Gazpacho ingredients lose vitamin C during preparation

In summer, more dishes like gazpacho –- a cold soup containing raw vegetables, bread, olive oil and vinegar –- are consumed. A new study has revealed that ingredients’ vitamin C content as well as other organic acids is lower in the resulting mixture, meaning that it should be eaten immediately after preparation.

Bananas! Eating Healthy Will Cost You; Potassium Alone $380 Per Year

A new study from the journal Health Affairs finds that healthy eating can be an expensive proposition. For example, adding potassium to the diet can tack on $380 per year to the average consumer’s food costs, the study found. It is the wealthiest consumers that are able to most closely meet the guidelines…

Diet During Pregnancy Linked To Breast Cancer Risk Reduction In Female Offspring

During pregnancy, women are counseled to refrain from consuming certain types of foods, beverages and medications in order to avoid jeopardizing the health and development of the fetus. In fact, the American Pregnancy Association has a list of a dozen items they recommend expectant mothers omit from their diets…

Can Eggs Be A Healthy Breakfast Choice?

Eggs, one of the most commonly consumed breakfast foods in the United States, have long been a subject of controversy. Are they healthy or are they a high-cholesterol trap?

Happy Meals? The Nutritional Value Of What Kids Actually Eat At A Fast Food Restaurant

High-calorie, high-sodium choices were on the menu when parents purchased lunch for their children at a San Diego fast-food restaurant. Why

Cargill Recalls 36 Million Pounds Of Turkey Products Due To Possible Salmonella Heidelberg Contamination

Cargill Value Added Meats Retail is recalling about 36 million pounds of frozen and fresh ground turkey products that were produced at its facility at Springdale Ark. The recalled products were produced from February 20th, 2011 up to and including August 2nd, 2011

Healthy Habits Can Add 15 Years to Your Life

Women with a healthy lifestyle such as a Mediterranean diet, regular exercise, not smoking, and maintaining a healthy weight, are more likely to live 15 years longer than their less healthy counterparts, while for men, the effect of such healthy habits appears to be less, nearly 8…

Planet Health Obesity Prevention Curriculum: Cost/Benefit Analysis Shows Net Savings For Obesity And Eating Disorders

Teaching middle-school children about nutrition and exercise and encouraging them to watch less TV can save the health care system a substantial amount of money, suggests an economic analysis from Children’s Hospital Boston and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

DHA Taken During Pregnancy Has Protective Effect On Babies

An Emory University study published online in Pediatrics suggests consuming Omega 3 fatty acids during pregnancy helps protects babies against illness during early infancy. The randomized, placebo-controlled trial followed approximately 1,100 pregnant women and 900 infants in Mexico…

Defining Gluten Free One Step Closer As FDA Reopens Comment Period

In its drive to create a uniform and enforceable definition for “gluten-free” labeling of foods, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has announced that it has reopened the comment period for its proposal. It is also making available “a safety assessment of exposure to gluten for people with celiac disease. Comments on these additional data are welcome, the Agency added…

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