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TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Liquid Nutrition Group Inc. (“Liquid Nutrition” or “Company”) (TSX-V: LQD.V and LQD.WT) announced today a major franchise deal in Quebec which will more than double the number of Liquid Nutrition stores in the Province. Ten new retail locations are scheduled to open throughout Quebec beginning in the spring 2012.

“This deal will see Liquid Nutrition expand from its roots in Montreal to the rest of the Province,” said Glenn Young, President, Liquid Nutrition Group Inc. "Created in Montreal in 2005, Liquid Nutrition now has six franchises in Montreal and the deal announced today clearly shows the market for healthy and delicious nutrition is growing well beyond our original market."

Montreal and Quebec City business leaders Alain Lambert, Mario Jacob and Nancy Roy secured the Liquid Nutrition franchises for Quebec. "The entrepreneurial team of Alain, Mario and Nancy is the perfect partnership for us," said Glenn Young. "The combination of deep business experience and a commitment to a healthy lifestyle will be a great driver with the expansion in the Quebec market.”

A committed high performance road cyclist and successful entrepreneur Alain Lambert commented, “Every year I compete in high performance road cycling events as an amateur that cover hundreds of kilometres and are similar to racing one week at the Tour de France. As a father of six children who also runs a business I have to make healthy and convenient choices to make sure I can compete. Liquid Nutrition is an important part of my training regime and keeps me healthy while ensuring my time is well managed.”

“Montrealers love Liquid Nutrition and I know the people in the rest of Quebec will also get on board with the Liquid Nutrition lifestyle,” said Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay Lightning Captain, Stanley Cup Champion, and member of Team Liquid. “I’m proud to be a part of this trail-blazing initiative bringing healthy, active living to people everywhere.”

Following the success in securing franchise partners in Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa, and Kingston, Liquid Nutrition Group announced a recent expansion in the Middle East and continues to aggressively expand across Canada and North America.

Liquid Nutrition offers more than 25 different functional beverages prepared fresh for each customer. From protein drinks to meal replacements, Liquid Nutrition is geared for anyone who wants to take control and improve their health. An athlete who is focused on muscle recovery or even simple rehydration, a business executive who doesn’t have time to eat properly but needs high performance at work, or a mom who is juggling career, kids and staying fit and healthy.

About Liquid Nutrition Group Inc.

Liquid Nutrition Group Inc. (LNGI) (TSX-V: LQD.V and LQD.WT) is a functional beverage, vitamin and supplement store brand committed to bringing healthy and delicious eating to communities around the world. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Liquid Nutrition Franchising Corporation, LNGI is currently the franchisor of six stores located in Montreal, with franchise commitments and expansion opportunities throughout Canada, the United States, and the Middle East as well as license opportunities internationally. For store locations, business opportunities or more information visit http://www.liquidnutrition.com. Please join Liquid Nutrition on Facebook and follow us on twitter @liquidnutrition.

About Team Liquid

Comprised of pro-athletes and experts in the world of sports, fitness and nutrition, members of Team Liquid were selected based on their personal and professional dedication to healthy active living. To learn more about Team Liquid and view the full roster, visit http://www.liquidnutrition.com/en/team_lq.php.

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By: MARY-JO SAWYER | SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Published: March 21, 2012 Updated: March 21, 2012 - 12:00 AM

So how are those New Year's resolutions coming along? Since it's already March and National Nutrition Month, it's a good time to check in.

If you're like some people, resolutions have been long forgotten.

That's the problem with resolutions. We make vague goals but fail to back them with a plan.

That missed weight-loss goal might be a cause of stress right now, especially with swimsuits already showing up in the stores. A healthy goal is losing 1 to 2 pounds per week. Start executing a plan now, and you'll see some weight loss before summer.

First, visit ChooseMyPlate.gov to learn how many calories you need to lose weight. Make your profile, and then click on "My Plan" to determine calories. The site also shows the recommended servings of each food group to consume each day. From there you can track your meals and snacks in the site's new "SuperTracker," searching the "Food-A-Pedia" database of more than 8,000 foods.

Two other popular websites include myfitnesspal.com and sparkpeople.com. They also calculate calorie needs and allow you to track your daily food intake. But they have larger food databases, including brand name and restaurant foods. The duo offers other tracking tools, too, plus interaction among site members.

