Nutrition and Wellness

AHIP Wellness SmartBrief

News to improve employee and population health

AHIP Wellness SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: America's Health Insurance Plans

Participants lose 22 tons of weight in Kan. governor's challenge

5/22/2013

  • WIBW-TV (Topeka, Kan.)

The "Wolf Pack" team from the Kansas Department of Corrections took first place in the Governor's Weight Loss Challenge, in which participants lost more than 22 tons of weight overall. The four-month … Read More

Digestive Health SmartBrief

News and information about GI health

Digestive Health SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: The American College of Gastroenterology

Popularity of gluten-free eating moves beyond celiac disease

5/20/2013

  • Los Angeles Times (tiered subscription model)

Former Bon Appetit magazine food editor Kristine Kidd says she had digestive problems all her life but they became impossible to ignore a couple of years ago so she tried a gluten-free diet and found … Read More

SmartBrief for Nutritionists

News for health and wellness professionals

SmartBrief for Nutritionists

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics asks FDA to reject milk petition

5/22/2013

  • National Public Radio

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics asked the FDA to reject a dairy industry petition that would allow the sale of artificially sweetened milk without disclosing the ingredient on front-of-carton l… Read More

SNA SmartBrief

School nutrition news

SNA SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: School Nutrition Association

Why potatoes, beans may offer schools more bang for their buck

5/22/2013

  • MedicalDaily.com

Potatoes and beans rate high as cost-effective vegetables that also offer a high density of nutrients, according to a recent study that also takes into account whether students will eat the vegetables… Read More