So Simple, So Tasty, So Healthy: Sofrito
Onions, garlic and tomatoes cooked in olive oil—this doesn't exactly sound like a super-food recipe, right? And yet, Spanish researchers have found that this preparation ("sofrito"), which forms the basis of many Mediterranean dishes, contains more than 40 compounds that can help lower our risk of heart disease and cancer. Tasty *and* healthy—does it get any better?read more (Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center)
Source: Psychology Today Food and Diet Center - January 7, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: Conner Middelmann-Whitney Tags: Diet Health bay leaf beta carotene bioactive compounds chemistry researchers chopped onion food chemistry lung cancer marvelous flavors mass spectrometry mother and grandmother polyphenols prostate cancer resolution mass risk Source Type: news
Beta-Carotene: Any Benefit for Retinitis Pigmentosa?Beta-Carotene: Any Benefit for Retinitis Pigmentosa?
A study seeks to find out whether beta-carotene can restore retinal function in patients with this devastating condition. Medscape Optometry (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - January 6, 2014 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology Viewpoint Source Type: news
Genetically modified crops: Fields of beaten gold
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Source: Biotechnology - December 5, 2013 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: news
Carrots, tomatoes may help improve sperm quality, fertility
BOSTON, N.Y., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Carrots rich in beta-carotene may improve the swimming ability of sperm, while lycopene in tomatoes may help improve sperm shape, U.S. researchers say. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - November 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Carrots and lettuce linked to better sperm quality
Conclusion
This study shows an association between higher dietary consumption of food that contains more carotenoids and slightly better sperm motility and greater number of sperm with normal shape.
However, these associations were small. For example, the World Health Organization defines sperm samples as adequate if the average number of sperm with a normal shape is 4% or more. In this group of young men, the average was 9% (5–12%), and was only 1.7% higher in men eating more food containing lycopene.
There are other important limitations, including the following.
As all assessments of dietary intake were self-repo...
Source: NHS News Feed - October 31, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news
GM golden rice opponents branded 'wicked' by UK environment secretary
Owen Paterson accused of swallowing industry hype on GM crops over claim that vitamin-enriched rice could prevent blindness and death among children in poor countriesPeople who oppose golden rice, a new variety of GM crop, are "wicked" and could be condemning children in developing countries to blindness and death, according to the British environment secretary.In an emotive intervention into the polarised debate about genetically modified crops in poor countries, Owen Paterson, a known advocate of GM foods, came out strongly in favour of golden rice, which has been developed to contain beta carotene, a source of vitamin A...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 14, 2013 Category: Science Authors: John Vidal, Karl Mathiesen Tags: theguardian.com Farming World news Society GM Environmental sustainability Owen Paterson Politics UK news Sustainable development Hunger Global development Science Source Type: news
Claims raspberries boost fertility 'misleading'
Conclusion
This cross-sectional research suggests that men with higher intakes of certain micronutrients have sperm with less DNA damage – in other words, their sperm is of a better quality.
But there are limitations to this research. The main drawback is that the research was a small cross-sectional study of 80 men. Cross-sectional studies cannot show cause and effect relationships – a randomised controlled trial would be required for this.
As the researchers also point out, because of the correlation between the intake of different nutrients, it is difficult to determine whether the results seen are because of an ...
Source: NHS News Feed - August 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise Food/diet Source Type: news
Nutrition 101: Vitamin A
(HealthCastle.com) Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin that is stored in the liver. Vitamin A comes mainly from animal food sources, but we can also make it from compounds called carotenoids found in plant foods. The most famous carotenoid is beta-carotene. Other names for Vitamin A include retinol, retinal, and retinoic acid.
