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		<title>Guiding Stars® Announces Participation in Jamie Oliver’s
FoodRevolution Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 14:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Erin Dow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Food Revolution Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guiding stars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamie Oliver]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[May 19 events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portland]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[PORTLAND, Maine, (May 15, 2012)—Guiding Stars, the first store-wide nutrition guidance program for rating food, today announced its participation in Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Day through its Expert Chef Erin Dow.  Dow is among the official participants in this first-ever worldwide day of actions focused on highlighting locally sourced, fresh food and the need for better food education. ]]></description>
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		<title>Pink Lady® Brand Apple Earns Three Guiding Stars® for Best
Nutritional Value</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 13:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[3 guiding stars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[apples]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yakima, Wash. –Now entering its second decade of providing crisp quality and distinctive flavor to apple lovers around the world, the Pink Lady® Brand Apple has earned a coveted three Guiding Stars® for offering ‘the best nutritional value’ based on the Guiding Stars objective food-rating system.]]></description>
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		<title>Food Manufacturers Take Positive Steps Toward Improving the
Nutritional Profile of Packaged Food Products</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New data from the patented nutrition guidance program Guiding Stars® suggests food manufacturers are responding to consumer demand for healthier choices by making positive changes to the nutrient content of packaged food products.  As a result, supermarkets are now able to offer a broader selection of products lower in saturated fat, sodium and added sugars and containing more fiber, whole grains, vitamins and minerals.]]></description>
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		<title>Guiding Stars® Expert Chef Erin Dow Announces Participation in
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:16:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Press Room</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Guiding Stars Expert Chef Erin Dow today announced her involvement in Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Day, a first-ever nationwide day of actions focused on highlighting locally sourced, fresh food and the need for better food education. Alongside schools, business, restaurants and food experts, Guiding Stars Chef Erin Dow will connect with her community to ensure change in people’s food habits and promote the mission for better food and education about food choices.]]></description>
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		<title>Guiding Stars Advisor to Speak at FMI Health &amp;Wellness
Conference</title>
		<link>http://guidingstars.com/news/guiding-stars-advisor-to-speak-at-fmi-health-wellnessconference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Eldredge</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FMI Health & Wellness Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthy eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeremy Nobel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scientific advisors]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Jeremy Nobel, MD, MPH, public health expert and adjunct faculty member at the Harvard School of Public Health, will be moderating a panel discussion at the FMI Health &#038; Wellness Conference in Orlando on March 20.]]></description>
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		<title>Partnership with Guiding Stars® Nutrition Guidance Program to Help
Improve Community Health</title>
		<link>http://guidingstars.com/news/eastern-maine-healthcare-systems-partnership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Press Room</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[EMHS (Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems), and Guiding Stars®, the world’s first storewide nutrition navigation program, announce a partnership to implement the program throughout its system of hospitals. The partnership seeks to benefit the health of local communities by helping patients, visitors, and employees within EMHS hospitals identify more nutritious food choices.]]></description>
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		<title>Partnership with Guiding Stars® Nutrition Guidance Program to Help
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:21:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[EMHS (Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems), and Guiding Stars®, the world’s first storewide nutrition navigation program, announce a partnership to implement the program throughout its system of hospitals. The partnership seeks to benefit the health of local communities by helping patients, visitors, and employees within EMHS hospitals identify more nutritious food choices.]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding the Science behind Guiding Stars®</title>
		<link>http://guidingstars.com/news/understanding-the-science-behind-guiding-stars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Press Room</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Guiding Stars® nutrition guidance program is based on national and international dietary recommendations and aligns with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA). The Guiding Stars® program evaluates the nutrient content of foods using nutrition data gleaned from the Nutrition Facts label and the ingredient list on product packaging. For products that do not have food labels such as fresh produce and meats, nutrition data is obtained from the USDA National Nutrient database.]]></description>
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		<title> Guiding Stars® Nutrition Rating Algorithm Goes Public</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<h2>American Journal of Health Promotion Publishes Science Behind Food Ratings, Answering Call for Greater Transparency in Nutrition Guidance</h2>

Guiding Stars®, the world’s first storewide nutrition guidance program, today announced the online publication of the Guiding Stars algorithm in the November/December 2011 issue of the <em>American Journal of Health Promotion</em>.]]></description>
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		<title> Guiding Stars® Nutrition Rating Algorithm Goes Public</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<h2>American Journal of Health Promotion Publishes Science Behind Food Ratings, Answering Call for Greater Transparency in Nutrition Guidance</h2>

Guiding Stars®, the world’s first storewide nutrition guidance program, today announced the online publication of the Guiding Stars algorithm in the November/December 2011 issue of the <em>American Journal of Health Promotion</em>.]]></description>
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