SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans have been consuming less and less energy over the past seven years, and of all calorie consumption carbohydrates have dropped in proportion while fat increased, a government report confirmed Sunday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA)’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey showed that each [...]
TOKYO, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Government and private sector donors have pledged more than US$27billion at the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit this week to address the global malnutrition and hunger crisis. Represented by five Heads of State and Government, 45 countries with high burdens of malnutrition and a dozen donors delivered renewed [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study found that the share of carbohydrates in the caloric content of one meal for South Korean adults averages a whopping 67 percent. Researchers at Gangnam Severance Hospital in Seoul tracked 42,192 adults who participated in separate national health and nutritional surveys conducted between 2007 and 2015. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — As the standards of food selection extend beyond taste and nutrition to beauty and health, success cases of new protein-based products are emerging in earnest. Launched in April last year by Orion Corp., a major confectionery company in South Korea, the Dr. You Protein Bar had seen sales of [...]
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Zinpro Corporation has announced the launch of the Zinpro Discovery Foundation, a U.S.-tax-exempt 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to discover, research, or develop solutions to improve human and animal wellness across the globe. A photo accompanying this announcement is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/3a52721d-7a4c-4be7-b0bd-7380090f7406 “Zinpro Corporation pioneered [...]
SEOUL, March 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A study by researchers at Chung-Ang University’s Red Cross College of Nursing has revealed that paying attention to nutrition information on food products could noticeably reduce risks of irregular menstrual cycles in women. The study was based on 4,324 women aged from 19 to 54 who took part in [...]
SEOUL, Nov.29 (Korea Bizwire) – Males in their 30s and 40s intake more energy than they need, while females in their teens and 20s lack energy. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced the ’2015 Korean Standard of Nutrient Intake’ on November 26. The results above were obtained after comparing the recommended energy estimate with [...]
Barcelona, Jan 15, 2015 (Korea Bizwire) – Nuts and dried fruits consumption has been associated with a reduced risk of major chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, and the International Nut & Dried Fruit Council aims to make such benefits known through its new application INC Cartoons. In just one minute, the superheroes from INC Cartoons [...]
Seattle, Wa, Mar 28, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) - “Benefits Of Kiwi On Health,” a new report created by Todd Silva on the site HealthReviewCenter.com shows health and nutrition benefits of kiwi, and detailed instructions on how to use it properly. In the first part of this report, people will discover some healthy reasons to eat [...]