LONDON, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

http://www.fi-sportsnutrition.com

Traditionally, sports nutrition products have been focused towards elite level athletes but the market is being transformed by the emergence of regular consumers who are not always interested in sports yet recognise the role that nutrition can play in helping their general health and wellness. With the active and performance nutrition market set to hit 5bn by 2015*, competition in this sector is growing as food and beverage manufacturers look to expand and diversify their product portfolios to profit from the rise in everyday consumers.

In just three weeks time, Fi Conferences' Innovations in Sports Nutrition is bringing together all of those involved in the rapidly expanding market of performance and active nutrition, from manufacturers and ingredient suppliers to consultants and retailers enabling these organisations to understand the direction of the market and the available opportunities.

Attendees from over 15 countries have already registered so far including Heads of R&D, NPD and Product Development from:

Abbott Nutrition -Athletes' Performance -Beneo Bio-Synergy Clinical Nutrition Coca-Cola Cosucra Dairy Crest Danisco DuPont Danone Dextro Energy DSM ESSNA Fayrefield FoodTec FrieslandCampina Gencor Pacific GlaxoSmithKline Huegli -Leatherhead Food Research Linwoods LycoRed MaxiNutrition Natural Sports Nutrition Nizo Food Research Noi Sirius Norrmejerier NSC Pharma Nutrition Works Performance Nutrition/Arsenal FC Optimum Nutrition Osuuskunta Maitomaa PhD Nutrition Roquette Sports Integrated Synergy Unimark Remedies United Bakeries University of Birmingham Volac International

For full programme information and to register please go to http://www.fi-sportsnutrition.com.

About Fi Conferences:

Fi Conferences is an extension of Fi Europe Exhibitions whose food ingredients event, which celebrated its 25th year in 2011, attracts over 20,000 visitors. Fi Conferences, which runs its modular conference alongside this annual exhibition, offers topic-led conferences and workshops that focus on the hottest issues facing ingredient suppliers and manufacturers in the food and beverage ingredients industry. Fi Conferences provide the information and insights needed by R&D, product development, innovation and marketing professionals at both ingredient suppliers and food & beverage manufacturers. http://www.ficonferences.com

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Innovations in Sports Nutrition : 29-30 May 2012 - Radisson Blu Portman Hotel, London

Schiff Nutrition International Inc., a maker of nutritional supplements, changed the mix on $200 million of loans the company is seeking to support its acquisition of Airborne Inc.

A $150 million term loan was cut to $140 million and will now pay interest at 4.75 percentage points more than the London interbank offered rate, compared with a range of 4.5 percentage points to 4.75 percentage points. Libor, a rate banks say they can borrow in dollars from each other, will have a 1.25 percent floor.

The loan will be due in six years compared with the seven- year maturity originally offered. Schiff is now proposing to sell the debt at 98.5 cents on the dollar, compared with 99 cents earlier proposed. The discount lowers proceeds for the company and boosts the yield to investors.

The Salt Lake City-based company also increased the size of a five-year revolving line of credit to $60 million from $50 million. The revolver pays interest at 4.75 percentage points more than Libor and will be sold to investors at 99 cents.

Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal are arranging the financing and lenders must submit commitments by 5 p.m. today in New York. The debt is expected to be distributed to investors this week.

Schiff acquired 100 percent of Airbornes stock from GF Capital Private Equity Fund LP for $150 million, according to an April 2 company statement distributed by Business Wire.

Becky Herrick, a spokeswoman for Schiff Nutrition, didnt immediately respond to an e-mail seeking comment.

In a revolving credit facility, money can be borrowed again once its repaid; in a term loan it cant.

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SUN VALLEY Youd never guess what came out on top of all the energy drinks, energy bars and other products that weekend warriors and professional athletes reach for to refuel after a workout.

Plain old chocolate milk.

Chocolate milk provides both carbohydrates and protein, whereas Gatorade does not, said Nancy Clark, a sports dietitian whose clients include Olympic athletes as well as members of the Boston Red Sox and Boston Celtics.

In one study those who drank chocolate milk after one bout of exercise where able to perform an additional 32 minutes to exhaustion versus 23 minutes for those drinking Gatorade, she said.

I had no idea chocolate milk was so good for you, said Tasha Bradshaw, who teaches Pilates at the new Mind Your Body in Twin Falls.

The virtues of chocolate milk were one of the surprising revelations that Clark listed as she addressed 160 dietitians and others attending the Idaho Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics meeting last week at Sun Valley Resort. The meeting, organized by Magic Valley dietitians, featured some heavy hitters in Clark and Evelyn Tribole, author of Intuitive Eating.

Clark is the word in sports nutrition she walks the walk, said Dr. RoseAnna Holliday, adjunct professor at College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls. And the eating disorder and weight loss clinics are beginning to base a lot of their work on what Evelyn Tribole has to say.

Shes had 29 years of helping people create healthy relationships with food, said Becky McCarver, a registered dietitian with St. Lukes. Her book completely changed my career.

Tribole said shes having trouble getting on board with the idea that food or sugar can be addictive an idea thats making the rounds at shows like The Dr. Oz Show.

