What Is Dietary Fibre And How Do We Metabolise It?

We are all aware of the health benefits of “dietary fibre”. But what is dietary fibre and how do we metabolise it?
Research at the University of York’s Structural Biology Laboratory, in collaboration with groups in Canada, the USA and Sweden, has begun to uncover how our gut...
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Explore Chocolate This Valentine's Day

Here’s a brief look at where chocolate comes from, nutritional information, how it’s made, and the ingredients that make chocolate – whether milk, dark or white – a memorable treat.
 
Cocoa Seeds, Not Beans
Cocoa comes from the cocoa plant grown in the remote areas of West Africa, Asia and S...
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Serve Dark Chocolate And Red Wine This Valentine's Day To Keep Your Honey Heart-Healthy

Forget the oysters and the champagne this Valentine’s Day. If you want to keep your true love’s heart beating strong, the real foods of love are dark chocolate and red wine, said Loyola University Health System preventive heart specialist Sara Sirna, MD.
“Red wine and dark...
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Urban Bees Using Plastic to Build Hives

Once the snow melts, Canada’s bee population will be back in business — pollinating, making honey and keeping busy doing bee things. For at least two urban bee species, that means making nests out of plastic waste.
A new study by a University of Guelph graduate and a U of G scientist r...
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Por Medio De Innovación, Transforman El Mercado De Leche De Cabra

En la comarca Lagunera, una de las zonas productoras de leche de vaca más importantes del país, se ha encontrado otro nicho de oportunidad para el mercado de lácteos, solo que esta vez el insumo proviene de otra especie: la cabra. Apoyado por el Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (Conacyt) ...
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Spinach Or Eggs Help React Faster

A child suddenly runs out into the road. Brake!! A driver who has recently eaten spinach or eggs will stop faster, thanks to the amino acid tyrosine found in these and other food products. Leiden cognitive psychologist Lorenza Colzato publishes her findings in the journal Neuropsychologia.
The...
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Improved Training Required for New Teachers To Help Promote Healthy Lifestyles

Research by the University of Southampton suggests new teachers could be better trained to help them promote health and lifestyle issues to children in schools.
A survey of managers of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) courses has shown there is a lack of attention paid to public health priorities...
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Sustainability Labelling On Food And Drink Products Do Not Translate Into Action On Food Choices

Sustainability labelling on food and drink products informs consumers about environmental and ethical issues related to food choice and consumption. However, it is unclear what impact this information has on consumer behaviour, in light of the number of other types of information also found on...
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Healthy Habits Pay Off In The Long Term

Can initial modes of behavior be used to predict how fit and healthy a person will be 18 years later? This question was in the focus of studies performed by researchers of KIT, Technische Universität München, and the universities of Konstanz and Bayreuth. A basic survey covered about 500 adults o...
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Photo And Fragrance Advertisements Of Food Can Increase Sales

Fashion magazines come pre-loaded with scratch-and-sniff panels for perfume and aftershave, but what about advertisements for foods like chocolate chip cookies and fresh-baked bread? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, when food advertisements combine a photo of food...
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Can Pizza Help Combating Winter Vomiting Disease?

Scientists have found that carvacrol – the substance in oregano oil that gives the pizza herb its distinctive warm, aromatic smell and flavour – is effective against norovirus, causing the breakdown of the virus’ tough outer coat. The research is published today (12 February) in the Soc...
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Food Label Descriptions Affect Odour Perception

According to Simona Manescu and Johannes Frasnelli of the University of Montreal’s Department of Psychology, an odour is judged differently depending on whether it is accompanied by a positive or negative description when it is smelled. When associated with a pleasant label, we enjoy the...
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REWE / BILLA Salame Milano Recalled

AUSTRIA – REWE International AG is recalling REWE / BILLA Salame Milano because the product may be affected by microbial contamination.
The recalled product is Salame Milano packed in 100g branded BILLA packs with Expiry Date 21.04.2014. The product was manufactured by Cesare Fiorucci...
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Nuevo Proyecto De Acuaponia De Gran Escala Financiado Por La UE

¿Cómo podemos enfrentarnos a los futuros retos mundiales? La creciente población mundial crea más competición para el agua, la tierra, los alimentos y la energía. Sin embargo, estos recursos son limitados y tanto las prácticas agrícolas no sostenibles como el cambio climático agravan estos proble...
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Demon Shrimps Attack Native Shrimps In British Waters

A species of shrimp, dubbed the ‘demon shrimp,’ which was previously unknown in British waters, are attacking and eating native shrimp and disrupting the food chain in some of our rivers and lakes. The problem is contributing to the cost of Invasive non-native species (INNS) to the...
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MEPs Call For Stronger Measures To Boost Food Safety In The EU

New legislation to tackle outbreaks of animal diseases, such as African swine fever, more effectively, restrict the introduction of dangerous new pests and enable the EU to act quickly but responsibly in emergencies was adopted by the agriculture committee in two separate votes on Tuesday.
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Are Wind Farms Changing Europe's Climate?

The development of wind farms in Europe only has an extremely limited impact on the climate at the continental scale, and this will remain true until at least 2020. These are the main conclusions of a study carried out by researchers from CNRS, CEA and UVSQ, in collaboration with INERIS and...
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Crop Pests May Be Greatly Underestimated In Developing Countries

The abundance of crop pests in developing countries may be greatly underestimated, posing a significant threat to some of the world’s most important food producing nations, according to research led by the University of Exeter.
Data on the known distributions of almost 2,000...
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Feeling Tired? It's Time To Make Health Decisions

From keeping up a daily exercise routine to eating healthy foods and avoiding impulse purchases, self-control is hard work. Ironically, when it comes to making decisions about our bodies, a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research finds we make better health care decisions when we’re...
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No Large Costs Involved In Improving Biodiversity in Production Forests

Forest management is based on recommendations that are supposed to maximize economic revenues. However, in 40% of cases a better economic result would be achieved by neglecting some of the recommendations. This would also greatly benefit biodiversity.
These results were obtained by a research...
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