Bitterness Blocker Updates The Mary Poppins Solution

With millions of adults and children avoiding nutritious foods because of the bitter taste, and gagging or vomiting when forced to take bitter liquid medicines, scientists have reported an advance toward a high-tech version of Mary Poppins’ solution…

SNA Submits Comments On Proposed School Meal Standards

The School Nutrition Association (SNA) has submitted comments to the US Department of Agriculture in response to the department’s proposed rule outlining new nutrition standards for school meals…

Gene, Lack Of B Vitamin Linked To Increased Colon Cancer Risk In Mice

Offering a likely insight into how such cancers develop in humans Cornell University researchers report they have identified a gene that increases the risk for colon cancer in laboratory mice when the animals’ diets are deficient in folate…

"Map The Meal Gap" Shows Hunger Hitting Closer To Home

A new study on hunger entitled “Map the Meal Gap” is the first study to identify the county-level distribution of over 50 million food-insecure Americans…

Preventing Botulism In Infants, Canada

Health Canada is advising parents and caregivers not to feed honey to children under one year old.

Eat Your Greens To Reduce The Risk Of Oral Cancer

Eating green leafy vegetables “significantly lowers the risk” of oral cancer among women who smoke, a recent study has revealed. The research showed for every one serving of green leafy vegetables, the risk of oral cancer for current women smokers is reduced compared to those who have given up or never smoked…

For Heart-Healthy Antioxidants, Walnuts Are Number One

A new scientific study positions walnuts in the No. 1 slot among a family of foods that lay claim to being among Mother Nature’s most nearly perfect packaged foods: Tree and ground nuts…

Keeping Foods Fresher Longer With ‘Nano-Bricks’

Scientists are reporting on a new material containing an ingredient used to make bricks that shows promise as a transparent coating for improving the strength and performance of plastic food packaging. Called “nano-bricks,” the film even looks like bricks and mortar under a microscope, they say…

Walnuts are top nut for heart-healthy antioxidants

A new scientific study positions walnuts in the number one slot among a family of foods that lay claim to being among Mother Nature’s most nearly perfect packaged foods: Tree and ground nuts. A new analysis shows that walnuts have a combination of more healthful antioxidants and higher quality antioxidants than any other nut.

Bad Eating Habits Linked To Anemia Risk In Older Women

A noticeable proportion of postmenopausal women with anemia are not eating properly, researchers from Tucson, Arizona, reveal in a study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

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