Animals had to be starved to induce the sugar addiction in one of the few studies thats been done on the subject, she said.

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ORLANDO, Fla., May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Creative Edge Nutrition, Inc. (Pink Sheets:FITX), is pleased to inform its shareholders that in the last 60 days we have made significant improvements to our corporate structure, business and marketing plans. We are current in our financial information on the OTC markets, completed a name and ticker symbol change.

We are in the process of developing a strategic corporate website to show all of our product lines, distribution channels, manufacturing certifications, strategic business partners and retail vendors which will be linked to Facebook, Twitter, and Linked-In. These business development strategies are being led by the capable leadership of Bill Chaaban, President and Chief Executive Officer, who has developed several multi-million dollar nutritional supplement companies. Additionally, we have been recognized by vendor certification (Vendor Number) from the world's largest nutrition retailer, which has position us for the rolling out and deployment of additional products, sales and retail outlets.

Cenergy will continue to provide timely news updates regarding our strategic business development and marketing plans and will continue our commitment to increase market share, provide shareholder value and measurable results to our partners, distributors, and shareholders. Visit us http://www.CenergyNutrition.com and http://www.facebook.com/pages/Creative-Edge-Nutrition-Inc/115224738609211

About Creative Edge Nutrition, Inc.

Creative Edge Nutrition is a Nutritional Supplement Company focused on developing innovative, high quality supplements. The company offers a broad spectrum of capsules, tablets, and powders, as well as science based products in the principal categories of weight management, nutrition challenges, energy and fitness. The Company manufactures under strict GMP guidelines at GMP Certified and/or FDA registered facilities. http://www.CenergyNutrition.com and http://www.facebook.com/pages/Creative-Edge-Nutrition-Inc/115224738609211

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FORMER Senator Deika Morrisan has stressed the importance of nutrition as a fundamental right for children.

Morrison, founder of Do Good Jamaica with its special project Crayons Count, said that a nation can only progress if its children are properly fed.

She was giving the main address at the recent launch of the third annual Nestle Schools Wellness Fiesta, which will be staged over three days from May 10 to 12 at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

According to Morrison, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) made it clear that "inadequate nutrition in life can cause irreparable damage to the developing brain and body, thus the right to nutrition is a fundamental, foundational right for children. She also said that Principle Four of the Convention on the Rights of the Child a human rights treat setting out the civil, political, economic, social, health and cultural rights of children to which Jamaica is a signatory states that "the child shall have the right to adequate nutrition".

Morrison added that Do Good Jamaica's Crayons Count sought not only to provide learning kits to early childhood institutions across Jamaica but to raise awareness of the importance of early childhood education and good early childhood practices. She stressed that nutrition, health and wellness are not just good early childhood practices were all essential practices for all ages.

Noting that Jamaicans do not talk about the critical importance of nutrition enough, she pointed out that the Nestle Schools Wellness Fiesta was therefore a timely opportunity for teachers, caregivers and children to understand how children can get proper nutrition, health and wellness.

The Nestle Schools Wellness Fiesta, targeted at primary and secondary schools with Wellness clubs, will for the first time this year involve secondary school, through the 4-H Clubs, according to Nestle's Consumer Relationship Marketing Manager Angella Black.

On Thursday, the opening day, displays will be presented by the competing primary and secondary schools on the topic 'Active children make healthier adults'. Judging will be on scope of research, accuracy and creativity. Also on the opening day and the remaining two days, there will be the colourful display of the 'Nestle Take a High Five for Life' campaign which will showcase five areas 'Eat Healthy', 'Control Portions', 'Be Active', 'Check Healthy', and 'Be Happy'.

In addition there will be a special focus on physical activity with the wellness fun pavilions that will take the form of an energy zone. There will also be a cooking lab, the Nestle Healthy Kids Programme and the reading pavilion on Saturday, the final day, where representatives of the Jamaica Library Service and Crayons Count will be reading to the children.

A highlight of the launch was the presentation of the Nestle Healthy Kids pledge by Carlah Dume and Renardo Harvey of Lannaman's Preparatory School.

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a new strategic plan for food and nutrition over the next four years, including new initiatives related to food labeling and collaboration with industry on public health goals.

The Foods and Veterinary Medicine (FVM) Program outlines seven goals and more than 100 specific initiatives that the agency intends to focus on up to 2016, covering food safety, nutrition, and animal health.

In particular, the plan includes updating the Nutrition Facts panel, potentially making calorie information more prominent, as part of its goal to provide accurate and useful information so consumers can choose a healthier diet and reduce the risk of chronic disease and obesity.

The manner in which serving size information, daily values and key nutrients are communicated will also be updated, the document said.

The agency said that a key initiative with the 2012-16 goals is to publish proposed and then final rules updating the Nutrition Facts label and serving sizes.

The plan also includes a commitment to publish a final rule on the use of the term gluten-free on product labels, a move that has been a long time coming , as the FDA first proposed a threshold for gluten in gluten-free products back in 2007.

