- Back-to-School Begins With Breakfast; Balanced Breakfasts Improve Classroom Learning And Behavior
How many times have you told your child that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, only to skip it yourself? Children often mirror the eating patterns of family members, and research shows that breakfast before school may boost your child's academic achievement. As the new school year starts, visit Meals Matter -- http://www.mealsmatter.org, a free, non-commercial website, for a variety of resources and recipes to help make breakfast part of the morning routine for you and your child. - New Flood-tolerant Rice Offers Relief For World's Poorest Farmers
A gene that enables rice to survive complete submergence has been identified by a team of researchers at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines and at the University of California's Davis and Riverside campuses. The discovery allows for development of new rice varieties that can withstand flooding, thus overcoming one of agriculture's oldest challenges and offering relief to millions of poor rice farmers around the world. - Misleading Reports About Latex Allergens In Food Packaging
Some recent media reports about the potential hazards of contamination of foodstuffs by latex proteins in food contact materials, eg packaging, are highly misleading and likely to cause alarm amongst the general population. - Top 10 Healthy Foods - Why They Are Good For You
If you could eat foods that were tasty, nutritious and helped reduce your risk of disease, what more could you want? The August issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource offers its 10 top picks for healthy foods: - Meals High In Saturated Fat Impair "good" Cholesterol's Ability To Protect Against Clogged Arteries
Before you bite into that burger or devour that doughnut, first chew on this: New research shows that just one meal high in saturated fat can affect the body's ability to protect itself against some of the underlying causes of heart disease and stroke. - USDA Office Proposes Adding Fruits, Vegetables To WIC Food Packages
Whole milk, cheese and eggs would be restricted, and fruits, vegetables and whole grains would be included in food packages distributed by the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children under a rule proposed Monday by the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service, the San Jose Mercury News reports (Feder Ostrov/Marr, San Jose Mercury News, 8/8). - Metal Homeostasis Research In Plants Will Lead To Nutrient-rich Food And Higher Yielding Crops
Deficiencies of micronutrients such as Iron and Zinc commonly limit plant growth and crop yields. Dartmouth Professor Mary Lou Guerinot is conducting research to better understand the mechanisms of micronutrient uptake, distribution and regulation. - Scientists Solve Sour Taste Proteins
A team led by Duke University Medical Center researchers has discovered two proteins in the taste buds on the surface of the tongue that are responsible for detecting sour tastes. - American Egg Board Responds To Proposed USDA Rule To Revise WIC Food Package
Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a proposed rule announcing revisions to the food packages offered in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, commonly known as WIC. The USDA's proposed rule calls for reductions in the amount of eggs, milk and juice that would be offered in the food packages. - The Power Of Soy Inside And Out
While soybeans have been around for centuries, alternative uses for this Asian food have just begun to be discovered by scientists. Consumption of soy has quadrupled over the past 15 years(1), a response to research that shows its potential benefits in reducing cholesterol and hot flashes as well as preventing osteoporosis. Soy has also become a popular ingredient in skincare, thanks to AVEENO(R), the company that first harnessed the skin-soothing components of soy. - Hail To The Beef
President Bush is in "superior" health according to his doctors after an annual physical this month. But even working out six times a week can't keep the President from falling into the officially "overweight" category, according to the government's ridiculous standards. - Questions And Answers On Salmonella And Other Food-borne Diseases - European Commission
What are zoonoses?
Zoonoses are diseases or infections that can be transmitted from animals to humans. Infection usually happens as a result of eating contaminated products of animal origin or direct contact with an infected animal. - World Breastfeeding Week Started Aug. 1 In The Americas
Countries throughout the Americas are joining together to observe World Breastfeeding Week, which this year celebrates the 25th anniversary of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes. The week of August 1-7 has the theme, "Code Watch: 25 Years of Protecting Breastfeeding," highlighting the importance of national enforceable Code legislation and providing examples of successful action. - Dairy Industry Warns About Nutrition Consequences Of Proposed Rule For The Women, Infants
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), the leading U.S. dairy industry trade associations, expressed concern today over a proposal that would cut the availability of affordable, nutrient-rich milk and milk products to disadvantaged families under the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) supplemental feeding program. - For Those Mothers Who Cannot Breastfeed, Numico Research Has Developed A Baby Milk
A clinical trial with this formula, performed by Prof.dr. G. Moro of the renowned Macedonia Melloni Maternity Hospital in Milan, concludes that infants receiving Numico's proprietary prebiotic infant formula show 60 percent less eczema compared with a classical HA-formula. Eczema is the most common infant allergy. - Brownfields May Turn Green With Help From Michigan State Research
Growing crops for biofuels summons images of fuel alternatives springing from the rural heartland. But a Michigan State University partnership with DaimlerChrysler is looking at turning industrial brownfields green. - Deadly Latex Evading Lax Food Labelling Laws
Food packaging containing latex should be labeled to avoid the possibility of sensitive individuals being exposed to potentially deadly levels of the allergen, experts told C&I. A recent UK study revealed that one third of food packaging tested was contaminated with latex. The latex was transferred to food in some cases. In one unnamed chocolate biscuit, the amount of latex found was 20 times the level that instigates a reaction. - USDA Praised For Proposal To Allow WIC Families Access To Fresh Fruits And Vegetables
