Tag: Research
Americas: At-home dining catches on in popularity
The convenience of food delivery service is catching on as a hassle-free option to meals at home for working people, according to Mintel.
Its research...
Americas: Study finds vitamin B3 help people enjoy longer, healthier lives
A team of researchers headed by Charles Brenner, the Roy J. Carver Chair of Biochemistry at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine,...
Americas: Fast-cooking beans retain more nutrients than other varieties, researchers say
Beans are a versatile, inexpensive staple that can boost essential nutrients in a diet, especially for people in low-resource areas where food options are...
Americas: Study finds sugar-sweetened beverages increases prediabetes risk
Adult Americans who regularly consumed sugar-sweetened beverages (roughly one can of soda per day) had a 46% higher risk of developing prediabetes compared to...
Americas: Carotenoid pigment found to reduce strength of lung tumors
Beta-cryptoxanthin (BCX), a carotenoid pigment compound found primarily in plants, reduces the number and invasiveness of tumors in mouse and cell models of lung...
Europe: 4 universities open center on food safety
The National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark has partnered with three institutions to advance global food safety and tackle challenges such as antimicrobial...
Asia Pacific: Ginger, chili peppers could lower cancer risk
Research has suggested that capsaicin, the compound that gives chili peppers their kick, might cause cancer.
Now researchers show in mouse studies that the...
Americas: Prebiotics found to decrease waistline
A study finds that Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis 420 alone or in combination with the prebiotic fiber Litesse Ultra polydextrose reduced body fat mass,...
Americas: Sensor that detects toxins in beer
Scientists have developed a portable sensor that can help minimize the risk contamination by mycotoxins during beer production.
Their report appears in American Chemical Society's...
Europe: Researchers say insects are nutritious
Nutrients — particularly iron — provided by grasshoppers, crickets and other insects really measures up to beef, according to a study published in the...