Initiatives related to improving consumer access to and use of nutrition information include exploring frontofpack nutrition labeling and collaborating with the public/private sector on nutrition education, the report said.

The agency also outlined its plan to encourage reformulation of foods to lower sodium and industrially produced trans fat content in the food supply.

Other areas of interest for the food industry include a pledge to work with industry to implement modern food tracing systems, and other initiatives in line with the Food Safety Modernization Act, regarding facility inspections, prevention of contamination, and improved information sharing.

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Abbott, Biocon arm to develop nutrition products BS Reporter / Bangalore May 04, 2012, 00:39 IST

US drug maker Abbott Laboratories on Thursday announced plans to establish its first nutrition research and development centre in the country in collaboration with Syngene, a contract research subsidiary of Biocon.

The Abbott Nutrition R&D Centre in India will focus on the development of nutrition products and enable the expansion of Abbotts nutrition product portfolio.

The centre will focus on the development of nutrition products for maternal and child nutrition and diabetes care. Preventing undernutrition has emerged as a critical health challenge in India.

An estimated 50 per cent of Indians (570 million people) have adequate calorie intake, but are not consuming a sufficient level of essential nutrients. India also has the worlds largest diabetes population (51 million people). Among the products being developed for India are meal complements for diabetics and pre-diabetics. In addition, the centre will address local taste and texture preferences with new flavours and formulations.

India is a priority market for investment, growth and innovation, said Robert H Miller, divisional vice-president, global R&D and scientific affairs for Abbott Nutrition. Our strategic collaboration with Syngene will accelerate the design, development and delivery of science-based, nutrition products in India, for India.

Health care in India has reached a tipping point, as patients seek quality care and products at affordable prices, said Rehan Khan, managing director, Abbott Nutrition India. We have consistently invested in India, and this centre will allow us to leverage local expertise and insights to develop the products we need to successfully expand our portfolio here.

The nutrition market in India is relatively new and growing steadily. In addition to the undernutrition and diabetes issues facing India, a rapidly expanding middle class and aging population are driving demand for high-quality, affordable nutrition products.

With malnutrition and common chronic diseases at their highest in this region, Abbott and Syngene have a common vision and commitment to support the development of a healthier India, said Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, founder, chairman and managing director, Biocon Group.

The combined market insights and nutrition science expertise of our two organisations will enable us to address these immediate needs by developing critically important, innovative yet affordable nutrition products for the Indian population, she added.

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I learned the economics of nutrition back in college, several decades ago. I never had a financial cushion that would let me relax much.

I did find one place, though, where I could exercise more control over expenses: Food. In lean times and weren't they all, back then I could stretch my pennies 'til they screamed by eating very inexpensive packaged foods like dry-noodle soups. That was the mainstay of my diet.

I was not usually hungry. You can fill your stomach pretty cheaply if you're not picky about what you consume or obsessed by whether it's actually providing adequate nourishment. But if you are what you eat, I was on my way to being a malnourished mess. Not underweight, mind you, just malnourished.

Recently, I've been reading articles that give me a flashback to those days of considerable dietary challenge.

This week, my colleague Eric Schulzke tied together the triplet challenges of nutrition when one is on a fixed income: obesity, hunger and malnutrition. Some of the most affordable foods are, from a nutrition standpoint, iffy. They pack calories and can silence the growl of a hungry stomach. But they don't build strong bodies or meet dietary requirements. They don't feed brains and bones and tissue. And they can pack on pounds in a most unhealthy fashion.

Comments on his story, as often happens, turned into a debate about who's worthy to receive help and who is just scamming the system by getting food stamps. I don't think that debate about the "worthy poor" was the point, which really centered on the fact that not all foods are equally valuable and when you're poor, like so many people who are elderly or disabled or children with no power to make the big food decisions, the tendency is to gravitate to inexpensive foods. Plus, they can taste pretty good without offering much.

In the mid-'90s, I was covering the Utah Legislature when in subcommittee a legislator carped loudly that he saw someone buying a particular brand-name cereal with food stamps. It's an expensive cereal, he said. We should make a list of acceptable items. They shouldn't be using taxpayer money on costly cereals.

I would argue that what matters should be nutritional value. Some of the most nutritious foods, like fresh fruits and vegetables and lean meats, are relatively expensive compared to some of the cheaper, prepackaged and preservative-laden fare. Some of the cheapest cereals he so wanted to see food stamp recipients choose are packed with sugar and offer very little in the way of nutrition. Force feeding impoverished children junk calories doesn't improve their health or minds or even alleviate their hunger for very long.

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10 strategies for overcoming loss of appetite.

Like many things in life as we get older, eating can be a challenge.

The sense of taste, like the other senses, diminishes as we age. Appetite and taste can also be affected by medications. In addition, dental problems can make it difficult or painful to chew food.

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Loss of appetite can make it difficult to get adequate nutrition, especially when youre sick or not feeling well. What can you do to be sure youre getting the nutrients you need?

No single strategy works for everyone, says Kathleen Niedert, RD, director of clinical nutrition and dining services for Western Home Communities in Cedar Falls, Iowa, who counsels many seniors on how to deal with loss of appetite. But for almost everyone, there are ways to eat an adequate diet even when youre ailing and dont feel like eating. Here are 10 strategies that experts recommend.

