Vegetable lovers should be viewed as different from fruit aficionados
...o try different spices with vegetables rather than meats and impress dinner guests with the right choice of wine. "For health professionals and educators, the importance of targeting different messages to differently predisposed target markets can mean the difference between a cost-effective program and a...Compound in salsa may fight food poisoning
...borne illness, perhaps as a protective coating for meats in processing plants, or even as a general purpose disinfectant to be used in cleaning and hand washing, Kubo says. But don't rely on salsa alone to safeguard your food: There's only a small amount of the potent antibacterial in a typical serving. "I...Study confirms alcohol's role in increasing risk of gout
...nd Journal of Medicine that consumption of certain meats and seafood but not vegetables and overall protein also increase the risk of gout, while dairy foods may reduce the risk. "It is well known that alcohol can raise levels of uric acid in the blood, but its role in actually increasing the risk of g...Study clarifies impact of diet on the risk of gout
...irms the suspicion that consumption of purine-rich meats and seafood increases the risk of gout. It also determines that purine-rich vegetables and overall protein intake do not raise risk. Appearing in the March 11 New England Journal of Medicine , the study also finds that intake of dairy products, pa...Policy highlights from Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition
...tables, whole grains, low fat diary, fish and lean meats and modifying portions to help achieve and maintain a healthy body weight. Additionally, the report recommends that women in the highest risk bracket, who are considered at over 20% risk for having a cardiovascular event in the next 10 years, consult...Surface treatments could make ready-to-eat products safer
... way to kill Listeria monocytogenes and keep lunch meats and frankfurters safer for consumers. Our goal...and medium risk ready-to-eat products such as deli meats and hot dogs that do not have an evaluated environmental testing regime designed to find and take ne...Thanksgiving menu stuffed with healthy choices
...gest scientific society. Bon appetit! Honey-baked meats may help fight heart disease That honey in your honey-baked ham and turkey does more than offer sweet taste: It may be good for your heart. In a recent study presented at the American Chemical Society's national meeting in Boston, Nicki Engeseth, P...Amid food safety concerns, K-State professor believes consumers ready for irradiated meat products
... beef, Fox envisions a point where just irradiated meats are the norm rather than the exception. "It think we will get to the point where it's essentially all irradiated products," Fox said. "If you look at milk, it's very difficult to find unpasteurized milk in the store. I think certainly 20 years from ...Lowering cancer risk in postmenopausal women
... as observing a dietary pattern that is low in red meats and high in a variety of vegetables, fruits, and whole grains....Soy protein in the diet produces health benefits, regardless of isoflavone content
...ol diet, the main protein-containing foods such as meats and fish were replaced with low-fat dairy products and egg substitute. Low-fat soymilk and a variety of soy-based meat substitutes such as soy hot dogs and tofu burgers took the place of the usual protein sources in the two soy protein-containing di...Choline prevents liver failure in patients on IV nutrition
...ding significant sources of choline, such as organ meats and fatty foods, the dietary intake of the nutrient may be decreasing. For alcoholics, those suffering from malnutrition and those on certain fad diets, choline deficiency is a definite possibility. Drinking alcohol significantly increases choline m...Undercooked meat is chief cause of parasite infection in pregnancy
...mplications of consuming raw, undercooked or cured meats in pregnancy require careful consideration."...Raise eggs' vitamin D3 content sevenfold by adding more vitamin D to chicken feed
...ld mushrooms, and eggyolks. Milk, liver, and some meats contain lower levels of vitamin D. Eggs areinteresting to consider as a vitamin D source because in addition to vitamin D3,they contain significant levels of the more active hydroxylated metabolite,25-hydroxy-vitamin D3. "We believe our study is the...National Cancer Institute to support statewide UNC-CH colon cancer study
...sethat include a lot of meat -- especially grilled meats - appear to boost therisk of colon cancer, research indicates. Many volunteers for Sandler's study already have shown interestparticipating in the new work as well, Campbell said. They will be randomlyassigned to four groups getting both tele...Moooooove over, chicken! Study shows lean red meat can play a role in low-fat diet
...nsume 80 percent of their meat intake fromlean red meats (beef, veal or pork) for five to seven days a week for ninemonths, or to eat lean white meats (fish or poultry) for the same length oftime. At study's end, subjects in both groups had nearly ide...Restaurant Meats Higher In Suspected Carcinogens
...orecancer-causing compounds in restaurant-prepared meats than in fast food meats. Suspected cancer-... during cooking, were found in restaurant-prepared meats at levels as muchas ten times higher than similar fast food items previously analyzed by thescientis......FAYETTE, Ind. -- A common type of fat found in red meats and cheeses may prevent diabetes, according to a r...g to Belury, CLA is a polyunsaturated fat found in meats and cheeses, and in lesser amounts in milk, yogurt, poultry, eggs and cooking oil. "It looks just li...