UK-Vietnam Collaboration To Improve World’s Most Important Staple Food

The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on rice genomics research with the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in Vietnam…

Iron Deficiency Pre-Conception And In Early Pregnancy Harms Developing Brain

A mother’s iron deficiency early in pregnancy may have a profound and long-lasting effect on the brain development of the child, even if the lack of iron is not enough to cause severe anemia, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study published in the scientific journal PLoS One…

High-Fiber Diets During Early Adult Years May Lower Lifetime Cardiovascular Disease Risk

A new study from Northwestern Medicine shows a high-fiber diet could be a critical heart-healthy lifestyle change young and middle-aged adults can make. The study found adults between 20 and 59 years old with the highest fiber intake had a significantly lower estimated lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease compared to those with the lowest fiber intake…

Food Integrity And Traceability Conference Puts Over 2,400 Food Scares Under The Microscope

As the increasing number food scares causes consumers to question the safety of everyday food items, researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have completed the first ever analysis of all the food recalls announced in the USA, UK and Ireland over the last decade…

American Heart Association Meeting Report- Metabolic Abnormalities In Obese Teens May Relate To Poor Diets

Obese teens may feel healthy, but blood tests show they have inflammation, insulin resistance, and high homocysteine levels, researchers report at the American Heart Association’s Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism/Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention 2011 Scientific Sessions…

Good News For Meat Lovers, Most Ready-to-Eat Meat Products Contain Very Few Cancerous Compounds

If given the choice between eating a hot dog or enjoying some rotisserie chicken, consider the hot dog. That’s because hot dogs, as well as pepperoni and deli meats, are relatively free of carcinogenic compounds, according to Kansas State University research…

What Is Vitamin B12? What Is Cobalamin?

Vitamin B12, also known as Cobalamin is one of the eight B vitamins.

Loneliness Leads To Comfort Eating

Mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, meatloaf…they may be bad for your arteries, but according to an upcoming study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, they’re good for your heart and emotions. The study focuses on “comfort food” and how it makes people feel…

What Is Folic Acid? What Is Vitamin B9?

Folic acid is a form of the water-soluble vitamin B9. Water soluble means it dissolves in water.

Load up on fiber now, avoid heart disease later

A new study shows a high-fiber diet could be a critical heart-healthy lifestyle change young and middle-aged adults can make.

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