If youre having trouble eating enough to get the calories you need each day, dont worry about the fine points of nutrition advice. Eat anything and everything that appeals to you. Love chocolate milk? Help yourself. Ice cream? Serve up a bowl.

If youre experiencing a loss of appetite, the most important thing is to eat foods that supply basic energy to the body, says Niedert. Most dietitians now say people in institutions like nursing homes should be encouraged to eat whatever they like, since many have a problem with appetite.

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Nutrition Challenges When You're Older or Sick

Getting adequate nutrition may be trickier for older adults. Because seniors tend to be less active than younger people, they need fewer calories. Yet research shows that older people may need more of certain key nutrients, such as B vitamins and calcium.

Unfortunately, nutrient deficiencies and malnutrition can persist for a long time before they show up in physical signs or symptoms. Still, there are a few indicators you -- and your doctor -- can be alert to.

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Those first strands of gray hair are a sign of the inevitable. Were getting older and our bodies are changing. We may grow a little rounder around the waistline, or wake in the night, or feel a little stiffer in the morning. Yet while we adapt to new realities, we shouldnt discount every symptom as just further evidence of aging. How do you know when to ignore your bodys lapses or when to seek medical advice? Whats normal aging, and whats not? Aging, in and of itself, is a subtle, quiet process,...

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Fatigue is a common side effect of iron deficiency, which can lead to anemia, or low red blood cell levels. Anemia can also show up as abnormal pallor. But remember: Other conditions can cause excessive fatigue, as well, including serious illnesses like heart disease, depression, or thyroid disease.

Its wise to alert your doctor if you feel abnormally weak or tired. Your doctor may prescribe supplements if you have anemia.

Hair, which is made up mostly of protein, serves as a useful diagnostic marker for nutritional deficiencies.

When an older persons hair looks like a fright wig -- brittle, dry, sparse -- its often a sign that their diet is inadequate, says Kathleen Niedert, RD, director of clinical nutrition and dining services for Western Home Communities in Iowa and a leading advisor to the American Dietetic Association.

Brittle hair can signal a deficit of essential fatty acids, protein, iron and other nutrients. Some hair loss is usual with age, of course. But if hair begins to fall out at an unusual rate, nutrient deficiencies may be the cause. Once your doctor identifies the deficiencies, you can treat them with nutrient-rich foods and supplements.

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GENEVA, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Anlit Advanced Nutrition Supplements, an innovative developer of quality consumer vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements for children, will present new and innovative products at Vitafoods Europe 2012, which will take place May 22-24, 2012 in Geneva, Switzerland.

Anlit will showcase new and existing products at the FPE Finished Products Expo at Stand 3500. The company will present, among others, two new products aimed at improving children's well being:

Anlit will also present its other leading products, including Omega 3 (fish oil) and probiotic and prebiotic fibers, as well as a complete line of products to meet the following condition-specific categories: immune system supporters, brain and cognitive development, healthy bones, general well being, and anemia.

"Vitafoods Europe presents an excellent opportunity for Anlit to present its innovative products to European distributors who wish to sell unique products under their own brand name," said Shai Karlinski, VP marketing at Anlit.

"Drug store chains, drug and dietary supplements manufacturers and distributors are invited to get a first-hand impression of our condition-specific tasty dietary supplements which can be specifically tailored to their local needs," he added.

Anlit's products can also be tasted at the FPE tasting bar, at which the company's "Sweet Dreams" dairy-based supplement with lactium last year won the award for best-tasting finished product.

About Anlit advanced nutrition supplements

Anlit is an innovative developer and producer of quality consumer vitamins, minerals and dietary supplements for children. Since 1990, Anlit has been dedicated to developing, manufacturing and marketing high-quality products to ensure the health and nutrition of children worldwide.

Anlit manufactures to the highest international standards, including GMP, ISO and HACCP, and are kosher and halal certified.

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WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire -04/27/12)- In honor of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (PCFSN) will pay tribute to the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award winners at their annual meeting on May 1, 2012.

Presented annually since 2007, the Lifetime Achievement Award is given to individuals whose careers have greatly contributed to the advancement or promotion of physical activity, fitness, sports, and nutrition-related programs nationwide. Recipients are selected by members of PCFSN based on the span and scope of an individual's career, the estimated number of lives they have touched, and the impact of their legacy.

2012 PCFSN Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

Linn Goldberg, M.D. - Dr. Goldberg is Professor of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Health Promotion & Sports Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University. His groundbreaking programs for young athletes (ATLAS for boys and ATHENA for girls) utilize exercise and nutrition alternatives to prevent the use of alcohol, performance enhancing and illicit drugs.

Thomas McKenzie, Ph.D. - Dr. McKenzie is Emeritus professor in the San Diego State University School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences. Dr. McKenzie has authored or co-authored over 170 publications and co-founded SPARK -- a nationally recognized research-based public health organization dedicated to improve health through physical activity. In March 2012, he was awarded a Hall of Fame Award from the National Association for Sport and Physical Education.

