Researchers from the University of Valencia prove the benefits of persimmons for our diet
The study, published in the prestigious journal Food Chemistry, analyses the mineral profile of 167 samples of kaki produced in different regions of Spain, the most noteworthy of which are those…
October 27, 2014 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: analyses-the-mineral, chemistry, mineral, mineral-profile, nutrition, oncalldietitian.com, prestigious, the-most, the-prestigious
What are the benefits of wine?
Wine, especially red wine has been studied extensively over many years, with impressive findings for heart benefits, longer lifespan, cancer protection, and better mental health.
September 3, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: been-studied, chemistry, especially-red, healthy-as-red, heart-benefits, journal, oncalldiets, red-wine
Post-exercise muscle soreness may be relieved by watermelon juice
Watermelon juice’s reputation among athletes is getting scientific support in a new study, which found that juice from the summer favorite fruit can relieve post-exercise muscle soreness.
August 16, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: acs, amino, chemistry, journal, new-study, nutrition, on call diets, oncalldiets, relieve-post-exercise, summer, the-amino
Coumarin In Cinnamon Linked To Liver Damage
Many kinds of cinnamon, cinnamon-flavored foods, beverages and food supplements in the United States use a form of the spice that contains high levels of a natural substance that may cause liver damage in some sensitive people, scientists are reporting. Their study, published in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, found similar results as those published in the European Union…
May 11, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: acs, chemistry, high-levels, journal, natural-substance, oncalldietitian.com, the-spice, united
A Rich Source Of Healthful Antioxidants Discovered In Used Coffee Grounds
To plant food, insect repellant and other homespun uses for spent coffee grounds, scientists are adding an application that could make the gunk left over from brewing coffee a valuable resource for production of dietary supplements. Their new report in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry concludes that used coffee grounds are a rich source of healthful antioxidant substances…
January 11, 2013 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: agricultural, brewing-coffee, chemistry, coffee-grounds, gunk, gunk-left, homespun, homespun-uses, journal, make-the-gunk, new-report, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com, plant-food, rich-source
Black Pepper’s Secrets As A Fat Fighter Revealed
A new study provides a long-sought explanation for the beneficial fat-fighting effects of black pepper. The research, published in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, pinpoints piperine – the pungent-tasting substance that gives black pepper its characteristic taste, concluding that piperine also can block the formation of new fat cells…
May 5, 2012 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: agricultural, beneficial-fat-fighting, block-the-formation, chemistry, diet, gives-black, new-fat, new-study, on call diets, oncalldietitian.com, pungent, the-pungent-tasting
Evaluation Method Supports Soy Protein As A High-Quality Protein Similar To Meat, Eggs And Dairy
The importance of protein in the human body is undeniable.
December 8, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: agriculture, chemistry, criteria, journal, nutrition, oncalldiets, quality, quality-protein, the-criteria, the-human, the-idea
From Pasture To Plate
The package on a supermarket steak may say “grass-fed” or “grass-finished,” but how can a consumer know whether the cow spent its days grazing peacefully on meadow grass or actually gorged on feedlot corn? In ACS’s Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, scientists are now reporting the development of a method that can reconstruct the dietary history of cattle and authentic…
May 12, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: agricultural, chemistry, consumer-know, cow-spent, development, dietary, now-reporting, nutrition / diet, oncalldiets, steak-may, the-development, the-dietary, whether-the-cow
Antioxidant Effects Of Caffeine In Coffee May Protect Against Alzheimer’s And Heart Disease
Scientists are reporting an in-depth analysis of how the caffeine in coffee, tea, and other foods seems to protect against conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and heart disease on the most fundamental levels. The report, which describes the chemistry behind caffeine’s antioxidant effects, appears in ACS’ The Journal of Physical Chemistry B…
May 5, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: alzheimer, behind-caffeine, chemistry, diet, foods-seems, heart-disease, journal, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, physical, such-as-alzheimer, the-most
Could Chocolate Be The New ‘Super Fruit?’
It is widely known that fruit contains antioxidants which may be beneficial to health. New research published in the open access journal Chemistry Central Journal demonstrates that chocolate is a rich source of antioxidants and contains more polyphenols and flavanols than fruit juice…
February 7, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: access-journal, chemistry, chemistry-central, contains-antioxidants, diet, journal, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, on call diets, open, research-published, rich-source, the-open, widely-known