School Nutrition Gets a Boost L
ong-awaited child nutrition legislation known as the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act unanimously passed the
Senate in August before moving on to the House, where passage is also expected. National child nutrition programs were set to expire September 30. Remarks Michael Jacobson, executive director of the
Center for Science in the Public Interest, “Put simply, [the bill] will get junk food out of, and put more healthy food into, America’s schools.” The $4.5 billion, applied over the next decade, would
enable school cafeterias to overhaul their menus and pro- vide updated, healthier choices, supporters explain. News sources report that it would provide schools with their first
increase in the costs of providing meals since 1973. The package would also establish new nutritional standards on all food offered on campuses—including items in vend- ing machines.
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400 natural and organic foods that meet school nutrition requirements and corporate wellness initiatives. Current offerings include 100-percent juices, smoothies, fruits and vegetables.
GINGER EASES MUSCLE PAIN For centuries, ginger root has been used as a folk remedy for
various ailments, including colds and upset
Now, researchers at the University of Georgia have found that daily ginger consumption also reduces muscle pain caused by exercise. Ginger that’s been heated, as by cooking, might even increase the root’s pain-relieving effects.
stomachs.
How Sugar Feeds Cancer
uncovered new information about the notion that sugar “feeds” tumors. While it’s accepted that tumor cells use a lot more glucose (a simple sugar) than normal cells, the new study sheds light on how this pro- cess takes place and might be stopped. The researchers discovered that
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during both normal and cancerous cell growth, a cellular process takes place that involves both glucose and glutamine, a common amino acid found in many foods. Glucose and glutamine, both es- sential for cell growth, were thought to operate independently. This groundbreaking research now
shows not only that they are interdepen- dent, but that restricting glutamine works to stop the utilization of glucose. Essential- ly, if glutamine is absent, the cell is short- circuited, due to a lack of glucose; thus, it suggests a new way to halt the growth of tumor cells. The researchers hope that their findings will lead to more effective cancer treatment therapies.
esearchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah have
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