Turmeric And Cinnamon Lower Negative Effects Of High Fat Meals

According to Penn State researchers, eating a diet rich in spices, like turmeric and cinnamon, reduces the body’s negative responses to eating high-fat meals. Sheila West, associate professor of biobehavioral health, Penn State, who led the study said that people eating a high-fat meal end up with high levels of triglycerides (a type of fat) in their blood…

Antioxidant Spices Reduce Negative Effects Of High-Fat Meal

Eating a diet rich in spices, like turmeric and cinnamon, reduces the body’s negative responses to eating high-fat meals, according to Penn State researchers. “Normally, when you eat a high-fat meal, you end up with high levels of triglycerides, a type of fat, in your blood,” said Sheila West, associate professor of biobehavioral health, Penn State, who led the study…

Worrying Mercury And PCB Levels Found In Californian Coastal Fish

The presence of methylmercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Californian sport fish is widespread and a concern for human health, the State Water Resources Control Board has announced. They specifically refer to sport fish caught in urban coaster waters…

Celiac Disease Awareness Month Effort Embraced With Final Vote

A legislative measure designed to reduce the number of Celiac Disease cases that go undiagnosed has passed its final legislative test in the State Assembly, receiving unanimous support…

Vitamins May Hitch A Protected Ride On Corn Starch

Vitamins and medications may one day take rides on starch compounds creating stable vitamin-enriched ingredients and cheaper controlled-release drugs, according to Penn State food scientists. The technique may offer drug and food companies a less expensive, more environmentally friendly alternative in creating, among other products, medications and food supplements…

Solving The World’s Food Problems Will Require Multiple Approaches

Researchers need to use all available resources in an integrated approach to put agriculture on a path to solve the world’s food problems while reducing pollution, according to a Penn State biologist. Changes in national and international regulations will be necessary to achieve this goal…

Educating Health-Care Providers On Fish Consumption

The Environmental Protection Agency has reached out to Michigan State University to inform the state’s fish consumers about the harmful impact of environmental chemicals and help them access appropriate guidelines on eating fish. Using a $1…

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