Mediterranean Diet Cuts Women's Odds of Heart Disease, Early Death by Nearly 25%
WEDNESDAY, March 15, 2023 -- Steering clear of red meat, dairy and processed foods in favor of vegetables, fruits, nuts, extra virgin olive oil and whole grains will do a woman ’s heart good, a new review shows.
How much good? Australian... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 15, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Can Particles in Dairy and Beef Cause Cancer and MS? Can Particles in Dairy and Beef Cause Cancer and MS?
A Nobel Prize winner suspects that bovine meat and milk factors may cause cancer, but scientific authorities are skeptical.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - March 13, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Moooove over: How single-celled yeasts are doing the work of 1,500-pound cows
Cowless dairy is here, with the potential to shake up the future of animal dairy and plant-based milks Left, Becky Reith works in the food innovation lab at Perfect Day. Right, a child pours Cowabunga brand "animal-free…#moooove #cowless #left #beckyreith #perfectday #carolynfong #worldeconomicforum #mars #nestlé #starbucks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vegan Reese ’ s Cups Are Coming Soon
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups are getting the vegan treatment.
The Hershey Co. said Tuesday that Reese’s Plant Based Peanut Butter Cups, which go on sale this month, will be its first vegan chocolates sold nationally. A second plant-based offering, Hershey’s Plant Based Extra Creamy with Almonds and Sea Salt, will follow in April.
The chocolates are made with oats instead of milk, Hershey said.
Hershey has experimented with vegan chocolate before. It sold an oat-based chocolate bar called Oat Made in some test markets starting in 2021. But the new products will be the first sold throughout the U.S. under the...
Source: TIME: Health - March 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: DEE-ANN DURBIN/AP Tags: Uncategorized Diet & Nutrition healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Current Food Consumption Habits May Add Nearly 1 Degree of Warming by 2100
Greenhouse gas emissions from the way humans consume food could add nearly 1 degree of warming to the Earth’s climate by 2100, according to a new study.
Continuing the dietary patterns of today will push the planet past the 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) limit of warming sought under the Paris climate agreement to avoid the worst effects of climate change, according to the study published Monday in Nature Climate Change, and will approach the agreement’s limit of 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit).
The modeling study found that the majority of greenhouse gas emissions come from three major...
Source: TIME: Science - March 6, 2023 Category: Science Authors: DREW COSTLEY / AP Tags: Uncategorized climate change Food & Agriculture healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
Meat, dairy and rice production will bust 1.5C climate target, shows study
Emissions from food system alone will drive the world past target, unless high-methane foods are tackledEmissions from the food system alone will drive the world past 1.5C of global heating, unless high-methane foods are tackled.Climate-heating emissions from food production, dominated by meat, dairy and rice, will by themselves break the key international target of 1.5C if left unchecked, a detailed study has shown.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 6, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Damian Carrington Environment editor Tags: Food Climate crisis Meat industry Environment Farming & drink industry Greenhouse gas emissions Science Source Type: news
Uganda: Fresh Dairy Revamps 1-Yoghurt-a-Day to Promote Healthier Lifestyle Among Families
[Nile Post] Fresh Dairy has revamped the '1-Yoghurt-A-Day' campaign with an aim of encouraging more families in Uganda to consume Yoghurt as an important step towards meeting their daily dairy content requirement. The campaign will also seek to encourage families to consume yoghurt as a healthy and nutritious snack. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 3, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Keto vs. Vegan: What to Eat if You Want to Save the Planet and Your Health
Debates over the benefits and pitfalls of different diets have been around as long as, well, the diets themselves. Is the ketogenic diet a good way to lose weight, or a carb-free trip to bad health? Are vegetarians missing out on vital vitamins? What, exactly, is the omnivore’s dilemma? Can vegans eat sugar? And do paleo adherents actually know what our ancient ancestors ate?
A study published this week in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition can at least put one diet debate to rest: the climate impact of our choices. Our food system is responsible for a third of global emissions—animal agriculture alone ...
Source: TIME: Science - March 1, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Aryn Baker Tags: Uncategorized climate change Climate Is Everything embargoed study Food & Agriculture health healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Magnesium Supplements Are a Buzzy New Sleep and Anxiety Aid. Do They Work?
Everyone on TikTok is bleary-eyed and anxious, it sometimes seems. The generations that dominate the app—Gen Z and Millennials—are also those most beleaguered by anxiety, which is closely tied to sleep disturbances. It’s little wonder, then, that supposed sleep aids—like tart cherry juice, brown noise, melatonin, and CBD—are constant fixtures on the social media platform.
Now, the app’s wellness community has latched onto the latest supplement touted to heal both poor sleep and anxiety: magnesium glycinate, one of nearly a dozen over-the-counter supplements that can be used to boost the ...
Source: TIME: Health - February 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized Diet & Nutrition healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Buffett Calls Buyback Opponents ‘Illiterate’ and ‘Demagogues’
Think Cherry Coke and a Dairy Queen dipped cone. That’s how much Warren Buffett likes stock buybacks. In the Berkshire Hathaway CEO’s latest annual letter to shareholders, the nonagenarian investing icon defended the practice of companies getting high on their own share supply, and voiced his…#cherrycoke #warrenbuffett #nonagenarian #marcorubio #blackrock #larryfink #omaha #americanexpress #apple #berkshirehathaway (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Milk, or a Plant-Based'Milk': What's the Nutritional Difference?
SUNDAY, Feb. 26, 2023 -- Not all milks are created equally when it comes to nutrients.
Reading the label can clue you in to what you ’re getting out of the beverage, whether it be plant-based or dairy, according to the U.S. Food and Drug... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Oat Milk, Almond Milk and Other Non-Dairy Options Can Be Labeled As'Milk,' According to the FDA
In draft guidance released Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration said that "milk" coming from sources like almonds and oats can retail the dairy label. You can still call your plant-based milk, milk. In a draft guidance released Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said various…#fda #dairyprideact #jimmulhern #b12 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Almond, Soy Drinks Can Be Called Milk, FDA Proposes
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 -- Plant-based beverages that use oats, soy, almonds, cashews, and other products instead of dairy can continue to call themselves milk. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released new draft rules on Wednesday, and the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 23, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Almond, Soy Drinks Can Be Called Milk, FDA Proposes
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 – Plant-based beverages that use oats, soy, almonds, cashews and other products instead of dairy can continue to call themselves milk.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released new draft rules on Wednesday, and the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 23, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
FDA releases draft guidance on how plant-based milk items should be labeled
The US Food and Drug Administration issued draft guidance Wednesday on how companies should identify plant-based products that are marketed and sold as alternatives to dairy milk, such as almond, oat or soy milk. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - February 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
