Hold the stuffing: Low-glycemic diet may help keep weight off
...ious carbohydrate substitutions, such as steel-cut oats instead of instant oatmeal, blueberries instead of raisins, and cracked-wheat bread instead of tortilla chips. The 39 subjects who remained in the study succeeded in losing about 10% of their initial body weight. The low-GL dieters had smaller decr...Plant protein mimics hormone that mitigates diabetes and obesity
... many fruits, seeds and vegetables such as grapes, oats and tomatoes. The protein, called osmotin, belongs to a large, diverse family of proteins that defend plants from fungal pathogens. Bressan and his colleagues report in the current issue (Friday, Jan. 21) of Molecular Cell that a protein in mammal mu......ss of such species is already occurring, where sea oats (Uniola paniculata) have disappeared due to a combination of human-induced disturbance and climate change," say the researchers. All this means faster erosion and less protection for the people, animals, and buildings on Galveston Island....Cholesterol-lowering foods most effective when combined, U of T study
...rotein, almonds, plant sterol enriched margarines, oats and barley may reduce cholesterol levels more effectively when eaten in combination, says a new University of Toronto study by Professor David Jenkins. The study, which appears in the current issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, also ...Restoring seagrass beds: Is it for the birds?
...ndo and volunteers from AmeriCorps plant 1,000 sea oats on the beaches of Robinson Island. Over the next two months, Drs. Heck and Dindo will also plant birdstakes in the damaged grassbeds, hoping to attract seabirds to use the stakes as a resting area where they can "do their business" and fertilize the ...Research aims for more efficiency in harvest and handling
...ntinue to use the machine for harvesting wheat and oats and soybeans, they can dilute the cost of that machine across many operations and crops," Shinners adds. "It will make the cost of harvesting corn stover more viable than if there were a (single-purpose) corn stover harvesting machine."Harvesting gra...Short-term studies suggest that whole grain oats may reduce risk factors for coronary heart disease
...ng 4 to 8 weeks indicate that including wholegrain oats in your diet may lower total and low-density lipop...uded that there is enough evidence from wholegrain oats to suggest that healthcare professionals could recommend oats as part of cholesterol reduction progr...Corn, oats, cherries and red wine's high melatonin content can help delay aging
...s, cherries and bananas, and in cereals like corn, oats and rice, as well as in some aromatic plants, such as mint, lemon verbena, sage or thyme, and in red wine. UGR participation in this study was leaded by professor Daro Acua Castroviejo, member of the Institute of Biotechnology and lecturer at this ...Research identifies protein that signals flowering in squash plants
...ice and maize, and LD crops include wheat, barley, oats and peas. Day-neutral plants will flower under either long or short days. In addition to its fundamental importance in basic plant biology, understanding and manipulating the photoperiodic control of flowering time is an important objective in crop b...