The Nutrition Information Initiative, launched last year, put detailed labels on McDonald's packaging with data on calories, protein, fat, carbohydrates and salt content.
The main European consumers' organisation, BEUC, welcomed the changes, but voiced dismay that the nutrition information would not have to be put on the front of the pack.
For a user looking for Beef Stew recipes at the supermarket, the mobile app is complete with comprehensive recipe and nutrition information, combined with a fun and engaging experience.
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WE, or Women's Edge, is a weekly e-zine from Prevention Magazine that provides fitness and nutrition information for women, but men will find plenty for good information here as well.
Nutrition lobbyist Margo Wootan of the Center for Science in the Public Interest says consumer advocates heard the same kind of complaining from the packaged foods industry before they were required to put nutrition information on the backs of food items.
Packaged foods already have labels showing nutrition, allergy information and other facts consumers want to know.
Radio and television are also important sources of information on nutrition, health, and parenting.
It revolves around a small centre where new mothers bring their children for pre-school education and information about nutrition and health.
Content includes information on nutrition, childhood diseases, pregnancy, childbirth, the first year of life, child survival, growth, learning, development and protection, and women empowerment.
Obama and her advisers have been pressuring the restaurant industry to adopt labeling with information about nutrition and calories, although research at New York University argues its futility.
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Classes included information on budgeting, nutrition and cooking simple meals.
For example, the company just launched WellnessToday.com, a site with no advertising, to advance global wellness and health by providing cutting edge information on topics of nutrition, fitness, and relationships.
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For instance, mDhil sells health tips to 18 to 25 year olds through text messages, conveying confidential information on issues from nutrition to various ailments for the tech-savvy age group for a monthly charge of 30 Rupees.
These educational offerings reinforce the teaching of schools in core educational areas, and they transmit valuable information on topics such as nutrition and health.
Parents who don't impart to their children a sense of personal responsibility for their health, nutrition and exercise - vital quality of life information that political correctness has expelled from our schools - have failed their responsibility.
For example, using information on a patient's family history, daily nutrition and exercise habits, the app can determine his or her risk for heart disease.
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