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Sugar coated. (goodnews).(sugar industries object to report from World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization)(Brief Article)
A United Nations (UN) study suggested on April 23 that a diet low in saturated fat, salt and sugars but high in vegetables and fruit will help prevent disease. But the report. "Diet, Nutrition and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases," has since prompted an all-out counter-attack by sugar-related industries.
The report documented scientific evidence on the relationship between diet and cardiovascular diseases, several forms of cancer, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis and dental disease. Co-produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Health Organization, the report recommended-among other things--that:
* total fat intake be restricted to between 15 and 30 percent of calorie intake
* saturated fats ...
- A joint Food and Agriculture Organization--World Health Organization committee...
- Environment September 1, 2003 700+ words
* A joint Food and Agriculture Organization--World Health Organization committee advised that humans should not consume more than 1.6 micrograms of the toxin methylmercury (present in...
- Cargill's Truvia gets FDA GRAS status.(Joint Food and Agriculture...
- Magazine article from: Nutraceuticals International January 1, 2009 700+ words
...the established criteria and not to all stevia, the firm notes. In June 2008, the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) conducted a multi-year review of all the...
- Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Health...
- Magazine article from: Dairy Field September 1, 2006 700+ words
Marking the 50th anniversary of the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations/World Health Organization Committee on Food Additives, Richard Cantrill, technical director of the Champaign, III.-based American Oil...
- WHO holds animal disease conference.(World Health Organization, U.N. Food &...
- Magazine article from: Feedstuffs Elliott, Ian May 10, 2004 700+ words
The World Health Organization (WHO), U.N. Food & Agriculture Organization and Office International des Epizooties hosted a three-day meeting of experts last week in Geneva, Switzerland, aimed at reducing...
- Foods Derived from Biotechnology.(published by the Food and Agriculture...
- Magazine article from: Food Trade Review April 1, 2005 700+ words
Foods Derived From Biotechnology FAO/WHO Published 2004 Paperback 51 Pages Price: 10.00 [pounds sterling] Italy: FAO/WHO The Codex Alimentarius Commission at its twenty-sixth session in 2003 adopted overarching principles on the risk analysis of foods derived from modern biotechnology and
- FOOD SAFETY: WHO AND FAO STEP UP RESEARCH ON ACRYLAMIDE.(World Health...
- Magazine article from: Europe Agri October 25, 2002 700+ words
The site httpwww.who.int/fsf/Acrylamide/research.htm will be the central point of the network. It will contain: - A base on researchers and data providers; - References to research published elsewhere; - Information updates on the status of ongoing research; - WHO updates on the health risks of
- Kluwer Academic Publishers is participating in the AGORA initiative recently...
- Magazine article from: Online January 1, 2004 700+ words
...AGORA initiative recently launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome in collaboration with major scientific...publishers, Cornell University, Mann Library and the World Health Organization (WHO). In line with Kluwer's...
- New Codex agreement is controversial.(Codex Alimentarius Commission of the Food...
- Magazine article from: Natural Life September 1, 2003 700+ words
The Codex Alimentarius Commission of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted a landmark agreement on how to assess the risks to consumers and the environment from foods derived...