Jacki Sorensen - Sorensen is the originator of Aerobic Dancing -- the complete fitness program that combines health and toning benefits of jogging with the fun of dancing. Sorensen is the President and founder of Jacki's Inc.

Charles Sterling, Ed.D. - Sterling is Chairman of Youth Initiatives at The Cooper Institute and Chairman of the FITNESSGRAM Board of Trustees. Dr. Sterling is best known professionally as the founder of the widely-used FITNESSGRAM, a health-related testing and feedback system for youth.

Pat Summitt - Summitt is Hall of Fame University of Tennessee Head Women's Basketball Coach Emeritus. Summitt has won more games than anyone else in NCAA college basketball history, winning eight national titles and 1,098 games at Tennessee.

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THOMASVILLE, NC and NEWPORT BEACH, CA--(Marketwire -04/26/12)- Rick Ware Racing (RWR), a leading professional motorsports organization, and Adia Nutrition (ADIA.PK - News) ("Adia") today announced a partnership to expand the reach of Adia Nutrition across North America through the RWR POYNT Racing Tour. The partnership kicks off this weekend for the NASCAR Nationwide Series race in Richmond, Virginia with 2011 "Rookie of the Year" winner Timmy Hill in the #41 POYNT.com Ford. Additionally, Adia will be included in the RWR North American Tour for the remainder of the events leading into the first quarter of 2013.

Wen Peng, the CEO of Adia, added, "We are excited to bring the power of probiotics to a much larger audience. We think this partnership will expose us to an entirely new audience and we're excited to be affiliated with Rick Ware Racing."

The tour encompasses over 115 professional motorsports events across North America and includes the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR Whelan Modified Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Series, the AMA Arena-cross Series and the Summer X Games.

Team owner Rick Ware stated, "We are delighted to be associated with Adia Nutrition. We believe their 'On-the-Go' drink powders and chews are the next step in performance nutrition and Adia as a brand associated with the RWR POYNT tour has the potential to stand-out in this segment."

Drivers and personalities that have been announced for the tour include NASCAR drivers Jeffrey Earnhardt and Chris Cook in the Grand-Am Rolex Series, 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series "Rookie of the Year" champion Timmy Hill, California based NASCAR and Rolex Series road course driver Kevin O'Connell, NASCAR driver and Hollywood director and stuntman Stanton Barrett, 2009 Trans AM champion Tomy Drissi, eight (8) time NASCAR Whelan Modified champion Tim Brown, 2009 AMA ArenaCross champion Jeff Gibson, and Summer X Games gold medal winner Vicki Golden.

Kevin O'Connell, co-founder of the "Tour" and CEO of General Pacific Partners, stated, "Adia is a fresh, dynamic brand with a management team lead by Ms. Wen Peng. We are confident the introduction of Adia Nutrition to the racing fans of North America will prove to be yet another example of the unusual loyalty and expanding diversity of a unique base of consumers that exists in the racing world."

About Rick Ware Racing: Rick Ware Racing (RWR) has competed in every NASCAR sanctioned series, ARCA Series, the WMA Motocross Series, AMA Arenacross, Motocross and Supercross Series, Summer X-Games and Rolex Grand-Am Series.

About General Pacific Partners: General Pacific Partners, LLC (GPP) is a southern California based public venture capital group that provides advisory work, direct investment and marketing and branding strategies in early and developmental stage private and public companies.

About POYNT CorporationPOYNT Corp. (about.poynt.com) is a global leader in the mobile local advertising space. Its Location Based Search (LBS) and advertising platform, POYNT (www.poynt.com), enhances a user's ability to connect with the people, businesses and events most important to them. POYNT is available on Android, iPhone, Windows Phone and Nokia devices, along with BlackBerry smartphones and BlackBerry PlayBook Tablets in Canada, the United States, Europe, India and Australia. POYNT Corp. entered the mobile publishing space with the acquisition of an advertising publishing platform in January 2011. Whether through the POYNT Local Search Platform or the Ad Publishing Platform, POYNT Corp. simplifies connecting consumers with businesses, retailers and events. Headquartered in Calgary, AB, Canada, POYNT Corp. trades on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol PYN and in the United States on the OTCQX under the symbol PNYTF.

About Adia Nutrition: Adia Nutrition, Inc. (ADIA.PK - News) is a company specializing in probiotics. Currently, Adia offers four flavors of probiotic drink mixes and two flavors of probiotic chews. Adia sells their products across the country in independent pharmacies, health food stores, fitness centers and grocery store chains. For more information, visit our website at http://www.adianutrition.com

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ABBOTT PARK, Ill., April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --(ABT) When it comes to maximizing recovery and accomplishing fitness goals, exercise enthusiasts identify building muscle or getting lean and toned as main objectives. However, reaching these goals depends as much on proper nutrition habits as on the rigor of training regimens.

Abbott's EAS Sports Nutrition has developed a new science-based line of performance nutrition products that include: EAS Lean 15 powder and bars, EAS Recovery powder, EAS Myoplex 30 bars and EAS Myoplex Original shakes featuring Revigor.