Both websites have free smartphone apps, making it even easier to track your progress. There are plenty of other nutrition apps available, although some may charge a fee. Try them out to see which one you find easiest to use.

If you're more old school, pick up a calorie-count book and write down what you eat. There are many good books available to meet your specific needs.

Books such as "The Complete Book of Food Counts, 9th Edition: The Book That Counts It All," by Corinne T. Netzer, show calorie, protein, carbohydrate, fat, cholesterol, sodium, and fiber content of foods.

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http://www.LeeHayward.com In part 1 of the Basic Bodybuilding Nutrition Program I covered proper nutrient intake of protein, carbohydrates, fat, and water.

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07-12-2011 09:11 Dr. Peter Attia sits down with OpenWaterSwimming.com to discuss nutrition for open water swimming. In this piece he explains the inflammation response

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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina & GLENVIEW, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Kasper Jakobsen, Mead Johnson Nutritions Chief Operating Officer (NYSE: MJN - News) and Oscar Carreras, Chairman of Board of Administration for SanCor Cooperativas Unidas Ltda. of Argentina, met today in Buenos Aires to officially establish a joint venture that will expand the availability of high-quality pediatric nutrition products across the Southern Cone of South America.

The venture unites a global leader in infant formula and pediatric nutrition with the leading dairy producer in Argentina for the benefit of infants and children across the region.

The new joint venture will develop, produce and market innovative pediatric nutritional products under the SanCor Beb brand, which holds the leading position in the Argentine market. The business and the brand will benefit from the potent combination of the two companies expertise. Mead Johnson will provide clinical research, proprietary formulas and product innovation excellence, while SanCor will contribute its deep local market knowledge and high-quality manufacturing capabilities.

Everybody wins with this transaction. Mead Johnson strengthens its presence and growth potential in South America, while SanCor is able to better leverage its outstanding manufacturing base and continue exploration of business opportunities in other promising categories, stated Oscar Carreras. More importantly, parents win with greater access to best-in-class products they can feed their children with confidence.

Mead Johnson will invest 850 million Argentine pesos (approximately US$196 million*) for an 80 percent ownership interest in the joint venture. In 2011, SanCors turnover in the infant formula and childrens growing-up milk categories totaled nearly 300 million pesos (approximately US$69 million*).

We appreciate SanCors leadership. SanCors manufacturing expertise is recognized globally and they have established Beb as the number one brand in Argentina, commented Kasper Jakobsen. We are excited about the potential for this venture to accelerate our growth in these key markets and to benefit local babies and children.

The joint venture will continue to produce its products at existing SanCor facilities in Argentina.

Beginning with first quarter 2012 reporting, Mead Johnson will consolidate the joint venture into its overall financial statements. The transaction is not expected to have any material impact on the companys 2012 earnings, as additional investment in the business, along with interest expense for the deal, will offset any first-year contribution from the venture.

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Saturday, February 18, 2012

CATARMAN, Northern Samar -- Governor Paul Daza told nutrition officials to fine tune plans for expanding the reach of nutrition school on-the-air program in the province to reduce malnutrition rate.

“With the number of people that needs to get nutrition education, there’s a need to come up with creative idea. We can involve up to 5,000 listeners in just one batch,” Daza said in a recent meeting held at his office.

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The DyNN FM 97.3 Radyo Kasugbong, a nutri-skwela project of the National Nutrition Council based in Catubig town, was established to deliver nutrition messages.

It has around 200 graduates from two batches of nutrition school on-the-air held late last year and early 2012 for listeners in Catubig and nearby towns.

Under the nutrition school on-the-air, mothers set a two-hour time every day to listen to the radio program. Various assessment activities including tests were conducted to measure the knowledge of enrollees.

“I like the program especially if there’s a way to test the ability of listeners. I want to expand the scope. Without a doubt, that’s a great program. We need to expand the reach and fine-tune the idea,” the governor said.

For over one year, Radyo Kasugbong has been targeting mass audience in Catubig, Laoang, Gamay, Pambujan, and Mondragon.

The Provincial Government here is optimistic to hit the health, nutrition and education targets under the Millennium Development Goals with more national and local government spending for social services this year until 2015.

