Artificial sweetener changes insulin response, study says A study found the artificial sweetener sucralose changes insulin responses in obese people, even when used in small amounts, Washington University researchers reported in the journal Diabetes Care. The study found blood glucose peaked at a higher level and insulin levels increased about 20% more among study participants who consumed sucralose, compared to when they drank water, prior to a glucose challenge test. Medical News Today (5/30)  | Join a community that can help you grow your business
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 | FDA to allow imports of scarce infant nutrition drugs To help ease a critical shortage, the FDA announced on Wednesday that it is temporarily allowing imports of certain injectable drugs for intravenous feeding solutions for preterm infants from a plant in Norway. The move was prompted by the shutdown of American Regent/Luitpold late last year. "We believe the import of these injectable nutrition drugs is going to meet current supply needs over the coming weeks," FDA official Valerie Jensen said. USA Today/The Associated Press (5/29), HealthDay News (5/29) Online grocery stores may be solution to food deserts Online grocery stores may be a novel approach to increasing access to fresh, healthy foods for residents of urban food deserts. The Baltimarket in Baltimore is an online service that delivers foods to a local library, but not a customer's home, and a Rush University study in Chicago found that people given a voucher for an online grocery store spent a large part of it on food and vegetables and only a small amount on sweets. ScientificAmerican.com/Guest Blog (5/28) | CDC: Children consuming fewer calories from soda Soda intake among U.S. children and adolescents fell by 67 calories and 84 calories daily in 2010 compared with 2000, CDC data showed. Researchers also found that children and adults consumed less sugar from beverages at meals and snack time in 2010 than in 2000. The findings appear in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Reuters (5/29) Other News | Fitness experts debunk common exercise myths Fitness experts say it is a myth that people who exercise can eat anything they want or that a workout can spot-treat areas of fat. Other common misconceptions include believing treadmills are better for joints than outdoor running, sweating is a measure of a good workout, pre-exercise stretching improves performance and women who lift weights will get bulky muscles. The Washington Post (5/28) | | Institutional Foodservice | USDA to pilot Greek yogurt in federal school lunch program The U.S. Department of Agriculture is planning a pilot program in which Greek yogurt would be among the food items available in school cafeterias. Idaho is among the states being considered for the trial program. The push to add Greek yogurt to the list of acceptable school foods began several months ago in New York, which also is interested in participating in the pilot program. The Times-News (Twin Falls, Idaho) (5/29) |  | People are always engaging in wishful thinking that they can transform their body with minimal effort." -- Shirley Archer, fitness educator with the American Council on Exercise, as quoted by The Washington Post | | Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions. | | Publisher, Food & Beverage: Chris Warne P: 646.462.4647 | | | | |
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