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Nutrition gov Homepage

US federal guide offering access to all government web sites with reliable and accurate information on nutrition and dietary guidance. Nutrition.gov provides easy access to the best food and nutrition information from across the federal government. It serves as a gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers. Providing science-based dietary guidance is critical to enhance the public's ability to make healthy choices in the effort to reduce obesity and other food related diseases. Since dietary needs change throughout the lifespan, specialized nutrition information is provided about infants, children, teens, adult women and men, and seniors.

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American Society for Nutrition

Association that advocates health and nutrition related issues. Has meeting events, board members, membership news, and current press releases. The American Society for Nutrition (3,500+ members) is the premier research society dedicated to improving the quality of life through the science of nutrition. The Society fulfills its mission via the following: fostering and enhancing research in animal and human nutrition; providing opportunities for sharing, disseminating, and archiving peer-reviewed nutrition research results (at its annual meeting and in its official publications, The Journal of Nutrition and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition); fostering quality education and training in nutrition; upholding standards for ethical behavior in research, the protection of human subjects, and the care and treatment of research animals; providing opportunities for fellowship and support among nutritionists; and bringing scientific knowledge to bear on nutrition issues through communication and influence in the public domain.

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Nutrition Explorations

Provides nutrition education information and resources for teachers, parents and kids. Guides, school programs and menu. Developed by the National Dairy ... The National Dairy Council (NDC), the nutrition marketing arm of Dairy Management Inc.™, has been the leader in dairy nutrition research, education and communication since 1915. NDC provides timely, scientifically sound nutrition information to the media, physicians, dietitians, nurses, educators, consumers and others concerned about fostering a healthier society.

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Metacafe - Get the best internet videos - Funny videos, Amazing clips, Rare movies. Metacafe is one of the world's largest video sites, attracting more than 25 million unique viewers each month (comScore Media Metrix). We specialize in short-form original content - from new, emerging talents and established Hollywood heavyweights alike. We're committed to delivering an exceptional entertainment experience, and we do so by engaging and empowering our audience every step of the way. Since 2003 Metacafe has been one of the top independent online video sites, and we're a leader in the evolution of digital entertainment. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with offices in Tel Aviv and New York. Metacafe is privately held and investors include Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures and Highland Capital Partners. - [Read more]

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Obama: Birth control policy meets everyone's needs (AP)

President Barack Obama concludes his remarks in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, where he announced the revamp of his contraception policy requiring religious institutions to fully pay for birth control. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - President Barack Obama declared Friday he's found a solution to a birth-control uproar that will protect religious liberty but also ensure that women have access to free contraception, as he rushed to defuse an election-year issue that threatened to overtake his administration.


Report: Teacher in LA molest case paid to resign (AP)

Nine-year-old Ruby Garduno, right, holds a sign as students enter Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012. Children are returning to the school where the entire staff has been replaced following the arrests of two former teachers on charges of committing lewd acts with students in class. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)AP - The former third-grade teacher charged with committing lewd acts on students was paid $40,000 to drop an appeal of his firing, a newspaper reported Friday.


Syria says suicide bombers kill 28 in Aleppo (AP)

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian security forces gather in front a damaged building at a security compound which was attacked by an explosion, in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria, on Friday Feb. 10, 2012. Two explosions targeted security compounds in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday, state media said, causing an unspecified number of casualties in a major city seen as key to President Bashar Assad's grip on power. (AP Photo/SANA)AP - Two suicide car bombers struck Syrian security compounds in Aleppo on Friday, killing 28 people, Syrian officials said, bringing significant violence for the first time to a major city that has largely stood by President Bashar Assad in the 11-month-old uprising against his rule.


Greek PM vows to rescue bailout deal (AP)

A protester throws a stone toward riot police during clashes in Athens, Friday, Feb. 10, 2012. Thousands took to the streets of Athens as unions launched a two-day general strike against planned austerity measures on Friday, a day after Greece's crucial international bailout was put in limbo by its partners in the 17-nation eurozone. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)AP - Greece's prime minister has promised to "do everything necessary" to rescue a euro130 billion ($170 billion) bailout deal, after six members of his cabinet walked out over harsh new austerity measures, triggering a political crisis in the near-bankrupt country.


Sandusky takes stand over request for local jury (AP)

Jerry Sandusky, left, a former Penn State assistant football coach charged with sexually abusing boys, departs with his attorney Joe Amendola, from the Centre County Courthouse after a bail conditions hearing Friday, Feb. 10, 2012 in Bellefonte, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)AP - Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky's request for greater freedom of movement — and for visits from his young grandchildren — while he awaits trial on child sex-abuse charges was taken under advisement by a judge Friday, but prosecutors countered that Sandusky's home isn't a safe place for children.


 

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Romania To Back Moldova?s Efforts Toward EU Accession Regardless Govt Formula-FMRomania maintains its policy to support Moldovan endeavors toward EU accession, regardless of the country?s government formula, foreign minister Adrian Cioroianu said Wednesday.
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PM Calls For Caution In Investigations Regarding Nokia Plant In RomaniaRomanian Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu said on Wednesday the country?s Anticorruption Department must handle with more care subjects regarding important investors like Finnish company Nokia in order not to scare the investors away.
Romanian Mobile Telephony Customers Top Country Population NumberRomania?s top three mobile telephony operators, Orange, Vodafone and Cosmote, had together 22.236 million customers at the end of 2007, exceeding by over half a million the population in the country, of 21.565 million people.
Romanian PM Says Min Liability Law Should Be Independent Technocrat MadeRomanian prime minister Calin Tariceanu said he wants a new law on minister liability that would make the ministers more responsible, but which does not leave the ministers ?at the hands of political abuse? by the presidency.
Romania Former WBO World Champ Mihai Leu Runs For Hunedoara MayoraltyRomania?s Conservative Party on Thursday will present the candidacy of member Mihai Leu, former WBO World Champion, for mayor position in Hunedoara municipality, western country.
Romanian Govt Oks Electrica Muntenia Sud Sale To Italy?s EnelThe Romanian Government has approved the privatization of Romanian regional power distributor Electrica Muntenia Sud to Italy's utility Enel SpA (EN), Prime Minister Calin Popescu Tariceanu said Wednesday.
Romanian Tanks For Tires Case Suspended Pending Constitutional Court DecisionThe trial in which Romanian retired generals Eugen Badalan and Mihai Popescu, among others, are charged with causing over EUR1.2 million in losses to the Army Ground Forces General Staff was suspended when the Supreme Court approved the exception of unconstitutionality raised by the defendants.