nursing home placement due to malnutrition or hunger.
The future of the nutrition programs may rest on demonstrating the return on investment it provides each and every year and allowing it to expand and become a more integral part of our home and community-based long-term care strategy as well as our health, prevention and wellness strategies for older adults. Dollars invested in the Older Americans Act especially its largest program, the nutrition programs will more than be offset by savings that will be achieved to both Medicaid and Medicare in terms of costs associated with hospital and nursing home care.
The Congregate Nutrition Services and HomeDelivered Nutrition Services provide food and socialization for older adults in their own homes or in the community, for about $1,300 per year. This $1,300 per year is the same as the cost of six days in a nursing home or one day of hospitalization.
We salute the visionaries in the White House and Congress who in 1972 saw the need for this program. We thank those in succeeding Administrations and Congresses who have continued their support of the programs and are addressing its future. We pay tribute to our members and all those dedicated men and women in the national aging network who by their daily work have contributed to the success story of these programs and of course we salute the older adults who participate and benefit from these programs each and every day. They are older adults who are committed to better nutrition being the key to better health.
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Pfizer Said to Pick Nutrition Unit Buyer as Soon as Next Week
By Jeffrey McCracken and Drew Armstrong - Wed Apr 18 09:53:52 GMT 2012
Pfizer said that no decisions have been made on the animal-health and infant-nutrition businesses.
Pfizer said that no decisions have been made on the animal-health and infant-nutrition businesses. Photographer: Munshi Ahmed/Bloomberg
Pfizer Inc. (PFE) may select a buyer for its infant-nutrition unit as soon as next week after receiving bids from Nestle SA (NESN) and Danone SA (BN), according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Nestle and Danone each submitted final offers of about $10 billion for the business, said the people, who declined to be identified because the discussions are private. Other consumer companies and private-equity firms are also involved in the auction because they may alleviate the antitrust risk for the bidders, one person said yesterday.
Danone and Nestle have been working on ways to overcome antitrust hurdles, people familiar with the matter said in February. At that time, Nestle was considering buying all of Pfizers infant-nutrition assets and then conducting an auction to sell what it cant keep because of regulatory concerns it would become too dominant in some markets, one person said. Danone was weighing a joint bid with Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. (MJN), the people said then.
This deal makes huge strategic sense for Nestle, Andrew Wood, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein, wrote today in a note to clients. It is in the right categories and the right markets and with a reasonable price we would expect a fairly positive reaction from investors.
The companies talks with Pfizer could still break down and a deal may not be reached.
Danone has told outsiders it is unlikely to win the auction and Nestle may be the final bidder, said a person familiar with the matter. Pfizer has continued to speak to Danone and is trying to keep them in the process as bids are evaluated, the person said. A third bidder that was in the running is no longer in the auction, the person said.
Pfizer, based in New York, also is planning an initial public offering for its animal-health unit and has hired JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp. and Morgan Stanley to handle that sale, one person said. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier yesterday on Pfizers plans.
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Food, nutrition to be focus of FSU commencement
In a first for Framingham State University, this springs commencement will revolve around a central theme: food, hunger and nutrition.
It just seemed to come together and make sense, school spokesman Dan Magazu said of the commencement planning committees new approach to the May 20 graduate and undergraduate ceremonies. Its obviously a relevant topic a lot of food banks across the country are seeing more requests than ever.
Catherine DAmato, this years undergraduate commencement speaker, is president and CEO of one of them, the Greater Boston Food Bank. New Englands largest hunger relief organization, the food bank distributes more than 31 million pounds of food and grocery products every year.
Its really a pretty amazing organization, Magazu said.
DAmato has led the charitable business for the past 17 years. Prior to that, she headed up the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts.
Im certain our students will be inspired by her story and her long-term dedication on behalf of the hungry, Framingham State President Timothy Flanagan said.
While Framingham State students infrequently work directly with the Boston-based food bank, many volunteer at the United Way of Tri-Countys new Pearl Street Cupboard & Cafe pantry, which gets many of its food stock and supplies from the organization.
Paul Mina, president of the United Way of Tri-County, is to receive one of two Citizen Laureate Awards that Framingham State will award at the commencement. The other will be given to Katie Millett, executive director of the Office for Nutrition, Health and Safety Programs within the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
The school will also confer an honorary doctor of humane letters degree to Farm Aid, a Cambridge-based nonprofit that helps farmers stay on their land. The organizations executive director, Carolyn Mugar, will accept the degree at the ceremony.
