Climate Change Could Increase Thunderstorm Severity

This spring may be more like a lion than a lamb.
John Harrington Jr. is a synoptic climatologist and professor of geography at Kansas State University who studies weather events, how often they occur and the conditions when they occurred. He says climate change may be increasing the severity...
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Research reveals true value of cover crops to farmers, environment

Planting cover crops in rotation between cash crops — widely agreed to be ecologically beneficial — is even more valuable than previously thought, according to a team of agronomists, entomologists, agroecologists, horticulturists and biogeochemists from Penn State’s College...
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'Breaking bad': Insect pests in the making

Of thousands of known species of Drosophila fruit flies, just one is known as a crop pest, depositing eggs inside ripening fruit so its maggots can feed and grow. New research from the University of California, Davis, shows the similarities and crucial differences between this pest and its...
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Harsh Weather Conditions Increase Cost of Food

Many of your favorite products at the grocery store are going to cost more, according to Glynn Tonsor, associate professor of agricultural economics at Kansas State University.
“When consumers walk in the grocery store, they are going to have to continue to juggle what they put in those b...
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The Precise Reason for the Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate: Mystery Solved

The health benefits of eating dark chocolate have been extolled for centuries, but the exact reason has remained a mystery –– until now. Researchers reported here today that certain bacteria in the stomach gobble the chocolate and ferment it into anti-inflammatory compounds that are good for th...
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Most Parents Don’t Favor Bans on Nuts in Schools, Including Those with Allergic Kids

Parents of nut-allergic kids more likely than other parents to want a lunchtime without restrictions, according to U-M’s National Poll on Children’s Health
Most parents of kids with and without nut allergies don’t support schoolwide bans on nut-containing products, according to a new Unive...
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Fried foods may interact with genes to influence body weight

People with a genetic predisposition to obesity are at a higher risk of obesity and related chronic diseases from eating fried foods than those with a lower genetic risk, according to a new study from researchers from Harvard School of Public Health, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard M...
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Study examines pesticide poisoning of Africa's wildlife

Poisons are silent, effective and cheap, making the especially dangerous in Africa where they are used for both pest control and illegal poaching. However, as a new study in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences reveals, they also kill un-intended wildlife.
Africa has a long history of...
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Arla Organic Skimmed Milk Recalled

DENMARK – Arla Foods a.m.b.a. is recalling Harmonie Organic Skimmed Milk (Harmonie Økologisk Skummetmælk) because some of the batches may be contaminated with pieces of glass. Therefore the product may pose a health risk to consumers.
The recalled product is Harmonie Organic Skimmed Milk (...
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Nutrition Education Programs Bolstered by New, Evidence-Based 'GENIE' Tool from Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation

Effective nutrition education programs are key to improving the nation’s health, and a new tool from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and its Foundation is available to strengthen nutrition education programs.
The Guide for Effective Nutrition Interventions and Education (GENIE), a v...
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Study looks at calcium in canola meal as part of pig diet

When formulating diets for pigs, it is more accurate to use values for standardized or true nutrient digestibility than values for apparent nutrient digestibility because the former are additive in mixed diets. Research at the University of Illinois is helping to determine the true...
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Crop intensification and organic fertilizers can be a long-term solution to perennial food shortages in Africa

Farmers in Africa can increase their food production if they avoid over dependence on chemical fertilizers, pesticides and practice agricultural intensification – growing more food on the same amount of land – using natural and resource-conserving approaches such as a...
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GlassGuard BlackBand® fragment retention lamps installed at German food factory

GlassGuard BlackBand® fragment retention lamps have been installed at raw meat supplier Heinrich Manten in Germany following an accidental lamp breakage. The installation safeguards Manten’s production site against glass contamination and also protects against injury to personnel. Whilst ch...
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Children’s Preferences for Sweeter and Saltier Tastes Are Linked to Each Other and to Measures of Growth

Scientists from the Monell Chemical Senses Center have found that children who most prefer high levels of sweet tastes also most prefer high levels of salt taste and that, in general, children prefer sweeter and saltier tastes than do adults. These preferences relate not only to food intake...
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Knowing whether food has spoiled without even opening the container

A color-coded smart tag could tell consumers whether a carton of milk has turned sour or a can of green beans has spoiled without opening the containers, according to researchers. The tag, which would appear on the packaging, also could be used to determine if medications and other perishable...
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New evidence raises questions about the link between fatty acids and heart disease

A new study raises questions about current guidelines which generally restrict the consumption of saturated fats and encourage consumption of polyunsaturated fats to prevent heart disease. The research was published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.


An international research...
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Tips for Reading Food Labels

We encourage people to think more about what they eat on a daily basis. We realise that some of consumers are not sure what they should be eating. We recommend that nutritional information included on food labels or provided by manufacturers are to be a good base for monitoring the consumers’ d...
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Bergpracht Milchwerk GmbH Recalls Organic Cheese

GERMANY – Bergpracht Milchwerk GmbH & Co.KG is recalling Bioland Bio Hofkäse (organic farmhouse cheese) and Unsere Heimat Hofkäse (Our home farmhouse cheese) because some of the batches may be contaminated with Listeria.
Listeria is the name of a bacteria found in soil and water and so...
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Why Eating a Diet Very Low In Nutrients Can Extend Lifespan

A new evolutionary theory in BioEssays claims that consuming a diet very low in nutrients can extend lifespan in laboratory animals, a finding which could hold clues to promoting healthier ageing in humans.
Scientists have known for decades that severely restricted food intake reduces the...
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New reason to eat oats for heart health

Eleven top scientists from around the globe presented the latest findings on the powerful compounds found in oats in a scientific session titled, Physicochemical Properties and Biological Functionality of Oats, at the 247th Annual Conference of the American Chemical Society in Dallas, TX. ...
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