Recommended Intakes
The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) for Vitamin A are shown below:
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Source: HealthCastle.com Nutrition Tips - written by Registered Dietitians - August 19, 2013 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
Brazil develops 'superfoods' to combat hidden hunger
Eight biofortified foods are being developed to combat nutrient deficiencies that can cause blindness and anaemiaIn less than 10 years, consumers throughout Brazil will have access to eight biofortified "superfoods" being developed by the country's scientists. A pilot scheme is under way in 15 municipalities.Biofortification uses conventional plant-breeding methods to enhance the concentration of micronutrients in food crops through a combination of laboratory and agricultural techniques.The goal is to combat micronutrient deficiencies, which can cause severe health problems such as anaemia, blindness, impaired immune resp...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 18, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Americas World news guardian.co.uk Brazil Food science Hunger Global development Nutrition and development Source Type: news
Genetically Modified Foods: Why One Expert Wants Them Out Of Your Kitchen
You most likely ate a genetically modified food today and didn’t know it. Once the stuff of science fiction, food genetically manipulated in the laboratory, has become more commonplace than people realize and is not identifiable by label. The United States is the largest manufacturer of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and, unlike the European Union, currently allows them to be produced without an established, broad-based set of safeguards, regulations or labeling requirements.
While many argue for their safety, some scientists, nutritionists and health professionals liken them to Frankenfoods — scary hybrid...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - June 26, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: cbsexaminer Tags: Health Your Home Corey Whelan Frankenfoods Genetically Modified Food Genetically Modified Organisms Jayson Calton Ph.D. Mira Calton CN Your Home News Source Type: news
GM foods: modify the argument | Editorial
Genetic modification may be part of the answer, but the bigger answers lie in asking bigger questions about the politicsOwen Paterson, the environment secretary, made a bold speech yesterday in defence of GM foods. His pitch was simple. On the one hand, Brussels' obsession with regulation meant the whole EU was being left behind in a vital area of science, while on the other a global Luddism was depriving millions of the advantages that GM foods could bring. GM foods mean less pesticide! More nature reserves! And, more seriously, life-changing benefits for generations of children with vitamin A deficiency who are currently...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 20, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Editorial Tags: Comment The Guardian Farming GM Politics Environment Science Editorials Comment is free Source Type: news
The future of food: insects, GM rice and edible packaging are on the menu
As the global population rises and food prices do too, many scientists are looking for alternatives to traditional foodstuffsEating insectsTwo billion people around the world, primarily in south-east Asia and Africa, eat insects – locusts, grasshoppers, spiders, wasps, ants – on a regular basis. Now, with food scarcity a growing threat, efforts are being made to normalise the concept of entomophagy, or the consumption of insects, for the other 5 billion. Last year, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) published a list of more than 1,900 edible species of insects; the EU, meanwhile, offered its member s...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 15, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Killian Fox Tags: Food & drink industry FutureFest Technology GM Life and style Editorial Insects The Observer Food science Environment Business Source Type: news
Vitamins: stop taking the pills
This article was corrected on 7 June 2013. During editing, a line in the fifth from last paragraph, beginning 'Another example is St John's wort…' was accidentally transposed, leading to the suggestion that serotonin was a medicine rather than a brain chemical.Alternative medicineHealth & wellbeingHealthCancerCancerMedical researchPharmaceuticals industryDepressionguardian.co.uk © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - June 7, 2013 Category: Science Tags: The Guardian Depression Pharmaceuticals industry Health Medical research & wellbeing Society Extracts Features Cancer Life and style Alternative medicine Science Source Type: news
Extra antioxidants have limited benefits for sight
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking additional antioxidant supplements on top of vitamin C, vitamin E and beta carotene does little to ward off macular degeneration among older adults, new research suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
NIH study provides clarity on supplements for protection against blinding eye disease
Adding omega-3 fatty acids did not improve a combination of nutritional supplements commonly recommended for treating age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a major cause of vision loss among older Americans, according to a study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The plant-derived antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin also had no overall effect on AMD when added to the combination; however, they were safer than the related antioxidant beta-carotene, according to the study published online today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. (Source: News from NEI)
Source: News from NEI - May 5, 2013 Category: Opthalmology Tags: News and Events Source Type: news