The United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association today applauded the announcement of a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that, for the first time, would include fresh produce in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition program, which provides assistance to millions of needy families. - Measuring Adherence To Dietary Guidelines
Researchers at the University of Alabama have developed a new way to measure how closely people follow dietary recommendations contained in tools like the Food Guide Pyramid and the new MyPyramid. They say young children's adherence to the recommendations decreases as the children get older. - Finding The Source Of Mercury Contamination In Fish
To address the problem of mercury contamination in fish, a UW-Madison scientist is hunting for the microorganisms that help mercury slip in to aquatic food chains. - Burcon Enters Into Material Transfer Agreements Puratein(R) And Supertein(TM)
Burcon NutraScience Corporation (TSX-V: BU) announces today that it has entered into material transfer agreements with some of the world's foremost food and beverage companies. The material transfer agreements will enable Burcon to provide samples of Burcon's proteins; Puratein(R) and Supertein(TM) to food and beverage companies for testing while protecting certain intellectual property interests of all of the parties involved. - Fish Toxicity Notices In Wisconsin Are Often Ineffective, UW-Madison Researcher Has Found
A UW-Madison researcher has found that fish toxicity notices in Wisconsin are often ineffective and largely fail to inform consumers about the dangers of mercury-contaminated fish. - H57 Hoodia NASCAR Busch Team To Debut At O'Reilly Raceway Park
H57 Hoodia ( http://www.h57.com), the nation's leading South African Hoodia appetite suppressant, announced today its first NASCAR sponsorship. The company has partnered with the Warsaw, Indiana-based ML Motorsports to lend its name to the new H57 Hoodia Busch Series car at O'Reilly Raceway Park (The Kroger 200) this Saturday, August 5. The event will be broadcast on TNT at 8:00 p.m. EDT. - LYSOL(R) Launches Bleach-, Color- And Fragrance-Free Food Surface Sanitizer
According to the CDC, approximately 76 million cases of food-borne diseases, commonly known as food poisoning, occur in the United States every year.(i) 80% of Salmonella cases alone are acquired at home, and not in a restaurant.(ii) Food poisoning occurs from cross contamination of bacteria that may spread from foods to counter tops to chopping boards or even high chairs. - Boosting Levels Of Healthful Nutrients In Watermelon
Whole watermelons stored at 70 degrees F. -- roughly room temperature in air-conditioned environs -- have substantially more healthful nutrients than refrigerated melons, U. S. Department of Agriculture scientists report. Watermelon is a rich source of carotenoid compounds, natural antioxidants linked to a variety of health benefits. Watermelon contains higher levels of lycopene, for instance, than any other fresh fruit or vegetable. - Super Blackcurrants With Boosted Vitamin C
Scientists are working with the company behind the popular British fruit drink Ribena to boost the vitamin C content of blackcurrants in a move that would be a major benefit to consumers and farmers. Researchers have tracked the production and storage of vitamin C in blackcurrant bushes and are now studying the factors that determine the levels of the nutrient in the fruit. - Gifted Kids Reject Schools' Diet Dictates But Choose Healthy Eating, UK
A new survey of over 700 gifted young people by the University of Warwick shows that they consider themselves bright enough to take responsibility for their food choices and don't think that schools should be allowed to dictate their diet. - Iowa State Researchers Convert Farm Waste To Bio-oil
Samy Sadaka reached into a garbage bag, picked up a mixture of cow manure and corn stalks, let it run through his fingers and invited a visitor to do the same. - Watermelon Much More Nutritious At Room Temperature Than Cold
If you want to eat watermelon for its nutritious value, you are better off storing it at room temperature than refrigerating it. Levels of beta carotene are double and levels of lypocene are 20% higher, say researchers from the USDA Agricultural Research Service, Lane, Oklahoma, USA. - Food Labels Should List All Fats To Help Cut Heart Disease, Say Experts
Food labels should list trans fats as well as cholesterol and saturated fat to help reduce coronary heart disease, say researchers from the University of Oxford in the BMJ. - Suspected Food Poisoning Case Under Investigation
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is investigating a suspected food poisoning case involving 16 people who felt sick after taking lunch in a hotel in Mong Kok. - Challenges To Improving Adolescent Nutrition In Bangladesh And Tanzania
While a great deal of research has been conducted on child and adult malnutrition in developing countries, there are only a handful of studies on adolescent malnutrition. James Levinson, PhD, faculty member at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, and colleagues address problems of adolescent malnutrition in developing countries and assess seminal efforts undertaken by Bangladesh and Tanzania to improve the health of adolescents. - Groundbreaking Research Highlights Myriad Health Benefits Of Flavanol-rich Cocoa, Study By Mars
Research has demonstrated that consumption of naturally occurring compounds in cocoa can lead to a range of circulatory health benefits including the first observed brain and cardiovascular blood flow improvements, according to research published in the latest issue of the Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, in a supplement that focuses on the potential health benefits of flavanol-rich cocoa. - New Approach To Boost Rice Production And Avoid Potential Rice Shortages, Or Even Future Famine
A major international scientific effort was launched last week to develop and use a radical new approach to boost rice production and avoid potential rice shortages, or even future famine
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