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The article focuses on the importance of eating healthy food for people with diabetes. It talks about the diabetes being a major illness in the U.S. which causes kidney failure, blindness and amputations in young adults.It tells about eating snacks and meals inorder to maintain blood-sugar level among diabetics. Diabetes is mainly caused due to obesity in individuals which increases the demand for healthy foods and beverages among consumers.

The article presents developments related to sports in the U.S. Football team Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Hollis Thomas dislocated his elbow, which will keep him off the field for roughly four to six weeks. After meeting with Mississippi University officials about the school's vacant head coaching position, Dennis Erfckson decided that University of San Francisco was a better fit for him. Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle Jordan Black says he identified himself as being from Dallas Christian instead of University of Notre Dame during his Monday Night Football introduction because he wanted to help draw attention to the high school's annual fund-raiser.

The article focuses on guidance titled Guidance for Clinical lnvestigators, Sponsors, and IRBs: Investigational New Drug Application (INDs)-Determining Whether Human Research Studies Can Be Conducted without an IND by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It mentions that food and nutrition research was changed by the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) as per which food and nutritional science corrected nutritional deficiencies for optimal health promotion and disease reduction.

The article focuses on the potential impacts of dietary phosphates on health population of the U.S. It highlights that the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for phosphorus is 700 milligram per day but less than 6 percent of the adult consumes below the Estimated Average Requirement (EAR). It further informs about several products with increase amount of phosphorus including carbonated beverages, cereals and baked goods.

The authors comment on the 2010 version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans in the U.S. The authors are critical on two directives in the guideline such as the increase fruits and vegetables consumption and reduction in sodium intake. They note that the guidelines' impact on the way consumers approach food choices should be taken into consideration. They affirm that if consumers look at food and nutrition from multiple perspectives, the Dietary Guidelines should do likewise.

The article focuses on Dysphagia, a swallowing disorder that results from a neurological or physical impairment of oral and pharyngeal mechanisms, which affects thousands of persons in the U.S. yearly. Dysphagia is noted to be associated with the increase likelihood of aspiration, chest infections and pneumonia which results to the reduction of a person's quality of life.

The article presents on the results of the meta-analysis of 11 cohort studies on saturated fatty acids conducted by the American Heart Association (AHA) in the U.S. The cohort studies reveals that the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) can be reduced by replacing the dietary SFA with the polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). The meta-analysis has showed the different effects of the dietary fats on the low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C).

The article focuses on the crucial role of choline in neurological development and maintenance of heart health. It discusses a research which highlights the function of choline as a methyl donor and constituent of numerous important biological processes. It states that the identification of gene polymorphisms as an attribute of choline will have an impact for the intake requirements of choline in the U.S.

The article focuses on the nutritional deficiencies across the world. It states that 46.2 million people in the U.S. live below the poverty line and are subjected to the risk of nutritional inadequacies and multiple micronutrient insufficiencies. It also mentions that food science and nutrition can play an important role in the improvement of malnutrition and nutrient inadequacies which pose a significant threat to global health and survival.

The article discusses the reduction of sodium for consumer health, particularly in the U.S., and several studies that dispute the harmful effects of large amount of sodium on health. It states that the approach used for sodium reduction is ineffective as consumers take more salt than ever. It highlights a European study noting that high blood pressure development is not attributable to sodium intake and research showing that a low-sodium diet seems to lessen blood pressure just marginally.

The article offers information on the effect of honeybee pathogen on the food supply in the U.S. It states that one third of food supply in the country or 15 billion dollars agricultural service food production requires the apis mellifera for pollination. It mentions that honeybee colony collapse disorder (CCD) brought by viruses, bacteria, and parasites threatened the global food supply. It adds that mosquito transfers plasmodium parasites lead to colony paralysis and death.

The article presents the author's insights on the role of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) in offering healthy choices of food. The author states IFT's commitment to improve food, food supply, and food packaging. He stresses the need to ensure healthy food choices through the MyPlate initiative and Dietary Guidelines. Moreover, he says that IFT will serve as the National Strategic Partner of the Nutrition Communicators Network of the U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA).

The article focuses on the consequences of the 2010 U.S. Department of Agriculture Dietary Guidelines to the food industry and consumers in the U.S. It notes that the guidelines pose additional health challenges due to underconsume of amounts of nutritional products including vegetables, fruits and whole grains. It mentions that the guidelines pose challenges to the agricultural supply chain because it needs an 8.9 million acres of cropland to support the vegetable intake recommendation.

The article discusses the stability operations of the U.S. government and the Task Force for Business & Stability Operations in response to the problems of food and nutrition. It mentions that the civilian military and the multi-agency operations collaboration refers to the efforts wherein conditions for the development of human and the economy are created. It also offers information on the program for the treatment of leukemia and the nutritional and nutrigenomic support for diabetes care.

The article offers information on the Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) and its implications, particularly in children. It notes that MetS is a medical condition that is prognostic of a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) which affects 47 million adults in the U.S. It also highlights the rising problem of obesity, MetS, and diabetes in children and teens, as well as the need for early diagnosis of MetS to avoid further complications.

The article offers information on the relationship between statins and vitamin D in the U.S. It states that a common metabolic pathway with 7-dehydrocholesterol is shared with vitamin D and cholesterol. Moreover, supplementation of vitamin D modulates the pharmacokinetics of the drug and its metabolites.

The article provides information on researches in the U.S. regarding gluten. Reports from Mintel's Global New Products Database indicate an increase of new gluten-free products introduced in U.S. It discusses gluten's potential to cause celiac disease (CD). Risk factors of CD are also presented along with U.S. Food and Drug's (FDA's) proposed rules on labeling gluten-free products. Moreover, it highlights the popularity of gluten-free diets and the need for gluten sensitivity among manufacturers.

The article reports on the growing demand for fish oil. According to the author, the polyunsaturated fatty acids contained in fish oil have been associated with neurological development and reduced risk of coronary heart disease. The American Heart Association has reported that an intake of 0.5-1.8 g of DHA + EPA from fatty fish or dietary supplements may reduce the risk of mortality from cardiovascular events.

The article investigates the effect of perchlorate on thyroid function in the U.S. Several research among pregnant women, newborns, and children, suggest the lack of any effect of environmental perchlorate on fetal development, the incidence of congenital hypothyroidism, or thyroid health of newborns or children. Studies also indicate that drinking water with perchlorate levels at 4-340 ppb does not result in thyroid dysfunction.

The article reports on the United States Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) claim that age-related eye diseases represent a significant public health issue, particularly among those older than 65. According to the CDC, this population group accounts for around 30 percent of all cases of visual impairment. It has been estimated that 38 million Americans over age 40 experience blindness or an age-related eye disease.

The article focuses on the health challenges that can be reflected in poor dental health. It mentions the increasing incidence of chronic or systemic diseases which may be associated with oral health in the U.S. It explains the relationship between inflammatory processes mediated by several interleukins and the promotion of oral illness and systemic disease. It emphasizes the need for health professionals to give greater attention to the health link between dental medicine and chronic diseases.