Through ingredients such as Revigor and specially formulated carbohydrate and protein blends, EAS products rapidly deliver needed nutrients to fatigued muscles and help athletes recover and build muscle. Revigor, a source of HMB (beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate), is an amino-acid metabolite that can help protect and promote muscle tissue growth(2). The line also offers new protein powders to give fitness-focused individuals an easy way to get needed protein at 100 calories per serving.

All EAS products are tested for banned substances and certified by independent laboratories and marked with a "Tested and True" seal.

Fueling Athletic Performance

Athletic pursuits demand nutritional needs beyond a normal diet. Active individuals require specific amounts of carbohydrates, proteins and fats to fuel muscles, build strength and recover after physical activity. Timing of these essential nutrients is critical to future performance.

"Nutrition to enhance athletic performance involves not only what to eat, but when to eat it," said Keith Wheeler, PhD, FACSM, global director, Performance Nutrition, Research and Development at Abbott. "When athletes don't consume important nutrients in the right ratios at the right time, they will deplete their bodies and compromise their ability to perform. The new EAS recovery products are scientifically formulated to rapidly replenish muscles after a workout with needed nutrients."

The benefits of well-timed proper nutrition can include reduced muscle fatigue and exercise-induced muscle damage as well as accelerated repair.

"The key nutritional strategy after training is getting a combination of carbohydrate and protein within the first 30 minutes after a workout," said Amanda Carlson-Phillips, MS, RD, CSSD, vice president of Nutrition and Research, Athletes' Performance and EAS Academy board advisor. "On average, men should aim for 15-30 grams of protein and women should get 10-20 grams of protein in combination with carbohydrate in a 2:1 or 3:1 carbohydrate to protein ratio. The protein is needed to stimulate protein synthesis and provide the building blocks for muscle and the carbohydrates are needed to help refuel the body."

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By Seth Jayson | More Articles April 26, 2012 |

Mead Johnson Nutrition (NYSE: MJN) reported earnings on April 26. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeawayFor the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Mead Johnson Nutrition met expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue expanded and GAAP earnings per share grew.

Gross margins dropped, operating margins dropped, and net margins improved.

Revenue detailsMead Johnson Nutrition reported revenue of $986.6 million. The 10 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ expected to see a top line of $978.2 million on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were 9.6% higher than the prior-year quarter's $899.8 million.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS detailsNon-GAAP EPS came in at $0.82. The 13 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ forecast $0.78 per share on the same basis. GAAP EPS of $0.80 for Q1 were 13% higher than the prior-year quarter's $0.71 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin detailsFor the quarter, gross margin was 62.1%, 230 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 25.2%, 270 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 16.6%, 40 basis points better than the prior-year quarter.

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The General Mills Foundation, in collaboration with the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation, today announced the recipients of its 2012 Champions for Healthy Kids grants. As part of the programs 10 year anniversary, 10 best of the best legacy award recipients were selected from previous Champions for Healthy Kids grantees. Each organization was awarded $50,000 to continue their proven programming to improve nutrition and physical fitness behaviors among youth.

Champions for Healthy Kids provides grants to nonprofits, schools and community organizations to develop creative ways to help kids of all ages incorporate physical fitness and good nutrition into their daily lives. Over the last 10 years of Champions for Healthy Kids, the General Mills Foundation has amassed key insights related to addressing childhood obesity. Key indicators of a successful childhood obesity program have been found to include:

With these learnings in mind, Champions for Healthy Kids targets grassroots efforts that develop creative ways such as dance, karate memberships and cooking classes to help youth adopt physically active lifestyles and balanced diets. In total, the General Mills Foundations Champions for Healthy Kids initiative has awarded more than $20 million in grants to organizations across the United States through its annual grant program and through other youth nutrition and fitness programs serving more than 5 million children nationwide.

For the past 10 years, the General Mills Foundation has worked closely with nonprofit organizations across the U.S. to increase physical activity and good nutrition among youth, said Ellen Goldberg Luger, General Mills vice president and executive director of the General Mills Foundation. We are excited to use the on-the-ground insights weve gathered from our work with more than 400 community organizations to better shape our future childhood obesity efforts and make an even greater impact.

The goal of the General Mills Champions for Healthy Kids grants is to encourage communities in the United States to improve the eating and physical activity patterns of young people aged 2 to 18. Grants have been awarded to nonprofit organizations and agencies working with communities that demonstrate the greatest need and likelihood of sustainable impact on young peoples nutrition and activity levels through innovative programs.

Throughout our 10 year partnership with the General Mills Foundation, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has witnessed, firsthand, the significant accomplishments made toward improving the health of our children through the Champions for Healthy Kids program, said registered dietitian and Academy Foundation Chair Barbara J. Ivens. As food and nutrition experts, registered dietitians are on the forefront of improving the health of our children, and while there is still work yet to be done, we are excited to build upon this momentum and continue to make real progress to tackle this complex issue.

