 | | | Healthy Start |  | | |  | - Reasons for taking multivitamins vary among U.S. adults
Data on close to 12,000 adults from the 2007-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey show that 45% of Americans who took a multivitamin did so because they believed it would improve or maintain their health, while 23% did so because a doctor recommended it. Vitamin users reported better health but also more healthy lifestyles than non-users. The findings appear in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. WebMD/HealthDay News (2/4)        |  | New Webinar: Nutrition & Immune Function
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| | - Adrian Grenier launches mobile kitchen classroom
Actor Adrian Grenier teamed up with producer Peter Glatzer and food education expert Cerise Mayo to launch SHFT, a mobile kitchen classroom that teaches New Yorkers about cooking, gardening and sustainable foods. "It seemed like it made a lot of sense to create something that could be used at more than one site and more than one school, and where other organizations could utilize the actual facility," Mayo said. Bon Appétit online/The Feed blog (2/4) - A cocktail a day to keep the doctor away?
New York City mixologists are catering to the health-conscious crowd by adding nutritional ingredients to cocktails, such as wheatgrass, beet juice and hibiscus. "Cocktails often have a lot of hidden empty calories," said Kristy Lambrou, a culinary nutritionist at the restaurant Rouge Tomate in New York City. "Fresh juices, herbs and spices add some nutrients to the cocktail so you're not just getting sugar and alcohol." Daily News (New York) (2/3) | Science & Research | | | |  | - Diabetes drug for adults may help obese youths lose weight
Severely obese youths who received exenatide injections twice a day for three months lost about seven pounds more than the placebo group, according to a study in JAMA Pediatrics. Initially approved by the FDA for adults with type 2 diabetes, exenatide showed potential "in terms of weight reduction and cardiovascular risk control," lead author Aaron Kelly said. Reuters (2/4) |  | SMB Case for Expense Management Automation
expense management processes present a host of challenges and opportunities for SMBs. This paper highlights the areas that automation can make an impact. Download the free white paper. |
 | | | Institutional Foodservice | | - Minn. could eliminate reduced-price meal program
Students who qualify for reduced-price meals would be eligible for free school meals in Minnesota under legislation being considered by state lawmakers -- a move that would expand free meals to 61,500 students statewide. Supporters say the move will ensure that no students who cannot afford to pay are denied a meal and will help prepare disadvantaged students to learn. Critics, however, say it makes parents less accountable in the process. Minnesota Public Radio (2/5)  | The magic pill you can take to lose weight and you can eat what you want to eat and don't have to exercise. ... It doesn't exist."
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