Scientists investigating the contents of human milk have discovered a previously unreported indole alkoid called hypaphorine in the milk of some lactating mothers. Hypaphorine was first identified from tropical pea seeds back in 1889, and although over 100 years have passed we still do not have a complete understanding of…
It really does seem to be the most important meal of the day. In a study that followed nearly 27,000 men for 16 years, participants that skipped breakfast had a 27% higher risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD) compared to those that ate one. And that’s not all, men…
In a study published in the August edition of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers claim that non human primates (NHP) fed a calorie controlled diet but high in fructose showed signs of kidney damage.
That may sound obvious but many fruit juices are available that do not require to be put in the fridge until they are opened. Although they do not go bad before their best before date, they are probably losing their anthocyanins.
..and we are not talking about starving yourself, no, this really is about increasing the amount of nuts you eat to reduce your risk of dying of cardiovascular disease and eating walnuts to lower the risk of certain cancers.
Despite what you may think organic does not mean more nutritious, at least when it comes to milk. That was the take home message from a paper published in the Journal Food and Chemical Toxicology.
Another gem from the BBC’s the Food Programme. This week, the food journalist Sheila Dillon was reporting on the revival of butter and the possible reasons for it. Butter has been made for thousands of years and up until the 2nd world war we ate alot of it. Then came…
..well, you are if you are a fruit fly. That’s the interesting research published in the PLOS ONE journal in March this year.
That was one of the stories on the front page of the South China Morning Post (SCMP) today. The newspaper present the data from the analysis of 7 brands of baby formula. Three of which from mainland China, (Beingmate’s Baby Club, Synutra’s Super infant formula, and Yili’s Gold infant formula)…
An interesting review published this week in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry delves into the subject of vitamin B12 in food and how to prevent deficiencies.
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