Patricia Luoto, FSUs food and nutrition professor and director of the schools John C. Stalker Institute of Food and Nutrition, will serve as speaker at the graduate commencement.
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Nutrition: Nine questions every athlete should ask before taking a supplement
Elite sport dietitian examines the benefits of nutritional supplements
Windsor, ON--Nutritional supplements claim to improve athletic performance, but not all supplements are created equal. According to Nutrition Australia life member Glenn Cardwell, athletes vary greatly in their response to training, environmental conditions, psychological barriers, and nutritional supplements, which makes it difficult to assess the value of proposed ergogenic aids. "Improvement is not proof that a supplement works. It may be just a convenient coincidence," says Cardwell, author of the forthcoming new edition of Gold Medal Nutrition (Human Kinetics, May 2012). "Proof only comes when the same result can be repeated time and time again."
Before taking a nutritional supplement Cardwell advises assessing its potential value by asking nine vital questions.
"Based on current knowledge, the best regimen for achieving optimal performance is to avoid excess body fat, drink plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration, eat enough carbohydrate to fuel your training program, eat adequate protein for muscle growth and repair, and eat for good health," Cardwell says. "Most nutritional supplements do not enhance sports performance in well-nourished athletes."
For more information on Gold Medal Nutrition, 5E or other nutrition resources, visit http://www.HumanKinetics.com or call 800-465-7301.
Product Description Gold Medal Nutrition is a comprehensive manual covering the areas that most concern athletes, including what and when to eat and drinkand why. The book explains how to use nutrition to maximize sport performance. It includes information on determining the best supplements to use as well as athlete-specific eating tips.
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F3 Nutrition Appoints Mark Post As President
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Company to Launch Comprehensive Nutrition Product Line in June 2012
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., -- F3 Nutrition, LLC, the company that was created to meet the absolute Fit , Form and Function of athletes' needs, today announced Mark Post as its new President and that the nutrition industry veteran and leading expert will direct all aspects of the organization starting with the F3 Nutrition product launch in June 2012.
"I am honored to join F3 Nutrition and look forward to making it known as one of the most prominent brands in sports nutrition," said Post. "It is our goal at F3 Nutrition to provide a complete line of exceptional sports nutritional performance products that are both safe and effective. F3 Nutrition supplements will enable athletes as well anyone committed to an active healthy lifestyle to achieve their individual fitness and performance goals."
With over 16 years of experience in the nutritional supplement industry, Post previously served as President for legendary Champion Nutrition where he supervised sports nutrition sales, marketing and product development. While at Champion, Mark developed, launched and the licensed TapouT Sports Nutrition, one of the first brands to market in the sport of mixed martial arts. Prior to joining Champion, Mark held management positions with supplement companies Rainbow Light, Garden of Life and Rexall Sundown.
Fortified through science and with ingredients proven in university studies to improve athletes' performance and their bodies, F3 Nutrition will unveil a full line of products to address individual athletic and fitness needs from start to finish.
F3 Nutrition focuses on the three critical elements in building a successful high-performance sports nutrition product: Fit for the specific purpose; deliver through the best Form available; Function for the specific goal of the individual.
The F3 Nutrition portfolio will consist of pre-training and post-training products and also protein and health wellness category products. Each of the company's products will contain unique to market formulations to assist in endurance, strength and recovery. One of the first brands to launch this summer will be Air-SpeedTM Endurance, which will give much needed support to endurance athletes via a pre-training drink mix.
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Health office launches 'Nutrition on Wheels'
Sunday, April 29, 2012
THE Zamboanga City Health Office (CHO) has launched Nutrition on Wheels, an outreach program intended to empower communities through proper nutrition.
The program is another innovation adopted by the CHO headed by Dr. Rodel Agbulos to advance its vision of Un Ciudad sin Enfermedad (A city without sickness).
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Mayor Celso Lobregat, together with Agbulos and his staff of the Nutrition Division, spearheaded the launching of the program on Thursday highlighted by a feeding program for young children at the CHO compound in Pettit Barracks.
They were joined by Councilors Benjamin Guingona III, Rodolfo Lim and Myra Paz Abubakar.
Agbulos said his offices mobile van will be used to visit rural areas to conduct feeding programs and information campaigns on good nutrition for people of all ages.
Agbulos said he program is primarily aimed to eliminate malnutrition in the city.
At least 10 villages have been identified as top 10 in malnutrition problem with the village of Pasobolong as number one in the list.
