COLLEGE STATION — Americans may know that fat has few benefits, but even when they watch their fat intake, an increasing number are still overweight. Researchers believe part of the reason for the increase in obesity is continuing physical inactivity, said Carol Suter, professor and nutrition specialist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. The National…
COLLEGE STATION — For the past year, meat prices have remained positive for consumers. Surprisingly, they may get even better. “The nation’s inventory of cattle and calves continues to increase over last year’s,” said Dr. Dick Edwards, food marketing specialist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. “Beef production will rise only an estimated 1 percent…
COLLEGE STATION — With the number of stepfamilies increasing in the United States, the availabilty of good parenting information becomes even more important for successful relationships, a Texas Agricultural Extension Service family life specialist suggested. The Stepfamily Foundation reports that stepfamilies will outnumber traditional nuclear families in America two to one by the year 2000,…
COLLEGE STATION — Results of the National Child Health Survey indicate children are knowledgeable about health issues but don’t always practice healthful behavior, a Texas Agricultural Extension Service specialist says. The survey offers some positive news along with negative findings, said Dr. Mary Kinney Bielamowicz, professor and nutrition specialist with the Extension Service. “The good…
COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M University has announced the formation of the new Food Industry Training Division within the Institute of Food Science and Engineering. “This division will serve as a centralized focal point for fee- based training programs for the food industry from farm to table on a national and international basis,” said Dr….
COLLEGE STATION — The floods in California will cause some dramatic price increases in broccoli, cauliflower and lettuce, but the overall net effect on produce will be short lived, according to a food marketing specialist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. “The flooding is a bad situation that is going to cause some disruption in…
COLLEGE STATION — A new agreement between Texas A&M University and a Mexican university may mean new hope for malnourished families in Central Mexico. Signed Feb. 2, the memorandum of agreement lays out initial terms for cooperation between Texas A&M and the Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro. The agreement involves research into nutrition and food technology,…
COLLEGE STATION — Drinking eight glasses of water a day may help keep the doctor away, especially during the cold and flu season. Dehydration is often considered a problem only during hot summer months. But drinking plenty of fluids also is critical during cold weather, particularly for the elderly. According to a report from the…
COLLEGE STATION — Consumers will be able to warm up to January food prices during cold winter weather. Ideal growing conditions in 1994 have led to bumper crops. “An abundant supply of feed grains, fruits and vegetables has led to a slow growth in food prices — about 3 percent,” said Dr. Richard Edwards, a…
COLLEGE STATION — With some 18 billion disposable diapers wrapped around babies’ buns every year, it’s time for a change. Actually two changes: cheaper and more environmentally friendly diapers, parents say. Yet while parents might agree that putting 3.6 million tons of non- degradable disposable diapers into the landfills every year stinks, most are not…
