Food allergies are estimated to affect 2% of the global population. For some, it is an uncomfortable experience, for others it can be life threatening. This week, Italian researchers have published a paper in the journal Food Analytical Methods that describes a way to enhance the determination of multiple allergens…
Cholesterol is essential in small concentrations but can lead to heart disease and artery hardening when eaten excessively. The Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) and the International Dairy Federation (IDF) both have official analytical methods for measuring how much cholesterol is in general foods or milk respectively, but apparently…
..and especially for those of diabetics. With cardiovascular disease being an increased risk for diabetics, controlling blood sugar levels by following a low glycemic index (GI) diet is already recommended, and as beans have one of the lowest GI values it makes sense to include them in the diet. But…
We’ve all heard about how we should get our 5 a day to stay healthy, and that eating fruits high in antioxidants are good for us, but have you heard the news about tomatoes?
Eating low fat yogurt decreases your chance of developing high blood pressure. That was the message from a presentation at the American Heart Association’s High Blood Pressure Research 2012 Scientific Sessions.
The debate on the health effects of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) rages on this week after the publication of a paper from a French group claiming rats fed GM maize that had been treated with a herbicide, Roundup ready, developed more tumors and died younger than rats fed on a…
An outbreak of Salmonella Stanley infection involving 167 confirmed and 254 probable cases is on-going in several Member States of the European Union (EU).
Dairy Crest and Arla, the biggest UK milk processes have reversed the planned cuts to the price they pay dairy farmers for their milk. The announcement comes after days of dairy farmers’ protests and the threat to pour their milk away if the price cuts were not re-thought.
Two interesting papers involving milk fermentation are published this week in the Journal of Food Science. The first paper investigates the various microflora found in 4 samples of Kefir from across China to use as starter cultures. Kefir is a fermented milk drink involving yeasts and lactic acid producing bacteria….
Is high fructose corn syrup worse for you than sugar? Not according to a new research paper published last week in the Open access Nutrition Journal. They found that people on a calorie controlled diet lost weight regardless of whether sucrose or high fructose corn syrup was the main source…
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