Attention Vegetable Haters: It Could Be In Your Genes
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN
(CNN) — If certain vegetables have always made you gag, you may be more than a picky eater. Instead, you might be what scientists call a “super-taster:” a person with a genetic predisposition to taste food differently.
Unfortunately, being a super-taster doesn’t make everything taste better. In fact, it can do the opposite.
Super-tasters are extremely sensitive to bitterness, a common characteristic of many dark green, leafy veggies such as broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and Brussels sprouts, to name a few.
“The person who has that genetic propensity gets more of the sul...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News CNN Source Type: news
More than 100 packaged veggie products recalled over listeria fears
On Sunday, Mann Packing issued a voluntary recall of vegetable products - most of which contain broccoli, cauliflower or green beans - after the FDA notified the company of a potential listeria contamination. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Veggies' Popularity Is All in the Name
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2019 -- How do you make healthy food more popular? Start by giving it a yummy-sounding name, researchers say.
People are much more likely to choose good-for-you foods like broccoli or carrots if labeled with names that emphasize... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - October 9, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Children choosing super veg such as kale and celeriac
Young children are more likely to eat vegetables according to a new survey, especially brightly coloured vegetables such as carrots, peas, sweetcorn and broccoli according to research. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 28, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Is YOUR child a picky eater? Offering youngsters three vegetables rather than just one may be key
Australian scientists looked at 32 children who consumed less than two servings of veggies a day. Some were exposed to just broccoli for five weeks, and others broccoli, courgette and peas. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Broccoli You Are Sure to Love
FRIDAY, June 28, 2019 -- Looking to boost your fiber and vitamin C in one bite? Forget dietary supplements -- emerald green broccoli is the answer.
Cup for cup, broccoli has more vitamin C than oranges, and only half the calories. It ' s also rich in... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 28, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Add a Sweet Surprise to Your Veggie Juice: Chocolate
FRIDAY, June 7, 2019 -- Juicing nutrient-rich green vegetables like kale, broccoli and spinach gives you a brew of many vitamins and minerals, all in just one cup.
But green juices can have an overpowering flavor, so many people want to cut their... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 7, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Medical News Today: A compound in broccoli and kale helps suppress tumor growth
A compound present in broccoli, kale, and other cruciferous plants restored an underperforming tumor suppressor in a mouse model of cancer, study reveals. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Could a broccoli sprout extract help treat schizophrenia?
A compound present in broccoli sprouts could change a chemical imbalance that characterizes the brains of people with schizophrenia. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Schizophrenia Source Type: news
Broccoli. An Unlikely Place To Find A Possible New Anti-Cancer Compound
Researchers find compound in broccoli which boosts tumor surpressor protein in mice predisposed to cancer. But don ' t rush to eat a lot of broccoli just yet. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - May 16, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Victoria Forster, Contributor Source Type: news
Eating ultra-processed foods will make you gain weight. Here's the scientific proof
For four weeks, 20 healthy volunteers checked into a research center hospital and were served a variety of tempting meals: cinnamon french toast, stir-fry beef with broccoli and onions, turkey quesadillas and shrimp scampi. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 16, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Emily Baumgaertner Source Type: news
Eating ultra-processed foods will make you gain weight. Here's the scientific proof
For four weeks, 20 healthy volunteers checked into a research center hospital and were served a variety of tempting meals: cinnamon french toast, stir-fry beef with broccoli and onions, turkey quesadillas and shrimp scampi. Researchers scrutinized everything that was eaten and came away with the... (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - May 16, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Emily Baumgaertner Source Type: news
Natural compound found in broccoli reawakens the function of potent tumor suppressor
(Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center) Long associated with decreased risk of cancer, broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables -- the family of plants that also includes cauliflower, cabbage, collard greens, Brussels sprouts and kale -- contain a molecule that inactivates a gene known to play a role in a variety of common human cancers. A new study demonstrates that targeting the gene, known as WWP1, with the ingredient found in broccoli suppressed tumor growth in cancer-prone lab animals. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - May 16, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Key to treating schizophrenia may be found in BROCCOLI, US study shows
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, in Baltimore, found sulforaphane - which is derived from broccoli sprouts - boosted levels of signal-sending brain chemicals. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Are buyers willing to forgo quality in locally grown produce?
(Lehigh University) Phillip Coles, professor of practice in management at Lehigh University, is among researchers who found that East Coast buyers aren't willing to forgo quality when it comes to local broccoli varieties. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - April 29, 2019 Category: Biology Source Type: news
