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'Rare' sugars show potential as alternative sweeteners to help manage weight, diabetes

Research suggests that 'rare' sugars from common foods like honey, maple syrup and fruit show potential as alternative sweeteners to help manage weight and diabetes.

11 Aug 2021

Experts evaluate traditional dogmas related to dairy cow health during transition period

For dairy cows, the transition period--the time between a cow giving birth and beginning to produce milk--brings the greatest possibility of health problems.

20 Jul 2021

Researchers decode the genome information of photosynthetic sea slugs

Plants, algae and some bacteria are able to perform photosynthesis, which is the process of transforming sunlight energy into sugar.

16 Jul 2021

Researchers from Himachal Report a Novel Bacterial Biopigment with Diverse Applications

Researchers have discovered a psychrophilic bacterial strain, called Rhodonellum psychrophilum GL8, at the high altitude Pangong Tso Lake in the Himalayas.

9 Jul 2021

Meat and meat-based substitutes vary widely in their nutritional content

Plant-based meats are similar to real beef in their taste, along with the 13 nutritional items listed on their labels making them appear equivalent to meat.

8 Jul 2021

Two plant stem cell proteins control the division of cells and their response to stress

Researchers have discovered that two plant stem cell proteins physically interact and regulate each other to prevent cellular division.

From University of Barcelona 7 Jul 2021

Raising your risk of cardiac death through the southern diet

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. James Shikany about diet and how different diets can affect your risk for cardiac death.

From University of Alabama 6 Jul 2021

Study confirms protein quality differences among varied food sources

A new article analyzed the physiological response to numerous ounce equivalents of protein food sources.

23 Jun 2021

Skipping breakfast may lead to loss of key nutrients

Adults who skip breakfast are likely to miss out on key nutrients that are most abundant in the foods that make up morning meals, a new study suggests.

16 Jun 2021

World Food Safety Day 2021: An Interview with the World Health Organization (WHO)

AZoLifeSciences interviews Francesco Branca, director of the Department of Nutrition and Food Safety at the World Health Organization, for World Food Safety Day 2021.

From World Health Organization (WHO) 14 Jun 2021

Diets that increase inflammation linked to increased risk of breast cancer

A new study of more than 350,000 women found that women with diets incorporating more foods that increase inflammation in the body had a 12% increase in their risk of breast cancer compared to women who consume more anti-inflammatory diets. The new findings are being presented at NUTRITION 2021 LIVE ONLINE.

8 Jun 2021

Nutritional supplement can help bolster key functions for people with brain disorders

An international subject pool was studied to confirm the effectiveness of a whole food complete vitamin and meal replacement product, IQed. The article, co-authored by Lisa Geng; Francine Hamel, EdD, SLP-CCC; Doreen Lewis, Ph.D., appeared in the peer-reviewed journal, Alternative Therapies (Altern Ther Health Med 2021 Mar;27(2):11-20).

7 Jun 2021

Women need more support to participate in contract farming, study suggests

A new study looking at the benefits of good farmer seed production suggests women need more support to participate in contract farming - to the same extent as their male counterparts - and have more equality along the whole food value chain.

4 Jun 2021

Daily intake of fruits can lower risk of type 2 diabetes

Eating at least two serves of fruit daily has been linked with 36 percent lower odds of developing type 2 diabetes, a new Edith Cowan University (ECU) study has found.

3 Jun 2021

Study shows that declining fish biodiversity can affect human nutrition

All fish are not created equal, at least when it comes to nutritional benefits. This truth has important implications for how declining fish biodiversity can affect human nutrition, according to a computer modeling study led by Cornell and Columbia University researchers.

3 Jun 2021

New initiative to make food systems more sustainable

Worldwide, unsustainable farming practices are damaging both the global environment and the health and wellbeing of people everywhere.

3 Jun 2021

Researchers identify five strawberry cultivars that are best suited for hot locations

It's strawberry season in many parts of the U.S, and supermarkets are teeming with these fresh heart-shaped treats.

3 Jun 2021

World Food Safety Day 2021: An Interview with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

To celebrate World Food Safety Day, AZoLifeSciences interviewed Dr. Markus Lipp from the FAO about the importance of food safety in 2021.

From Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 2 Jun 2021

Roots for obesity start in the first year of life, shows study

Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Brazil found that when health workers were trained to promote infant healthy feeding practices to pregnant women their children consumed less fats and carbohydrates at 3 years of age and had lower measures of body fat at the age of 6.

2 Jun 2021

Genetic differences within microalgal symbionts relate to the coral species they inhabit

The microscopic algae that live inside and provide nutrients to their reef-building coral hosts may be evolving in tandem with the corals they inhabit, so each partner is fine-tuned to meet one another's needs.

From Penn State University 1 Jun 2021

Nutrition News and Research

'Rare' sugars show potential as alternative sweeteners to help manage weight, diabetes

Experts evaluate traditional dogmas related to dairy cow health during transition period

Researchers decode the genome information of photosynthetic sea slugs

Researchers from Himachal Report a Novel Bacterial Biopigment with Diverse Applications

Meat and meat-based substitutes vary widely in their nutritional content

Two plant stem cell proteins control the division of cells and their response to stress

Raising your risk of cardiac death through the southern diet

Study confirms protein quality differences among varied food sources

Skipping breakfast may lead to loss of key nutrients

World Food Safety Day 2021: An Interview with the World Health Organization (WHO)

Diets that increase inflammation linked to increased risk of breast cancer

Nutritional supplement can help bolster key functions for people with brain disorders

Women need more support to participate in contract farming, study suggests

Daily intake of fruits can lower risk of type 2 diabetes

Study shows that declining fish biodiversity can affect human nutrition

New initiative to make food systems more sustainable

Researchers identify five strawberry cultivars that are best suited for hot locations

World Food Safety Day 2021: An Interview with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Roots for obesity start in the first year of life, shows study

Genetic differences within microalgal symbionts relate to the coral species they inhabit

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