The National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine released a report recommending nutrition standards be established for “competitive” foods in the school environment, such as a la carte cafeteria items, vending machines and school stores. [click link for full article]

A new study from the University of Michigan Health System suggests that a compound in green tea may provide therapeutic benefits to people with rheumatoid arthritis. The study, presented April 29 at the Experimental Biology 2007 in Washington, D.C., looks at a potent anti-inflammatory compound derived from green tea. [click link for full article]

Although reducing consumption of trans fats is laudable, the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) says that a result of focusing on it too much may be an increase in the consumption of saturated fats. While the DAA aggrees that trans fat consumption should go down, it stresses that replacing the decrease with a rise in saturated fats consumption would have terrible health consequences for Australians. [click link for full article]