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Food Safety Tips for People with Diabetes

By News Desk on November 2, 2015

November is National Diabetes Month, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking the opportunity to remind people with diabetes about the importance of safe food handling. Because diabetes can affect various…
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California, New York Lawmakers Propose Warning Labels for Soda

By News Desk on April 11, 2015

CA-soda-warning_verticalCalifornia is having another run at adding warning labels to sugar-sweetened beverages, and New York is joining in. Last year, state Sen. Bill Monning (D-Carmel) introduced a bill requiring that any sweetened non-alcoholic beverage (carbonated…
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DeLauro Introduces Bill to Tax Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

By Lydia Zuraw on July 31, 2014

On Wednesday, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) introduced the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax (SWEET) Act — a tax on drinks such as sodas, energy drinks, sweet teas and sports drinks that she first announced at the National…
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Soda Warning Label Rejected by California Assembly Health Committee

By Lydia Zuraw on June 19, 2014

California’s bill to add warning labels to sugar-sweetened beverages has stalled in the state’s Assembly Health Committee. The state Senate passed the bill last month but fell three votes short of the 10 needed to…
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California Senate Passes Bill Requiring Warning Labels on Some Sugar-Sweetened Drinks

By Lydia Zuraw on June 5, 2014

The “Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Safety Warning Act” is now in the hands of the California State Assembly. Last week, the state Senate passed the bill, which would require that any sweetened non-alcoholic beverage (carbonated or…
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Navajo Nation Hikes Sales Taxes on ‘Junk Foods,’ Makes Healthy Food Choices Tax-Free

By Dan Flynn on February 3, 2014

The Navajo Nation is going to use sales tax policies to try changing food habits on the largest Indian reservation in the United States. The Navajo Nation Council on Jan. 30 approved an additional 2-percent…
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What Should You Know About Diabetes and Foodborne Illness?

By Beth Krietsch on September 5, 2013

Similar to any individual living with a weakened immune system or compromised body systems due to chronic disease, those with diabetes-related complications may be susceptible to increased risk and impact of foodborne illnesses. One reason…
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Nutrition a Pressing Concern for American Indians, Part III

By Gretchen Goetz on March 7, 2012

Editor’s Note: This is the final article is a three-part series on health issues linked to nutritional problems in American Indian communities. 

Even the best nutrition education is likely to fall flat without the…
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E. Coli O157 Increases Risk of Diabetes

By Marijke Schwarz Smith on January 10, 2012

E. coli O157:H7, the culprit in foodborne illness outbreaks linked to everything from ground beef to cookie dough, produces a Shiga-like toxin that damages the filtering part of the kidney and leads to a life-threatening

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To Slim an Obese Nation Think 5-2-1-0

By Mary Rothschild on January 21, 2011

As First Lady Michelle Obama was announcing her support of retail giant Walmart’s plan to reduce fats, sugars and salts in packaged foods, a federal report emphasized the magnitude of the nation’s weight problem.

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Diabetes a Concern for Thailand

By Zach Mallove on April 12, 2010

Thailand is a country well known for its cuisine. Globally extolled as sophisticated and spiritual, the country has long produced some of the World’s most flavorful and, with its traditional use of vegetables and brown

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