The General Mills Foundation has awarded 450 Champions for Healthy Kids grants since 2002. Today, nearly all of the grant winners continue to provide nutrition education and fitness activities for children. Approximately 98 percent of past Champions for Healthy Kids programs continue to provide nutrition education and 94 percent continue to offer fitness activities.

The 10 2012 Champions for Healthy Kids recipients are as follows:

More information on the General Mills Champions for Healthy Kids initiative, grant applications, and best practices that can be adopted by any organization can be found at: http://www.GeneralMills.com/Foundation.

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DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla., April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- F3 Nutrition, LLC, the company that was created to meet the absolute Fit, Form and Function of athletes' needs, today announced Mark Post as its new President and that the nutrition industry veteran and leading expert will direct all aspects of the organization starting with the F3 Nutrition product launch in June 2012.

"I am honored to join F3 Nutrition and look forward to making it known as one of the most prominent brands in sports nutrition," said Post. "It is our goal at F3 Nutrition to provide a complete line of exceptional sports nutritional performance products that are both safe and effective. F3 Nutrition supplements will enable athletes as well anyone committed to an active healthy lifestyle to achieve their individual fitness and performance goals."

With over 16 years of experience in the nutritional supplement industry, Post previously served as President for legendary Champion Nutrition where he supervised sports nutrition sales, marketing and product development. While at Champion, Mark developed, launched and the licensed TapouT Sports Nutrition, one of the first brands to market in the sport of mixed martial arts. Prior to joining Champion, Mark held management positions with supplement companies Rainbow Light, Garden of Life and Rexall Sundown.

Fortified through science and with ingredients proven in university studies to improve athletes' performance and their bodies, F3 Nutrition will unveil a full line of products to address individual athletic and fitness needs from start to finish.

F3 Nutrition focuses on the three critical elements in building a successful high-performance sports nutrition product: Fit for the specific purpose; deliver through the best Form available; Function for the specific goal of the individual.

The F3 Nutrition portfolio will consist of pre-training and post-training products and also protein and health wellness category products. Each of the company's products will contain unique to market formulations to assist in endurance, strength and recovery. One of the first brands to launch this summer will be Air-Speed Endurance, which will give much needed support to endurance athletes via a pre-training drink mix.

In 2012, F3 Nutrition is scheduled to attend and exhibit at the CrossFit Games Worldwide Expo, IDEA World Fitness Convention, Europa Sports & Supplement Expo and the UFC Fan Expo to showcase its products and provide samples to awaiting fitness enthusiasts.

F3 Nutrition, LLC products will be distributed online at http://www.f3nutrition.com and on shelves at retail outlets including fitness centers and gyms, health stores, sports retailers and online nutrition supplement retailers. More information regarding the product line, as well as F3 Nutrition brand ambassadors and sponsored athletes will be announced in the near future.

For more information, email info@f3nutrition.com. Please visit us online at F3Nutrition.com or on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/f3nutrition.

Press Contact: Jen Wenk, APR jen@starprlasvegas.com 702.635.0995 @jenwenk

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OTTAWA Some of the world's biggest food brands and leading organic labels have understated the amount of bad nutrients such as fat, sugar and sodium in their products, or overstated the good ones, internal government tests show.

Kraft, Frito Lay, Unilever and Heinz are among the big names with a product that flunked Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) testing, conducted to see if nutrition claims on labels live up to their billing.

Loblaw's popular President's Choice brand had multiple "unsatisfactory" tests on products ranging from cereal to spaghetti.

Premium brands like Amy's Kitchen, Eden Organic, Natur-a, Kashi and Yves Veggie Cuisine also fell short on composition claims, as did Canadian food-makers like B.C.-based Sun-Rype Products Ltd. and Quebec-based Aliments Fontaine Sante.

Test results involving these and other companies, conducted between 2006 and 2010, have just been released under Canada's access to information legislation. CFIA previously released overall statistics about compliance rates for some product categories, but the earlier release did not contain individual test results and did not name specific brands or products.

The level of detail provided in the newly released documents shows labelling problems are widespread.

But most companies told Postmedia News that, when CFIA flags a labelling problem, they move quickly to change the labels. Some major operators even beefed up their own internal controls to better monitor their nutrition claims.

CFIA allows for a variance of up 20 percentage points on nutrition information found on food packages to account for natural variances in ingredients or deviations in testing equipment. Anything beyond that is considered unsatisfactory.

Companies tagged with unsatisfactory results say they're committed to providing accurate information. But natural variances in ingredients, including crop fluctuations with organic produce, or changes in a product's nutritional composition over its shelf life, means this is not a perfect science, they say.

Some consumers wonder whether they can rely on the nutrition information on food labels, since CFIA can only test a tiny fraction of the tens of thousands of products on store shelves in any given year. It's unclear whether CFIA's limited testing program is representative of the entire market or masks an even bigger program.

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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Physicians and nutrition scientists from around the world gathered today in San Diego for a scientific symposium on the Global Nutrition Transition: The Role of Lipid Supplementation, a satellite symposium which focused on the essential role of fatty acids in human health, held in conjunction with the American Society for Nutritions Scientific Sessions & annual meeting.

