Being in the media, I consume a lot of media: newspapers, magazines, television, radio, websites and billboards. And being editor of this magazine, I’m particularly interested in the portrayal of food, especially dairy foods, in these media.
As early as the 1800s, it was recognized that the nutritional status of children could be improved through organized public and private feeding programs.
It seems that hardly a week goes by without another food company announcing its commitment to sodium reduction, or another group proposing voluntary targets for food producers.
The updated 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans pose a tremendous challenge for some dairy processors, as they scurry to reformulate certain product lines to meet the call for healthier foods.
Uncle Sam Sports A Low-fat Milk MoustacheLow-fat and low-sodium dairy foods fare favorably in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) released jointly on Jan. 31 by the Department of
Where’s the Beef? Red Meat, Whole Milk Consumption DropAmericans are eating less beef, drinking less whole milk and cutting back on ice cream. The drop in per capita consumption of