CDC: Most adults should restrict salt but don't
(AP) -- Seven out of 10 Americans should restrict their salt consumption, but very few of them do, according to a new government study. About 145 million U.S. adults are thought to be more sensitive to...
View ArticleOmega-3 fatty acids may benefit cancer patients undergoing major operations
New research from Trinity College Dublin published in this month's Annals of Surgery points to a potentially significant advance in the treatment of patients undergoing major cancer surgery. The study...
View ArticleConsumers more likely to identify healthy food using traffic light nutrition...
Consumers are five times more likely to identify healthy food when they see colour-coded traffic light nutrition labels than when labels present the information numerically by showing what percentage...
View ArticleNew FDA chiefs stress science, better food safety
(AP) -- The huge salmonella outbreak from peanut butter represented a failure of the Food and Drug Administration, that agency's new chiefs declared Tuesday - one they hope to fix.
View ArticleNew tools for sustainable farming
Environmentalists are just as fond of talking about it as are politicians, economists or marketing experts - "sustainability" has become a buzzword. The problem is that the term sustainability can...
View ArticleAnti-obesity drugs unlikely to provide lasting benefit according to scientists
15 March 2010: Scientists at the University of Liverpool argue that anti-obesity drugs fail to provide lasting benefits for health and wellbeing because they tackle the biological consequences of...
View ArticleBlack rice rivals pricey blueberries as source of healthful antioxidants
Health conscious consumers who hesitate at the price of fresh blueberries and blackberries, fruits renowned for high levels of healthful antioxidants, now have an economical alternative, scientists...
View ArticleMandatory curbs on food salt content 20 times more effective than voluntary...
Imposing statutory limits on the salt content of processed foods could be 20 times more effective than voluntary curbs by industry, finds research published online in the journal Heart.
View ArticleFDA would boost food inspections under Senate bill
The Food and Drug Administration would have to step up inspections of food plants under legislation the Senate is expected to pass this week.
View ArticleNew processed cheese with 60% less salt could improve diets
Food scientists at University College Dublin have created a processed cheese product with 60% less sodium than full salt versions, and practically no difference in taste and structure.
View ArticleFDA overhaul aims to increase food safety
On January 4, President Barack Obama signed the Food Safety Modernization Act into law. The bill has been called a "sweeping overhaul" of the Food and Drug Administration, the first major update to the...
View ArticleAdelaide joins with Italy to develop 'super spaghetti'
University of Adelaide researchers are working with colleagues in Italy to produce better quality pasta that also adds greater value to human health.
View ArticleThames Water, 2OC will deliver power from London's fatbergs
(Phys.org) —From fish and chips to pork pies, some of London's tastiest foods create unappetizing and costly fat and oil buildups in drains. These fatbergs, as they are dubbed, end up in the city...
View ArticleWhen consumers search for authenticity: In the eye of the beholder?
Is McDonald's an authentic brand? What about Marlboro? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, consumers are able to find authenticity in unlikely places.
View ArticleSugar cereals are 'Smart Choices'? FDA not so sure
(AP) -- Ever wondered how that "Smart Choices" sticker wound up on the front of Froot Loops or Cocoa Puffs?
View ArticleMSU researcher studies effects of experimental depression medication
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Michigan State University researcher is leading a clinical trial on an experimental medication he hopes will give doctors another weapon in the fight against depression and prove to...
View ArticleMany dialysis patients undergoing PCI receive improper medication, with...
Approximately 20 percent of dialysis patients undergoing a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI; procedure such as angioplasty) are given an antithrombotic medication they should not receive, which...
View ArticlePhysician calls for more rigorous standards for drugs up for FDA approval
A hospitalist at the University of Rochester Medical Center calls for more stringent Federal guidelines governing the approval of potential new drugs, in a commentary in the March 10 issue of the...
View ArticleARS, industry cooperation yields device to detect insects in stored wheat
A laboratory milling device for improving stored grain management has been developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and an industry cooperator.
View ArticleIrradiation underused to fight E. coli in foods
(AP) -- Zapping salad fixings with just a bit of radiation can kill dangerous E. coli and other bacteria - and food safety experts say Europe's massive outbreak shows wary consumers should give the...
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