Highlights of the October 2004 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
... the recommended goal of three to five servings of vegetables per day," says registered dietitian and ADA Spokesperson Lola O'Rourke. ...Lycopene slows human prostate tumour growth in mice and combined with vitamin E is even better
...ll-round healthy lifestyle and diet with plenty of vegetables and other healthy foods. Regular consumption of supplements and fortified foods may help to obtain adequate amounts of lycopene and vitamin E, which may otherwise be difficult to obtain while maintaining a balanced diet."...New research suggests early diet may play key role in protecting against childhood leukaemia
... consistent with the protective role of fruits and vegetables observed in adult cancers." The association is thought to be due to the high vitamin and mineral content of both oranges and bananas. Oranges are rich in vitamin C, an antioxidant that may prevent oxidative damage to DNA, thus protecting against car...New research suggests link between maternal diet and childhood leukemia risk
... leukemia risk. "The health benefits of fruits and vegetables have been known for a long time," said principal i...at people eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables every day, and two to three servings of foods from the protein group. "Fetal exposure to nutri...Select research highlights from current AACR journals
...k for ovarian cancer, while higher intake of total vegetables and cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, and supplementation of E, beta-carotene and B-complex vitamins was associated with...Anti-cancer compound in vegetables found to block late-stage breast-cancer cell growth
... Ill. -- A well-known anti-cancer agent in certain vegetables has just had its reputation enhanced. The compoun...t were already cancerous." SUL is abundant in such vegetables as broccoli, brussels sprouts and kale. Chewing causes the cell walls of these vegetables to break,...Diabetics face fewer healthy food choices in some urban areas
...w-carbohydrate bread, fresh fruits and fresh green vegetables or tomatoes. Less than 20 percent of East Harlem grocery stores stocked the recommended list of five diabetes-friendly foods, compared with 58 percent of the Upper East Side stores. East Harlem is a racially and ethically mixed neighborhood with a ...Plant pathologists meeting in Anaheim, CA to discuss agricultural security, food safety, and more
...li and Salmonella, can survive on fresh fruits and vegetables and what can be done to control future outbreaks. ...nt and persistence of human pathogens on fruit and vegetables from pre-harvest through processing and storage. Challenges at the Urban/Ag Interface. Tuesday, Augu...Italian research links diet with endometriosis risk
...etriosis in women with higher consumption of green vegetables and fresh fruit. But, for those with a high intake of beef, other red meat and ham, there was an increase of about 80-100 percent in relative risk. "With a prevalence of 5% in endometriosis in Italy, this means that if our findings are confirmed in p...Natural selection at work in genetic variation to taste
...o can taste PTC are less likely to eat cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, according to Wooding, which could be a problem because these vegetables contain important nutrients. If the ability to discern bitter tastes discourages PTC tasters from ea...Study finds first evidence COX-2 enzymes can regulate DNA damage
...hich aspirin - and diets rich in fruits, grain and vegetables -- appear to lower the risk of some cancers. It also suggests a potential role for the widely used COX-2 inhibitors in the prevention of DNA damage. In the same presentation, Dr. Blair reports new data that support his earlier discovery that...'Rolling Store' provides model for overcoming barriers to healthy foods and better health outcomes
...ude money; on a cost per calorie basis, fruits and vegetables rank among the most expensive foods, rivaling shri...iver participants up to 100 servings of fruits and vegetables for an average cost of $10. ...Keeping your peas and carrots safe to eat
...li and Salmonella, can survive on fresh fruits and vegetables and what can be done to control future outbreaks. According to Steve Scheuerell, faculty research associate at Oregon State University's Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, there has been an increase in reported human disease outbreaks...Utah scientist helps discover new mouse species -- and maybe a new genus
...g their watershed." The farmers depend on rice and vegetables that they grow for their livelihood. Only about three percent of the original mature lowland rain forest in the Philippines remains today, and it had been feared that many species had been lost even before they were discovered. The Philippines is o...New mouse species found in the Philippines
... their watershed." The farmers depend on rice and vegetables that they grow for their livelihood. Only about 3% of the original mature lowland rain forest in the Philippines remains today, and it had been feared that many species had been lost even before they were discovered. The Philippines is oft...Plant pathologists to meet in Anaheim, CA to discuss agricultural security, food safety, and more
...li and Salmonella, can survive on fresh fruits and vegetables and what can be done to control future outbreaks. ...nt and persistence of human pathogens on fruit and vegetables from pre-harvest through processing and storage. Microbial Forensics: Plant Pathogen Models The p...Motion that powers sperm provides key to unravelling rare genetic disorder
...monly used in genetic research, with the family of vegetables that the give rise to broccoli, sprouts and cabbage and known not to contain flagella and cilia. Results identified 688 genes not present in the Arabidopsis family of vegetables. To narrow down which of these genes is responsible for flagella and c...Crop rotation may help wait out soil pathogen deadly to pumpkins
...ato, turnip, onion, pepper and a long list of vine vegetables including pumpkin, cantaloupe, cucumber, gourd, honeydew melon, muskmelon, squash, watermelon and zucchini. The incidence of fruit rot on pumpkins caused by P.capsici has dramatically increased in Illinois, causing yield losses of up to 100 percent. ...Sediments in many Central Valley streams contain toxic levels of pyrethroid pesticides
...alley produces more than half the nation's fruits, vegetables and nuts. Though pyrethroids are used far less than organophosphates like diazinon and chlorpyrifos, their use in California has risen rapidly in recent years because of increased regulation of the spraying of organophosphates, due to health threats ...Tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology
...may cause long-term contamination in soil and root vegetables say researchers from Georgia, Maryland and South C...ompost may play an important role in contaminating vegetables and the soil in which they grow." (M. Islam, J. Morgan, M.P. Doyle, S.C. Ph...