The Global Nutrition Transition refers to the worldwide spread of modern industrialized dietary patterns to countries where these diets were previously unknown. In the last 30 years, there has been a U.S. and worldwide increase in hidden fat intake, largely from vegetable oils rich in omega-6 fatty acids which lead to imbalances in the concentrations of fats in cells within the heart, the brain, and immune system.

While the body needs small amounts of both types of fats, the proper proportions are key in supporting brain function, immune function and cardiovascular health, noted Dr. William Lands, one of the symposium speakers.

Researchers from the University of California San Diego reviewed the recent findings of specialized proteins called receptors for omega-3 fatty acids on the surface of immune cells.

Vegetable oils are full of omega-6 fatty acids, said Lands, and our diet is overloaded with them. Fried foods, baked goods, snack foods and sweets dump an abundance of omega-6 fatty acids into the body, said Lands, and at the same time, were not eating nearly enough omega-3s, he added. As a result, the ideal balance of omega-6 to omega-3 fats has been thrown way off and this imbalance may have widespread impact on human health across the globe.

We are seeing tremendous increases in partially hydrogenated vegetable oil high in trans fatty acid and imbalanced omega 6 and omega 3 fatty acid profile intake in South Asia, said Dr. Anoop Misra of the Fortis Hospital in Delhi, which is leading to an alarming rise in obesity and obesity-related diseases.

Since fatty foods are the primary sources of omega-6 fats in the diet, reducing total fat intake is one way to shift the balance. However, it is also important to supplement omega-3 fatty acids by eating fish or taking omega-3 supplements from fish, krill, or algae sources. The benefits of a total nutrition solution - which encompasses the inclusion of a range of plant foods, with an emphasis on low fat proteins and the rebalancing of healthy fats is a cornerstone in correcting the nutritional imbalances caused by the modern diet.

Conference speakers noted that supplements may play a role in improving the fatty acid balance in the diet when combined with lower total fat intake which can balance omega-3 and omega-6 concentrations in tissues.

The session was organized and supported by the Herbalife Nutrition Institute and DSM Nutritional Products. Ds. Misra is a member of the Herbalife Nutrition Institute Editorial Board. Among other products, Herbalife markets dietary supplements containing omega-3 fatty acids, as well as foods composed largely of low-fat proteins.

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By Peggy Korody, RD, CLT

Sugar and our health has been in the news a lot lately. Perhaps you saw the CBS 60 Minutes segment titled Is sugar toxic? Dr. Lustig, a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of California, San Francisco, concluded that sugar, more than any other substance, is to blame for obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease. Bonnie Liebman, director of Nutrition at Center for Science in the Public Interest, recently wrote that for years researchers have found a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, high triglycerides, gout, and weight gain in people who consume more sugar-sweetened beverages. And a flurry of new studies suggests that our out-of-control sweet tooth is connected to our out-of-control belly fat.

The average American consumes 22 to 28 teaspoons of added sugar a day mostly in the form of high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) or ordinary table sugar (sucrose). Since its peak in 1999, intake from total sugars is down 8% and HFCS is down approximately 9% for the same time period, yet our obesity rates continue to rise dramatically during this same time period.

Since the 1970s, we have been warned to lower our fat consumption to reduce our risks of heart disease. I remember the explosion of fat-free or low-fat products in the cookie and snack aisle. Consumers bought these items freely thinking they were being healthy, but our obesity rates continued to rise. How could this be? When you take the fat out of products they dont taste very good, so the food manufacturers simply replaced the fat with sugar, and over time sugar was replaced with HFCS. A slice of Starbucks Reduced-Fat Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake has 10 teaspoons of added sugars!

First I would like to remind everyone that sugar from any source in non-nutritive, in other words its just calories. With few exceptions (like agave and corn syrup), most sweeteners and naturally occurring sugars in fruit break down into roughly half fructose and half glucose in the body (see the chart below).

Sweetener %Glucose % Fructose

Glucose or Dextrose 100% 0% Corn syrup 100% 0% Maple syrup 51.5% 48.5% Brown sugar 49.5% 49.5% Molasses 47.5% 49.5% Raw sugar (sucrose) 50% 50% Table sugar (sucrose) 50% 50% Honey 44.5% 50.5% Orange juice concentrate 49% 51% HFCS 45% 55% Apple juice concentrate 33.5% 66.5% Agave 12% 88% Fructose 0% 100%

Source: USDA Nutrient Database.

In three different studies, scientists randomly assigned people sugary beverages (made with sugar or HFCS) versus diet beverages for three to 10 weeks. No surprise, the people who consumed the sugar or HFCS drinks gained weight. So why does HFCS get such a bad rap? Sweeteners high in fructose do not affect blood sugar because fructose is metabolized in the liver very quickly. Research shows that when there is more sugar than the liver can process, it converts the sugar to fat. Some of the fat goes into the bloodstream, and thats why we get elevated triglycerides and increase ones risk for heart disease. It may also increase the risk of metabolic syndrome/insulin resistance, which leads to type 2 diabetes.

The bottom line:

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