Food News
May 21, 2024
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May 21, 2024 Researchers have developed a type of chocolate that is more sustainable and nutritious than conventional varieties. Cocoa-fruit chocolate uses cocoa fruit jelly as a replacement for powdered sugar, reducing the sugar content and increasing the ...
May 15, 2024 Vegetarian and vegan diets are generally associated with better status on various medical factors linked to cardiovascular health and cancer risk, as well as lower risk of cardiovascular diseases, ...
May 17, 2024 The sweet-taste receptor might be the first stop in a metabolic surveillance system for sugar. The receptor is also expressed in certain intestinal cells, where it may facilitate glucose absorption and assimilation, as part of this system. A team ...
May 16, 2024 Many people are concerned about residues of chemicals, contaminants or microplastics in their food. However, it is less well known that many foods also contain toxins of completely natural origin. These are often chemical compounds that plants use ...
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May 16, 2024 The treatment of animals rates higher than green issues when consumers choose meat and dairy products. That's according to a new study, which ...
May 15, 2024 Eurasian jays can remember incidental details of past events, which is characteristic of episodic memory in humans, according to a new ...
May 15, 2024 Nutrient-rich blueberries -- a common breakfast smoothie ingredient -- can also create wine. But does the heat and time required to ferment this mighty berry strip out any of those potential ...
May 13, 2024 Men with prostate cancer could significantly reduce the chances of the disease worsening by eating more fruits, vegetables, nuts, and olive oil, according to new ...
May 7, 2024 A feast cooked up has revealed singlet oxygen, an oxidant, indoors. Oxidants can be beneficial -- ozone in the stratosphere is one example -- but can ...
Apr. 30, 2024 After-care food and drink accounted for about 22% of the day's added sugar and about one-third of the sweet and salty snack foods the children ate, according to a new ...
Apr. 30, 2024 Cranberry extracts appear to improve intestinal microbiota and help prevent chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The study ...
Apr. 30, 2024 Researchers have discovered a new mechanism of oil biosynthesis and found a way to genetically engineer a type of test plant to more efficiently ...
Apr. 29, 2024 It has long been thought that meat played an important role in the diet of hunter-gatherers before the Neolithic transition. However, due to the scarcity of well-preserved human remains from ...
Apr. 29, 2024 Greening the way we eat needn't mean going vegetarian. A healthy, more realistic solution is to adopt a flexitarian diet where seafoods add umami to ...
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May 14, 2024 A prototype of a more durable material increases the biodegradability of food packaging, partially replacing its bioplastic with cellulose fibers extracted from the branches and leaves of the avocado ...
Apr. 30, 2024 The inventors of a suite of tests that enable food packages to signal if their contents are contaminated are working to bring producers and regulators together to get their inventions into commercial ...
Apr. 29, 2024 For most people, biting into a lemon would leave them puckered up and desperate to lose that sour flavor, but a new study revealed that roughly one in eight adults like intensely sour sensations. The ...
Apr. 25, 2024 What happens in the body when we are hungry and see and smell food? A team of researchers has now been able to show in mice that adaptations in the liver mitochondria take place after only a few ...
Apr. 25, 2024 Scientists have successfully replaced half of the fishmeal protein in the diets of farmed Asian seabass with a 'single cell protein' cultivated from microbes in soybean processing ...
Apr. 24, 2024 New research has highlighted the profound link between dietary choices and brain ...
Apr. 24, 2024 Researchers have found that people following healthy eating accounts on social media for as little as two weeks ate more fruit and vegetables and less junk ...
Apr. 23, 2024 A new study has revealed breeding less-flatulent cows and restoring agricultural land could significantly reduce rising methane emission levels, which play a considerable role in climate ...
Apr. 22, 2024 New study finds microbes may influence the taste of mustard ...
Apr. 22, 2024 While most parents of preschool and elementary aged children strive to give their children a balanced, nutritional diet, some of their strategies to promote healthy eating may backfire, a national ...
Apr. 19, 2024 Dietary treatment is more effective than medications in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). With dietary adjustments, more than seven out of ten patients had significantly reduced ...
Apr. 17, 2024 In the long history of recommendations for nutritional intake, current research is trending toward the concept of 'food as medicine' -- a philosophy in which food and nutrition are ...
Apr. 17, 2024 The growing need for antibiotic-free products has challenged producers to decrease or completely stop using antimicrobials as feed supplements in the diet of broiler chickens to improve feed ...
Apr. 17, 2024 While the electronic tongue bears little physical resemblance to its namesake, the strand-like sensory probes of the 'e-tongue' still outperformed human senses when detecting contaminated ...
Apr. 17, 2024 A mice study suggests a father's diet may shape the anxiety of his sons and the metabolic health of his daughters before they are even ...
Apr. 15, 2024 A study on the effects of a junk food diet on rats reinforces scientific understanding about the gut-brain ...
Apr. 15, 2024 Euglena gracilis, often regarded as a 'superfood,' is a promising microalga with many health and nutritional benefits. In a recent study, researchers found an efficient and low-resource ...
Apr. 12, 2024 Scientists have summarized microbial food production ...
Apr. 12, 2024 A study suggests that people with diets high in seafood may face a greater risk of exposure to PFAS -- the family of human-made toxins known as 'forever chemicals' -- than previously ...
Apr. 12, 2024 Consuming sugar-sweetened drinks in the first few years of childhood can be linked to poor diet patterns that increase the risk of obesity in later life, according to a new ...
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
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Monday, April 29, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Food in Sight? The Liver Is Ready!
