When The Fat Comes Out Of Food, What Goes In?

When fat, sugar and gluten come out of salad dressings, sauces, cookies, beverages, and other foods with the new genre of package labels shouting what’s not there, what goes into “light” or “-free” versions of products to make them taste like the original version? The answers appear in the cover story in the current edition of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS’ weekly newsmagazine…

Potato Alert! Creeping Weight Gain Tied To Type Of Food

Potato chips, other potatoes, sugary drinks, processed and unprocessed meat were found to be the foods most strongly linked to creeping weight gain, according to an analysis of studies that followed over 120,000 adults for 20 years…

Study Of Mammary Gland Development In Blueberry-Fed Lab Animals

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-funded studies of mammary gland development in laboratory rats fed blueberries or other foods of interest may aid breast cancer research.

New evidence that caffeine is a healthful antioxidant in coffee

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.

Cancer Risk: Ban Caramel Coloring In Pepsi, Other Foods Says Group

A nonprofit group is calling for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban artificial caramel coloring used in Coca-Cola, Pepsi and other foods because animal tests suggest the additive is contaminated with two cancer-causing chemicals…

Breastfeeding Exclusively For First Six Months May Not Be Best For Babies

Breastfeeding babies exclusively without introducing other foods until they are six months old may not be in their best interest, suggest UK researchers in a study published this week in BMJ…

National Advisory Committee On Microbiological Criteria For Foods Reestablished Under New Charter

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) has been re-chartered to add a consumer group representative…

National Advisory Committee On Microbiological Criteria For Foods Reestablished Under New Charter

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that the National Advisory Committee on Microbiological Criteria for Foods (NACMCF) has been re-chartered to add a consumer group representative…

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