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Researchers Discover a Novel Chemistry to Protect Our Crops from Fungal Disease

March 30, 2020
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Exeter, UK — Pathogenic fungi pose a huge and growing threat to global food security. Currently, we protect our crops against fungal disease by spraying them with anti-fungal chemistries,...

New Research Finds Infant Cereal Consumption is Associated with Improved Nutrient Intake

March 12, 2020
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Arlington, VA — An investigation of infant feeding patterns found infants and toddlers consuming baby cereal, such as rice cereal, had higher intakes of key nutrients of concern, such as calcium, magnesium,...

Daily Avocado Consumption Improves Attention in Persons with Overweight, Obesity, Study Shows

March 12, 2020
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Champaign, IL — A diet including daily avocado consumption improves the ability to focus attention in adults whose measurements of height and weight are categorized as overweight or obese, a new randomized...

Curcumin Is the Spice of Life When Delivered via Tiny Nanoparticles

March 6, 2020
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Adelaide, Australia — For years, curry lovers have sworn by the anti-inflammatory properties of turmeric, but its active compound, curcumin, has long frustrated scientists hoping to validate these...

Not Only What You Eat, But How You Eat, may Affect Your Microbiome

March 5, 2020
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Tokyo, Japan — The importance of the microorganisms that live on and in our bodies has long been recognized, and their complex synergistic impact on our systemic health is elucidated. Now, researchers...

Discovering What Makes Durian Stink

March 2, 2020
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Freising, Germany — Researchers at the Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (Leibniz-LSB@TUM) have confirmed the presence of the rare amino acid ethionine...

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Keeps Healthy Properties When Used for Cooking

February 28, 2020
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Barcelona, Spain — Consuming extra virgin olive oil has proved to have protecting effects for the health, especially due to its antioxidant content. However, there are not many studies on whether it...

Celiac Disease Might Be Cured by Restoring Immune Tolerance to Gliadin

February 28, 2020
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Helsinki, Finland — Celiac disease affects 0.3-2.4% of people in most countries world-wide, and approx. 2% in Finland. Celiac patients suffer from a variety of symptoms, typically intestinal complaints,...

Scientists Discover New Clue Behind Age-Related Diseases and Food Spoilage

February 27, 2020
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Berkeley, CA — Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have made a surprising discovery that could help explain our risk for developing...

Chemists Learn How to Detect Phenols in Smoked Food Samples Using Vitamin B4

February 27, 2020
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St Petersburg, Russia — Today, phenols are used to produce medicines, paints, and inexpensive furniture made of chipboard or MDF panels and also to process food. Some of them are capable of imparting...

Eliminating Viruses in Our Food with Cranberries and Citrus Fruit

February 21, 2020
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Laval, Canada — Fresh produce is a major vehicle for noroviruses, a group of viruses that are the most common cause of gastroenteritis in developed countries. However, the viruses are quite resistant...

Green Tea Extract Combined with Exercise Reduces Fatty Liver Disease in Mice

February 17, 2020
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State College, PA — The combination of green tea extract and exercise reduced the severity of obesity-related fatty liver disease by 75% in mice fed a high-fat diet, according to Penn State researchers,...

Understanding Gut Microbiota, One Cell at a Time

February 10, 2020
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Tokyo, Japan — A population of microorganisms living in our intestine, known as the gut microbiota, plays a crucial role in controlling our metabolism and reducing the risk of conditions such as obesity...

Study Identifies 17 Key Compounds in Wine Aromas

February 4, 2020
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Andalusia, Spain — Maybe words such as ethyl butanoate and octalactone sound unfamiliar to most people who drink wine. However, these substances are some of the ones that give this popular drink its...

Simple Solution to Ensure Raw Egg Safety

February 4, 2020
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Adelaide, Australia — Salmonella is a key cause of foodborne gastroenteritis around the world, with most outbreaks linked to eggs, poultry meat, pork, beef, dairy, nuts and fresh produce. Now Flinders...

Are You ‘at Risk’ of Being a Habitual Tofu Eater?

January 29, 2020
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Japan — Researchers at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) in Japan and colleagues at Osaka University have found genetic variations in humans related to specific dietary habits....

Novel Composite Antimicrobial Film could Take a Bite Out of Foodborne Illnesses

January 21, 2020
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State College, PA — A novel composite film — created by the bonding of an antimicrobial layer to conventional, clear polyethylene plastic typically used to vacuum-package foods such as meat and...

Research Reveals Soybean Oil Causes Genetic Changes in the Brain

January 17, 2020
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Riverside, CA — New UC Riverside research shows soybean oil not only leads to obesity and diabetes, but could also affect neurological conditions like autism, Alzheimer’s disease, anxiety, and...

Sugar Changes the Chemistry of Your Brain, Study Suggests

January 15, 2020
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Aarhus C, Denmark — The idea of food addiction is a very controversial topic among scientists. Researchers from Aarhus University have delved into this topic and examined what happens in the brains...

Research Identifies Possible On/Off Switch for Plant Growth

January 14, 2020
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Riverside, CA — New research from UC Riverside identifies a protein that controls plant growth — good news for an era in which crops can get crushed by climate change. Researchers found the...

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