New breeds of broccoli remain packed with health benefits
Scientists have demonstrated that mineral levels in new varieties of broccoli have not declined since 1975, and that the broccoli contains the same levels of calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, potassium and other minerals that have made the vegetable a healthy staple of American diets for decades.
October 13, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: broccoli, healthy-staple, minerals, new-varieties, not-declined, nutritional counseling, other-minerals, same-levels, since-1975, the-broccoli, vegetable
Allergy Fears From New Foods
People who suffer from – or have a genetic predisposition to – allergies may face new risks from GM foods and new varieties of fruit and vegetables, say experts from France and Austria today. The challenge for scientists is to assess the risk and prevent the numbers of people with food allergies increasing…
June 16, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: allergies-may, assess-the-risk, austria, face-new, food-allergies, france, genetic-predisposition, new-varieties, numbers, nutrition, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, risk, say-experts
