Day: May 20, 2016

Changes coming for Nutrition Facts labels on food products: emphasis on calories, added sugar and serving size

Associated Press By Danielle Ray Kentucky Health News Nutrition labels on food products will undergo a facelift over the next two years. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized plans...

By danielle_ray May 20, 2016 YOUR HEALTH
Obama asks public to tell Congress to fund the $1.9 billion Zika fight he wants; Senate passed $1.1 billion, House $622 million

The Zika funding package of Appropriations Committee Chair Hal Rogers and other House Republicans “doesn’t make a lot of sense” and the somewhat larger Senate package backed by Majority Leader...

By Al Cross May 20, 2016 YOUR HEALTH
1/2 of cancer deaths and maybe 1/2 of new cases could be prevented by exercise, watching food and drink, and not smoking

Half of all cancer deaths could be prevented “by applying insights that we’ve had for decades — no smoking, drinking in moderation, maintaining a healthy body weight and exercising,” Carolyn Y....

By Al Cross May 20, 2016 YOUR HEALTH

Changes coming for Nutrition Facts labels on food products: emphasis on calories, added sugar and serving size