In terms of addressing malnutrition, Daza claimed that they are on track on hitting the 14.9 percent target on prevalence of underweight children from the current 17 percent rate based on last year’s survey. (Leyte Samar Daily Express)

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Area senior centers will be marking the 40th anniversary of the Older American Act Nutrition Programs with cake and ice cream from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday.

The celebration will take place at senior centers in Escanaba, Gladstone, Hermansville, Daggett, Menominee and Manistique.

The nutrition programs were made part of the Older Americans Act March 22, 1972.

According to a press release from the National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, few if any federal programs in history have performed as effectively for the people it serves than the nutrition programs.

Assistant Secretary for Aging, Kathy Greenlee, reports that, since 1972, eight billion meals have been served to older Americans. Every day an older adult participates in either the congregate or home-delivered meals programs means they are able to remain in their communities and homes, maintain their independence and not face the prospect of hospital or nursing home placement due to malnutrition or hunger.

The future of the nutrition programs may rest on demonstrating the return on investment it provides each and every year and allowing it to expand and become a more integral part of our home and community-based long-term care strategy as well as our health, prevention and wellness strategies for older adults. Dollars invested in the Older Americans Act especially its largest program, the nutrition programs will more than be offset by savings that will be achieved to both Medicaid and Medicare in terms of costs associated with hospital and nursing home care.

The Congregate Nutrition Services and HomeDelivered Nutrition Services provide food and socialization for older adults in their own homes or in the community, for about $1,300 per year. This $1,300 per year is the same as the cost of six days in a nursing home or one day of hospitalization.

We salute the visionaries in the White House and Congress who in 1972 saw the need for this program. We thank those in succeeding Administrations and Congresses who have continued their support of the programs and are addressing its future. We pay tribute to our members and all those dedicated men and women in the national aging network who by their daily work have contributed to the success story of these programs and of course we salute the older adults who participate and benefit from these programs each and every day. They are older adults who are committed to better nutrition being the key to better health.

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GLENVIEW, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (MJN) announced today that it will present at the 19th CLSA Investors Forum 2012 in Hong Kong on September 11, 2012. The presentation by Peter Kasper Jakobsen, executive vice president and COO and Peter G. Leemputte, executive vice president and CFO will begin at 10:30 a.m. HKT and will be webcast live on the Internet. To access the webcast go to meadjohnson.com and click first on the Investors tab, then the Events and Presentations tab. A replay will be available for one month after the presentation at meadjohnson.com under the Investors tab, Events and Presentations.

About Mead Johnson

Mead Johnson, a global leader in pediatric nutrition, develops, manufactures, markets and distributes more than 70 products in over 50 countries worldwide. The company's mission is to nourish the worlds children for the best start in life. The Mead Johnson name has been associated with science-based pediatric nutrition products for over 100 years. The company's "Enfa" family of brands, including Enfamil infant formula, is the world's leading brand franchise in pediatric nutrition. For more information, go to http://www.meadjohnson.com.

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A nutrition program that helps provide healthy food for families who cant afford it is forced to close its doors due to budget cuts.

The WIC program stands for Women Infants and children. It is designed to help families at the poverty level buy healthy foods at the grocery store. WIC also offers personalized nutrition consultations and breast feeding information. The WIC location in Pueblo West is shutting down due to federal budget cuts. They serve over 500 clients. Some staff positions will also be cut. Organizers say clients can still remain in the program, they just have to go to the health department office in the city of Pueblo.

For our Pueblo West Clients we have been telling them its very sad because there is no other free transportation route to Pueblo, so theyll have to rely on a vehicle or friends or family to get them here to Pueblo. So that can be pretty tough, said Kim Whittington, WIC Program Manager.

The Pueblo West location will close this Thursday. The Pueblo West clients, as well as other community members who qualify for WIC will be transferred to the WIC office located at 101 West 9th Street inside the Pueblo City-County Health Department.

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San Marcos With the beginning of school in the San Marcos CISD, its time to talk about healthy food choices again.

School nutrition will be the subject of at public forum hosted by the San Marcos Area League of Women Voters at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 at San Marcos High School.

