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  • Eating time is crucial to maintain a healthy weight

    By Milton Bertrand
    STEM Advocate and Fellow Geazler
    When it comes to weight gain and loss, an important factor that is often neglected is when one eats. It is predominantly known that what one eats, how much one consumes and often the amount of exerc...

  • Be Aware of Artificial sweeteners

    According to a collaborative research study published by the American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, six artificial sweeteners indicate relative toxicity (aspartame, sucralose, saccharine, neotame, advantame, and acesulfame potass...

  • Slower melting ice cream in pipeline, thanks to new ingredient

    Sticky hands from melting ice cream cones could soon become obsolete; scientists have discovered a naturally occurring protein that can be used to create ice cream that is more resistant to melting than conventional products.

  • Hate to diet? It could be very well wired

    If you're finding it difficult to stick to a weight-loss diet, scientists say you can likely blame AGRP neurons -- hunger-sensitive cells in your brain. New experiments show these neurons are responsible for the unpleasant feelings of hunger that make...  more

  • "Use-by,” “Sell-by,” and “Best-by" Do You Know What They Mean?

    Confusion over date labeling leads to billions of pounds of food waste every year. An expert explains the difference between “use-by,” “sell-by,” and “best-by” dates.

  • Foods that can impact on calcium uptake and boost calcium levels in your body

    Most of us rely on dairy and fish for our main source of calcium but what are the foods that can hinder and block the uptake of calcium. Here are some of the lesser know facts of food that can impact on calcium levels in your body.

  • THAT SUGAR FILM

    THAT SUGAR FILM
    I have just been to see “That Sugar Film” by Damon Gameau. The movie is very entertaining, informative, shocking, but rated PG. It is a must-see for all age groups. Damon wants to target all audiences including children. He...

  • Be Aware of Gluten Free Products

    People with peanut and soybean allergies need to be prudent, according to Karen Blakeslee, Kansas State University extension specialist in food science and coordinator of the Rapid Response Center. Lupin is new to the United States. Many consumers have...  more

  • Precut salad may encourage growth of Salmonella

    Small amounts of damage to salad leaves in bagged salads encourage the presence of Salmonella enterica, new research has found. Juices released from damaged leaves also enhance the pathogen’s ability to attach to the salad’s plastic container.

  • Frankfurter fraud: Finding out what's in your hot dog

    Hot dogs are the perfect summer fare. But knowing for sure what you're getting inside a bun can be difficult. Now scientists have devised a method that could help prevent frankfurter fraud, which is especially important for those who can't eat certain...  more