November 07, 2009
Back To Topic
Related Topics
Popular Topic
View All Topics
line
The Candidates’ Positions
Hillary Clinton
U.S. Senator from New York.
Barack Obama

U.S. Senator from Illinois.
John Edwards
Former U.S. Senator from North Carolina.
Mike Gravel
Former U.S. Senator (AK)
    >> More on Election 2008

Online Survey
Tell us what you think about WiseTo!
Take our online survey

line
Fast Facts
  1. In 1997, 45% of American children ate diets that did not correspond to any of the recommended serving amounts in the Food Pyramid.
  2. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in 1999 food-borne illness caused 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,200 deaths in the United States.
  3. You can lose weight by eating pasture-fed animals: a 6-oz. steak made from a grass-fed steer has nearly 100 fewer calories than the same steak made from a grain-fed steer.
  4. The USDA began researching food irradiation in 1921.

save email print

Nutrition   

Nutrition is both the process by which humans take in and utilize food and the study of diet as it relates to health.

Nutrition Overview

Food safety is an issue that few people think about until someone becomes sick from eating contaminated food. However, concern about the safety of food has been rising as people become more aware of various hazards to the food supply and new types of food-borne illnesses. In addition, expanding world…>> (read more)

 

Nutrition Points of View


 

Nutrition in the News

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

You have a bio exam in the afternoon, soccer practice after school, and a mountain of homework waiting for later. Just remembering what you need…>> (read more)

When it comes to what you should eat, "one size doesn't fit all," according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Personalized food plans are available at www.mypyramid.gov.…>> (read more)

The ability to monitor and evaluate consumer preferences and trends is big business.

Multinational companies, health care professionals and the public utilize this information to design marketing…>> (read more)


Read More Articles on Nutrition
>> Click Here to Read More
 

Nutrition Statistics