E-news Health and Nutrition tips – Edition 1 2010
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Happy Twenty Ten to you all, we trust you had a fabulous Festive Season. Its been back to work with a rush for us, with our second week of January equaling our biggest week of enrolments and we have a jam packed nutrition news for you this quarter also.
In this nutrition news you will find information on:
- Moves towards mandatory salt reductions in food (hooray)
- Concerns about smoke flavourings in food
- Junk food tax?
- Antioxidants and cancer prevention
- Lactose intolerance tip sheet
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** DID YOU KNOW... **
Unit pricing at last!
As of last month unit pricing became mandatory in supermarkets of more then 1000 sq metres Australia wide. Hooray, one small step for the consumer! Read more at http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2009/12/02/unit-pricing-becomes-mandatory.html
Watch out for food with smoke flavour
While we haven’t as yet been able to determine what smoke flavourings are permitted in Australia and New Zealand, or what part of the code they fall under, it doesn’t hurt to take note of overseas findings. The European Food Safety Authority stated that smoke flavour used in meat, cheese and fish may be toxic to health.... EFSA said it "cannot rule out concerns" about a flavouring called Primary Product AM 01, which is obtained from beech wood. The wood particles are burnt under controlled conditions and the hot vapours are dissolved in a solvent. The Panel says the use of the substance "at the intended levels is a safety concern". Read more at:
http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2010/01/13/romania-looks-into-junk-food-tax.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AustralianFoodNews+%28Australian+Food+News%29
How about an ‘unhealthy food’ tax?
Romania and Taiwan are looking to introduce a tax on unhealthy food as a way of increasing funding for their health system. The likely taxable products would include fast-food products, some snacks and chips, confectionery and soft drinks. Now of course defining what constitutes a ‘junk food’ may be tricky, but few would refute that soft drinks are high up the list and given the increasing evidence of their relationship to overweight who knows it may be a good move. One concern about such a tactic we had is that this is likely to slug many already struggling families.
** FACT OR FALICY? **
Cooking looses nutrients
Fact! About 15% of water-based antioxidants are lost in broccoli when cooked and even more in cooked carrots. However, tomato and potato are the opposite.
Peeling produce lowers the nutrition
Fact! Generally true, most peeled produce looses significant amounts of nutrients and compounds.
Read more in this article http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/Other/jfca17_407-422.pdf
** WHAT’S NEW? **
What Do I Feed My Baby – In stores now
We are now on an extensive number of publishing databases so your local book shop can order your copy in for you. Just quote the name of the book or the ISBN (978-0-9803668-0-8), it’s that easy! Or look online at Sneakys for your local stockist. http://www.cadencehealth.com.au/SneakysOutlets.htm
Thank you to all our fabulous customers, we have hit the 2000 mark with book sales of What Do I Feed My Baby. Our aim is the best seller list! Go team.
Partnerships with large Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) a good move
Our extended partnerships with large established RTOs, has seen an increase in student numbers. We have found that our students want not only pathways to courses that lead to real careers, but they want to study with the safety net of large well-established organisations backing them and us.
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** OUR PRODUCT PICK **
Naturo Fruit to Go – Something more for a when you are rushing out the door to pop in your bag for the kids, these fruit sticks while obviously having a concentration of fruit sugars have no added sugar or nasties.
** WHERE ARE THEY NOW? **
Congratulations to Amatuer Figure Athlete, Sara Picken Brown, who won both the State and National titles. Sara is currently Australia’s highest ranked Amatuer Figure Athlete and will be representing Australia at the Arnold Schwazeneggar Fitness Classic. You go girl!!!
Advise us of your success, we would love to share it with your fellow students and members, info@cadencehealth.com.au
** SPECIAL OFFERS **
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** FREEBIES **
- This month’s tip sheet on lactose intolerance is available now at http://www.sneakys.com.au and click ‘resources’
- This is a little something we came across – The US National Cancer Institutes tip sheet on antioxidants and cancer
http://www.cancer.gov/newscenter/pressreleases/antioxidants
** WONDERFUL WEBSITES **
Nutrient calculator
Want to know how much of a nutrient you should be consuming? The government has this great site with all you need to know about nutrients and how much we need of each. http://www.nrv.gov.au/calculator/calculator.htm
What’s in food
This is a great database of information on compounds found in food, such as antioxidants.
- http://www.nutrition.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=11&tax_level=2&tax_subject=388&topic_id=1668&placement_default=0
** LATE ASSESSMENT? **
Never fear, our focus is on your learning, not arbitrary dates. If you need more time, simply email or call us for a new date, your course is flexible; your learning is the priority. Our priority is your learning not a date.
That’s all from us for this quarter, eat well, laugh hard and live long
That’s all from us for this quarter, eat well, laugh hard and live long and have a great break
The Team at Cadence Health
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