The free event will be held in the cafeteria right inside the front entrance. Parents of school-aged children and other interested community residents are invited to attend.

School nutrition was adopted as a study topic by the local league at its annual meeting in May of 2010.

The School Nutrition Study Committee, chaired by Jeannie Lewis, has met monthly for about a year and a half, and, according to Lewis, has learned much in the course of its research.

Lewis says the School Nutrition Study Committee has not yet completed its study so it has taken no public position regarding school nutrition.

She said the purpose of the Sept. 15 meeting is to introduce league members and the public to the new regulations and practices that have been put in place in the local school district.

Local league members will hold a formal consensus meeting on school nutrition next spring.

At the Sept. 15 meeting, Mike Boone, associate director of child nutrition for the SMCISD, will talk about the new nutrition regulations handed down by the U.S. Department of Agriculture last year and on the district's efforts to meet those guidelines.

At the end of his presentation, there will be a question and answer session, followed by samples of school breakfast and lunch items.

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GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Lorenzo Laohoo, 13, a seventh-grader from the Keller Independent School District in Texas, won the 2012 edition of Sodexo's Future Chefs: Healthy Breakfast Challenge, a nationwide program that teaches students about good nutrition and encourages them to make healthy choices by creating their own nutritious breakfast recipes. Laohoo won the national challenge when the video for his Saturday Asian Breakfast received the most votes on the program's YouTube page.

Students from 228 Sodexo-served schools across the country submitted more than 2,600 healthy breakfast recipes for the program. Laohoo and four others were selected to participate in the finals and all five students made videos of their award-winning recipes which were posted on http://www.youtube.com/user/SodexoFutureChefs.

Online voting was open for 10 days before Laohoo emerged as the winner. The videos were viewed more than 6,200 times over the 10-day period, bringing these amazing students and their fun, healthy and delicious breakfast recipes to a much broader audience.

"I'm proud to be the 2012 Future Chefs champion and I want to thank everyone who voted for my video," said Lorenzo Laohoo. "I also thank God, my family, and the entire Keller community for supporting me."

The four other students joining Laohoo in the national finals were:

"Congratulations to Lorenzo and the other finalists on a job well done throughout the Sodexo Future Chefs: Healthy Breakfast Challenge," said Steve Dunmore, president of Sodexo Education-Schools. "I continue to be amazed by the students' creativity and commitment to healthy eating, especially since good nutrition is a key contributor to achievement in both school and life."

SodexoFuture Chefs was recently recognized by the National Restaurant Association as the winner of its Innovator of the Year Award in the Menu Development category at the 2012 NRA Show in Chicago.Theprogram was selected for the award because Sodexo features student-developed recipes fromthe challenge inK-12 nutrition programs across the country.

Sodexo, a partner in First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move initiative, is committed to take measurable sustainable actions that ensure a brighter future in the areas of health and wellness, environmental stewardship and community development. Sodexo focuses on nutrition, achievement, environment, community and activity to promote student well-being.

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Hallah Bakari, Jayion Fields and Kennedi Green prepare fruit during the Cook Like a Chef! at SU cooking camp for children at Southern University in Baton Rogue.

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Nutrition class sets up camp on the Bayou

American Chef: Road Trip camp at Penn State will be authentic this year. I did my homework, and lived in Louisiana for the month of June, delivering a cooking camp program at Southern University in Baton Rouge. Bam! Did I learn a lot!

The camp teaches middle school-aged children basic cooking techniques while introducing the Choose My Plate nutritional guidelines.

Slicing and dicing lots of fruits and vegetables increases familiarity, and making recipes that are healthy and tasty has proved to be a sound defense in the battle against childhood obesity. Studies on the program since 2005 have reinforced the premise.

The chance to take it on the road and see if it could also work in Southern Louisiana, where the obesity rate increased by more than 80 percent in the past 15 years, was compelling.

Glenda Johnson, a nutrition professor at Southern University, was the investigator who arranged the 6-week program that included my separate cooking component.

The campers, from local families in the area, were weighed and measured at the start of the program and again at the conclusion.

After mornings of healthy cooking lessons, campers engaged in vigorous physical activity each afternoon, often outdoors in blistering heat. Various facilitators gave lessons on other aspects of healthy living.

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