- Scientists Replace Fishmeal in Aquaculture With Microbial Protein Derived from Soybean Processing Wastewater
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- New Research Shows 'profound' Link Between Dietary Choices and Brain Health
- Social Media Can Be Used to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Young People
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Monday, April 22, 2024
- The Spiciness of Mustard May Depend on Soil Microbes
- 3 in 5 Parents Play Short Order Cook for Young Children Who Don't Like Family Meal
Friday, April 19, 2024
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Guidance on Energy and Macronutrients Across the Lifespan
- Probiotic Feed Additive Boosts Growth, Health in Poultry in Place of Antibiotics
- E-Tongue Can Detect White Wine Spoilage Before Humans Can
- Research Explores How a Father's Diet Could Shape the Health of His Offspring
Monday, April 15, 2024
- Take It from the Rats: A Junk Food Diet Can Cause Long-Term Damage to Adolescent Brains
- Green-to-Red Transformation of Euglena Gracilis Using Bonito Stock and Intense Red Light
Friday, April 12, 2024
- Microbial Food as a Strategy Food Production of the Future
- PFAS Exposure from High Seafood Diets May Be Underestimated
- Choosing Sugary Drinks Over Fruit Juice for Toddlers Linked to Risk of Adult Obesity
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Biofortified Rice to Combat Deficiencies
- Economist: Tens of Billions of Dollars in Forest Products Are Being Overlooked
- Food Security in Developed Countries Shows Resilience to Climate Change
- Method to Extract Useful Proteins from Beer-Brewing Leftovers
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Mixed Diets Balance Nutrition and Carbon Footprint
- Size of Salty Snack Influences Eating Behavior That Determines Amount Consumed
Friday, April 5, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- More Social Birds Are More Adventurous Feeders
- Scientists Further Our Understanding of How a Foodborne Bacterium Can Survive in Food Preparation Environments
Monday, April 1, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Do Sweeteners Increase Your Appetite? New Evidence from Randomised Controlled Trial Says No
- Small Birds Spice Up the Already Diverse Diet of Spotted Hyenas in Namibia
- Eggs May Not Be Bad for Your Heart After All
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Friday, March 22, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Fish Fed to Farmed Salmon Should Be Part of Our Diet, Too, Study Suggests
- Fiber, Genes and the Gut Microbiome: Study Reveals Possible Triggers for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Craving Snacks After a Meal? It Might Be Food-Seeking Neurons, Not an Overactive Appetite
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Industrial Societies Losing Healthy Gut Microbes
- Deciphering the Role of Bitter and Astringent Polyphenols in Promoting Well-Being
- Cacao Plants' Defense Against Toxic Cadmium Unveiled
Friday, March 15, 2024
- Fatty Food Before Surgery May Impair Memory in Old, Young Adults
- Gut Bacteria Important for Overcoming Milk Allergy
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- How Home Food Availability Affects Young Children's Nutrient Intake
- Small Amounts of Licorice Raise Blood Pressure, Study Finds
- It's Hearty, It's Meaty, It's Mold
- Training Dairy Cows With Positive Reinforcement Can Turn Otherwise Stressful Events Into Play
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Tryptophan in Diet, Gut Bacteria Protect Against E. Coli Infection
- Who Knew That Coprophagy Was So Vital for Birds' Survival?
Monday, March 11, 2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- For a Healthy Fruit Snack, What Would You Choose?
- Sweetened Drinks Linked to Atrial Fibrillation Risk
Monday, March 4, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
- Researchers Create Coating Solution for Safer Food Storage
- Study Results Show 25% of Pregnant People Are Not Getting Enough Omega-3 Fatty Acids from Their Diet or Dietary Supplements
- Dung Beetles Show Their Love by Sharing the Load
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Refrigerate Lettuce to Reduce Risk of E. Coli Contamination
- Small Dietary Changes Can Cut Your Carbon Footprint by 25%
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Monday, February 26, 2024
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Friday, February 23, 2024
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
- Engineering a Coating for Disease-Free Produce
- Could Ultra-Processed Foods Be the New 'silent' Killer?
- Fresh Meat: New Biosensor Accurately and Efficiently Determines Meat Freshness
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
- The Role of Jellies as a Food Source in the Arctic Winter
- Cold-Water Coral Traps Itself on Mountains in the Deep Sea
- By Growing Animal Cells in Rice Grains, Scientists Dish Up Hybrid Food
- Biomanufacturing Using Chemically Synthesized Sugars Enables Sustainable Supply of Sugar Without Competing With Food
Monday, February 12, 2024
- Sugar-Reduced Chocolate With Oat Flour Just as Tasty as Original, Study Finds
- Salt Substitutes Help to Maintain Healthy Blood Pressure in Older Adults
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- Pregnant Women Should Avoid Ultraprocessed, Fast Foods, Experts Urge
- Replacing Animal-Based Foods With Alternative Proteins Would Unlock Land for Carbon Removal
- Spent Hemp Biomass: A Feed Use That Supports Milk Production in Dairy Cows
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Friday, February 2, 2024
Thursday, February 1, 2024
- Gut Bacteria Can Process Dietary Fiber Into an Anti-Allergy Weapon
- Climate Change: Fungal Disease Endangers Wheat Production
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Monday, January 29, 2024
Thursday, January 25, 2024
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- 'Furry Fruit' Improves Mental Health -- Fast
- Foodborne-Pathogen Listeria May Hide from Sanitizers in Biofilms
- Why Do Carrots Curl? Research Reveals the Mechanics Behind Root Vegetable Ageing
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
- Gulls Swap Natural for Urban Habitats, Machine-Learning Study Finds
- Blue Tit Population Booms With Moths on the Menu