HEALTH & NUTRITION

Looking for the best way to serve your children juice? We asked an expert dietician to help us develop these guidelines.Juice Tips

Did you know fruit juice can be one of your 5+ a day servings of fruit and vegetables? The International Federation of Fruit Juice producers has pulled together information from around the world to inform consumers about the benefits of juice in your diet. IFU Fruit Juice Nutrition Paper

Sugar Research Advisory Services Fact Sheets (NZ Sugar)
Sugar and Our Diet
Dental health fact sheet
Diabetes fact sheet
Sugar in the diet of sports people
Child behaviour


Healthy beverage choice in an active lifestyle (Coca Cola)
Healthy Beverage Choices

Nutritional facts and recent research about the health benefits of fruit juice as well as interesting ways to include fruit juice in your daily diet www.fruitjuicefacts.org

Latest research:
New risk analysis study shows school soft drink consumption has negligible impact on adolescent obesity. Surprised? Read the journal article Forshee_study and the summary of findings Risk anaysis softdrinks in schools for the facts.
Looking for great ideas to enhance the health and fitness of kids? Click here to check out the Go Kids! programmes in your area.

DID YOU KNOW?

Useful information about juices and non-alcoholic beverages.

Juicy facts and figures:
Drink Tips (Frucor Beverages)
Juicy Truths (Frucor Beverages)
Making Juice (Frucor Beverages)


Information about our member organisations:
The History of Coca Cola, one of the biggest brands in the world:
www2.coca-cola.com/heritage/ourheritage.html (Coca-Cola)

Thinking about a Science Fair project?

Here is what some children from Maraetai Beach school did:

The blindfold taste test for beverages? Can your friends tell what the drink is if they are blindfolded and have a spoonful? (Year 5)

Which is the best food for plants - water, milk or juice? Grow some plants and feed them these drinks - compare how well they do. (Year 4)

Karl, year 8, decided to see which type of apple variety is the juiciest.
Four New Zealanders are diagnosed with Leukaemia and related blood conditions every day. Click here to learn what the NZJBA have done and what you can do to help.

If you have a specific question, please email us.

<<  1  2  3  4  >> World first agreement on soft drinks in schools (12 December 2006) Coca Cola Amatil (NZ) Limited (CCANZ) and Frucor Beverages Group Limited (Frucor), the New Zealand distributor of Pepsi beverages, have signed the world's first agreement to stop directly selling all full sugar soft drinks and full sugar energy drinks to New Zealand schools. more... Sugary Drinks Won't Be Sold In Schools (11 December 2006) NZPA - From 2009, sugary soft drinks will no longer be sold in secondary schools following an agreement between the Government, Coca Cola and the distributor of Pepsi. more... New report shows alarming trends in nutrition Media Statement - Hon Pete Hodgson, Minister of Health. (24 October 2006) A new report showing that the average Kiwi household spends more on confectionery every week than on fresh fruit shows underlines just how challenging it will be to improve the nutrition of New Zealand families, Health Minister Pete Hodgson said today. more... Apple juice shown to boost brain function 2/08/2006 - University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML) Research Shows Benefits of Apple Juice on Neurotransmitter Affecting Memory. more... Childhood obesity linked to fruit, veg prices says USDA NOTE: One glass of fruit juice counts as one of your 5 per day. 1/11/2006 - High fruit and vegetable prices may be linked to childhood obesity, says the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), although it suggests that further research is needed in order to confirm the “casual relationship” identified by its recent study. more... International Food Scientists Showcase Kiwifruit as Superfood Kiwi 2006 (8 February 06) Leading European, American and Asian food scientists are to present their latest research to support kiwifruit's position as a top 20 superfood at an international symposium at the end of February in Rotorua. more... Blackcurrants may prevent onset of Alzheimer's 26/01/2006- Research indicates that blackcurrants could prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease, suggesting their extracts could be included in a range of processed functional foods. more... Apple juice may protect memory in old age 24/01/2006 - Consuming apple juice may protect against cell damage that contributes to age-related memory loss, conclude researchers investigating the benefits in mice. more... Glucose linked to better memory, small study 16/01/2006 - Sugary drinks may have been vilified by health and nutrition campaigners, but a new study suggests that supplementary glucose can boost the memory. more... Tomato juice prevents emphysema in animal models By Stephen Daniells 10/01/2006 - Drinking tomato juice completely prevented emphysema in mice exposed to tobacco smoke, report researchers from Japan. more... Heart health juices increase presence in 2006 11/01/2006 - Interest is growing in fruit juices for heart health, as Provexis signs up another UK supermarket chain to its tomato-based Sirco drink, and a new trial prepares to get underway in Scotland to investigate the effects of a juice product on cardiovascular disease markers. more... Fizzy soft drinks not linked to esophageal cancer, study 05/01/2006 - Consuming fizzy soft drinks is not linked to esophageal cancer as previously thought and diet drinks may even help decrease the risk, suggests new research on the issue. more... Fruit compound fights prostate cancer in lab 04/01/2006 - A compound found in fruits like olives, mangoes, strawberries and grapes fights cancer in human and animal cells, shows recent research. more... Say no to fluoridation, say medics Wanganui Chronicle 21.11.05 Water fluoridation is wrong, according to a group of Wanganui medical professionals. They have been providing the Wanganui District Council with up-to-date scientific information explaining their position. They say it will enable the council to accurately present the anti-fluoridation stance in next year's referendum document. more... Obesity is a sham by the weight-loss industry, says academic 11/16/2005 - The much advertised ‘obesity epidemic' does not exist, according to new research that claims the disease is nothing but attempts by the nation's weight loss industry to capitalize on public health concerns. more... <<  1  2  3  4  >>