Can You Eat Avocado if You Have a Nut Allergy?
Title: Can You Eat Avocado if You Have a Nut Allergy?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 5/26/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/26/2021 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Allergies General)
Source: MedicineNet Allergies General - May 26, 2021 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Avocado discovery may point to leukemia treatment
(University of Guelph) A compound in avocados may ultimately offer a route to better leukemia treatment, says a new University of Guelph study. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - April 29, 2021 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Avocado oil benefits: Five ways cooking with avocado oil can improve your health
AVOCADO oil has numerous health benefits, it's been claimed, ranging from improving arthritis symptoms to protecting against high blood pressure. These are the top five ways that cooking with avocado oil could improve your overall health. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 3, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High cholesterol: Eating more oatmeal, almonds and avocados will help lower levels
HIGH cholesterol can remain dormant for many years with the sufferer being none the wiser to the dangers lurking in his body. By following a diet rich in these three food types you could lower your levels. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 8, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
AHA News: Avocados Are a Healthy Option Super Bowl Sunday – and Year-Round
FRIDAY, Feb. 5, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- This Super Bowl Sunday, millions of Americans will reach for avocados to make guacamole, a standard go-to snack for game day. But that green goodness can offer plenty of other benefits that... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 5, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Agnes Kalibata, the UN ’s Food Systems Chief, on How Science Can Transform Farming to Help Save the Planet
Agricultural systems are one of the biggest contributors to climate change, producing about 20% of total global emissions. At the same time, the single biggest threat of climate change is the collapse of global food systems. As the world population grows, the climate heats up and resources become more scarce, how will we ensure we have enough food to go around?
Science is being combined with agriculture to develop new crops that can withstand the impacts of climate change. A group working at the forefront of this collaboration is CGIAR, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, the world’s larges...
Source: TIME: Science - January 28, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized climate change Exclusive Londontime overnight TIME 2030 Source Type: news
An avocado a day keeps your gut microbes happy
(University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences) Eating avocado as part of your daily diet can help improve gut health, a new study from University of Illinois shows. Avocados are a healthy food that is high in dietary fiber and monounsaturated fat. However, it was not clear how avocados impact the microbes in the gastrointestinal system or 'gut.' (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - December 15, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
$6.3 million will help UC Riverside save America's avocado orchards
(University of California - Riverside) New grants totaling $6.3 million will help UC Riverside solve problems facing American avocado orchards, including a lethal fungal disease called Laurel Wilt. The disease can destroy an entire avocado orchard in a couple of weeks once symptoms develop. It is already present in Florida. Without effective treatments, it will inevitably spread to California, which is the nation's leading producer of avocados. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - December 10, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
The avocado hand - the UK experience of the management of avocado hand injuries - Sajid S, Gill J, Chojnowski A, Singh R.
BACKGROUND: Avocados are increasingly being consumed due to the nutritional benefits they provide. Avocado related hand injuries reflect their increasing popularity. Most injuries occur in attempting to de-stone the fruit. This is a prospective cohort stud... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 2, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
The number of avocados you should eat to avoid an early death and prostate cancer
HOW TO live longer: Prevent an early death by eating a healthy, balanced diet, and by doing regular exercise. But you could also increase your life expectancy by adding more avocado to your daily routine. It could even lower your risk of developing prostate cancer symptoms. But how much of the fruit should eat? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hair loss treatment - the best fruit to lower your risk of alopecia and boost hair growth
HAIR loss is a common condition that affects many people in the UK - but it can be upsetting. You could treat alopecia, or lower your chances of losing your hair, by simply adding this common fruit to your diet. Should you consider eating more avocado to stimulate hair growth? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 18, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
What Is In A Ketogenic Diet?
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Epilepsy is a common problem for the general pediatrician. Its incidence is estimated at 41-87/100,000 children. While many children are controlled with medication, it is also estimated that up to 1/3 will develop drug-resistant epilepsy. Some children may have an identifiable seizure focus that may be amenable to surgery, but many others do not. One option for potential control is a ketogenic diet (KD).
Indications for KD usually are for drug-resistant epilepsy including partial and complex seizure patterns as well as some metabolic disorders such as glucose transport 1 deficiency syndrome. It has also found ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 7, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Kenya: Country Earns U.S.$75 Million From Avocados as COVID-19 Boosts Exports
[Nation] Kenyan avocado exports hit a record high in the first half of 2020 with more than 58,400 tonnes sold to 42 countries, thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 15, 2020 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Study finds 82 percent of avocado oil rancid or mixed with other oils
(University of California - Davis) The country's first extensive study of commercial avocado oil quality and purity finds the vast majority of avocado oil sold in the U.S. is of poor quality, mislabeled or adulterated with other oils. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - June 17, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
UC Riverside and Eurosemillas partner to bring the next generation of avocados to market
(University of California - Riverside) UC Riverside has entered into a $2.25 million partnership with Spain-based Eurosemillas S.A., a global leader in the commercialization of agriculture innovations, to help the university bring to market the most promising and advanced avocado scions and rootstocks in its collection. If successful, these varieties would meet diverse regional growing requirements, exhibit better post-harvest characteristics, increase yields, provide resistance against disease, and expand consumer market diversity. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - June 10, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
