Lifestyle

QUINCY, Mass. -- The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. here has teamed with Omron, a manufacturer of home blood pressure kits, and pharmaceutical manufacturer Novartis, for "Know Your Numbers" campaign, which provides consumers with information on the importance of controlling and monitoring their blood pressure. The program will take place at all Stop & Shop pharmacies throughout February, which is Heart Health Month.

EDGEWATER, N.J. -- A Whole Foods Market here is hosting the first "Fabulous Fats" Workshop and food tasting today, intended to demystify trans-fat nutrition labeling, and equip consumers with practical guidance on how to incorporate healthful fats into their diets.

SALISBURY, Md. -- Perdue Farms Inc. here has been awarded an honorable mention in the 2005 C. Everett Koop Health Awards, for an innovative employee health program.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Shrimp continued to lead seafood consumption, according to the "Top Ten" list of the most consumed fish and seafood in the United States for 2004, recently released by the National Fisheries Institute here.

HERSHEY, Pa. -- Eating dark chocolate can result in short-term improvements in arterial function and blood pressure, according to a new study conducted at Yale University's Prevention Research Center and funded by The Hershey Co. here.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Big Y Foods, Inc. here is fortifying its strategy to help shoppers make sensible nutrition and lifestyle decisions by adding a registered dietitian to its staff.

EAGLE, Idaho -- The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) launched a new television commercial featuring the MyPyramid icon wrought large. The commercial, which stars fitness icon Denise Austin, who serves as the IPC's healthy lifestyle spokesperson, is set against the backdrop of the USDA's new pyramid graphic and begins with a tight shot of Austin walking up the stairs of what is later revealed as the new pyramid.

DURBAN, South Africa -- Leaders of a newly formed global alliance challenged participants of the 18th International Congress of Nutrition that took place here to put their influence behind the "eat more fruits and vegetables" message to combat obesity and chronic diseases.