The Nutrition Division of the CHO will conduct feeding programs, information drives and check on the nutrition problem in each of the citys barangays through the use of the mobile van, Agbulos said.
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Keller, TX Middle-Schooler Combines Creativity and Good Nutrition to Conquer Sodexo's Future Chefs: Healthy Breakfast …
GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Lorenzo Laohoo, 13, a seventh-grader from the Keller Independent School District in Texas, won the 2012 edition of Sodexo's Future Chefs: Healthy Breakfast Challenge, a nationwide program that teaches students about good nutrition and encourages them to make healthy choices by creating their own nutritious breakfast recipes. Laohoo won the national challenge when the video for his Saturday Asian Breakfast received the most votes on the program's YouTube page.
Students from 228 Sodexo-served schools across the country submitted more than 2,600 healthy breakfast recipes for the program. Laohoo and four others were selected to participate in the finals and all five students made videos of their award-winning recipes which were posted on http://www.youtube.com/user/SodexoFutureChefs.
Online voting was open for 10 days before Laohoo emerged as the winner. The videos were viewed more than 6,200 times over the 10-day period, bringing these amazing students and their fun, healthy and delicious breakfast recipes to a much broader audience.
"I'm proud to be the 2012 Future Chefs champion and I want to thank everyone who voted for my video," said Lorenzo Laohoo. "I also thank God, my family, and the entire Keller community for supporting me."
The four other students joining Laohoo in the national finals were:
"Congratulations to Lorenzo and the other finalists on a job well done throughout the Sodexo Future Chefs: Healthy Breakfast Challenge," said Steve Dunmore, president of Sodexo Education-Schools. "I continue to be amazed by the students' creativity and commitment to healthy eating, especially since good nutrition is a key contributor to achievement in both school and life."
SodexoFuture Chefs was recently recognized by the National Restaurant Association as the winner of its Innovator of the Year Award in the Menu Development category at the 2012 NRA Show in Chicago.Theprogram was selected for the award because Sodexo features student-developed recipes fromthe challenge inK-12 nutrition programs across the country.
Sodexo, a partner in First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move initiative, is committed to take measurable sustainable actions that ensure a brighter future in the areas of health and wellness, environmental stewardship and community development. Sodexo focuses on nutrition, achievement, environment, community and activity to promote student well-being.
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New Tools Will Assist School Child Nutrition Programs in Complying with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Horizon Software International, the innovative leader in K-12 food service technology and online school payments, is launching new system features that will help school districts ensure their menus comply with the new meal patterns and nutrient standard regulations imposed by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.
With additional reimbursement money riding on compliance with the new regulations, its critical that school nutrition programs ensure their menus meet the new requirements and that students take the food items needed to qualify for a reimbursable meal, says Amy Huff, SNS, vice president of Marketing at Horizon. Our software now makes it easy for them to do so.
Horizons menu planning and nutrition analysis software will allow child nutrition programs to build menus based on the meal pattern components to ensure that the proper amounts of meats/meat alternates, fruits, vegetable subgroupings, grains, and milk are being offered. With the click of a button, Horizons system will compare the schools planned menus against the USDAs new daily and weekly standards for meal pattern and nutrition to identify any missing components or nutrients that are out of compliance.
The software also allows for a cost-per-plate goal to be identified, and then compares the cost of the planned menus against the cost-perplate goal as the menus are being built.
Offering nutritious meals to students is imperative, and keeping the cost of these meals as low as possible is also important, says Randy Eckels, president of Horizon. Our goal is to help foodservice directors successfully manage their operation while serving the needs of their students.
Horizons POS system will allow cashiers to quickly ring up each meal component to ensure the student is taking the required components, eliminating cashier error in identifying a reimbursable meal. For experienced cashiers, the system provides the flexibility to allow the cashier to identify that a meal is reimbursable by pressing a meal key rather than ringing up each component.
Horizons Menu Planner/Nutrition Analysis and POS systems are integrated with its other tools that help districts increase participation, manage cost, and communicate to parents, such as Healthy Reimbursable Meal Vending , SourceBoard digital signage, MyPaymentsPlus online payment system, Inventory Management, and more.
Horizon is always a step ahead in the industry, says Ed Wilkins, director of Student Nutrition Services at San Francisco Unified School District.The functionality they have provided to us will make it much easier to plan our menus and prove compliance with the new regulations.
The new system features are currently being beta tested in thirteen districts across the country, from a one-site private school to a 700+ school district. The new software will be available to all districts in June.
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