IFIC Foundation Comments to FDA on Alternate Name for Potassium Chloride
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued draft guidance regarding the use of an alternate name for potassium chloride in food labeling. The International Food…
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Top Five Foods To Avoid for Food Safety
While we often recommend our safe food-handling practices like using clean utensils and storing foods properly to help reduce the risk of foodborne illness, we thought for this year’s…
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What is Intermittent Fasting?
Intermittent fasting has fast become a diet trend worth noting. For the past two years, the IFIC Foundation’s Food and Health Survey has found that intermittent fasting…
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All About Sucralose
Download the Sucralose Fact Sheet for Consumers here Download the Sucralose Fact Sheet for Health Professionals here Why would I use a low-calorie sweetener? Almost everyone likes sweet taste. In…
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What is Potassium?
Highlights Potassium plays a vital role in nearly every aspect of our health. It’s responsible for regulating fluid balance and blood pressure, maintaining heart and kidney function,…
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What You Need to Know About Climate Change and Our Food
Many of us have heard the term “climate change” and may wonder what exactly it means and if it could impact the world’s food supply. Certainly, the…
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What is the Paleo Diet?
Highlights The Paleo diet attempts to model the foods that may have been commonly eaten by humans during the Paleolithic era—meat, fish, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Some research has demonstrated a beneficial effect on body weight and…
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Sesame: The Next Major Food Allergen?
Ahh, sesame. We all know those pale, tiny seeds that sit on top of hamburger buns, speckling them with bursts of flavor and texture. But sesame is…
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Fast Take: Should You Avoid Caffeine If You Suffer from Migraines?
People who suffer from migraines know how debilitating they can be. They can significantly decrease one’s quality of life, making it difficult to work or relax. And…
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Up Close on Allulose Labeling
Highlights Allulose is a rare, naturally-occurring sugar. Small amounts are found in wheat and some fruits. It is also commercially produced. Allulose is naturally low in calories. It contains 10 percent of the calories of table sugar (0.4 calories per gram compared to four calories per gram) and…
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