Diabetes type 2 - this is how many nuts you should eat everyday to lower blood sugar
DIABETES type 2 symptoms include unexplained weight loss, feeling very tired, and feeling very thirsty. But, adding nuts to your diet could lower your blood sugar, scientists have revealed. How many cashews, almonds and hazelnuts should you eat everyday? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 24, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Voluntary Recall on Harris Teeter ’ s HT Traders Mama Biscotti Mini Biscotti – Triple Chocolate
Harris Teeter is notifying 153 shoppers who purchased HT Traders Mama Biscotti Mini Biscotti – Triple Chocolate since Dec. 8, 2017. The company ’ s supplier, Mom ’ s Best Gourmet Foods, Inc., is issuing a voluntary recall due to potential undeclared almonds and hazelnuts. The company has notified the shoppers for which it has customer data via telephone and email; the company hopes this statement will reach any shoppers for which the company does not have customer data. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - December 23, 2017 Category: Food Science Source Type: news

Voluntary Recall on Harris Teeter ’s HT Traders Mama Biscotti Mini Biscotti – Triple Chocolate
Harris Teeter is notifying 153 shoppers who purchased HT Traders Mama Biscotti Mini Biscotti – Triple Chocolate since Dec. 8, 2017. The company’s supplier, Mom’s Best Gourmet Foods, Inc., is issuing a voluntary recall due to potential undeclared almonds and hazelnuts. The company has notified the shoppers for which it has customer data via telephone and email; the company hopes this statement will reach any shoppers for which the company does not have customer data. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - December 23, 2017 Category: Food Science Source Type: news

Indian firm launches bizarre pickle flavoured condoms
Indian firm Manforce Condoms already sells coffee, hazelnut and butterscotch rubbers - but its latest achaari range is set to spice up the world of oral sex. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Voluntary Recall of CLIF BUILDER'S Bar Chocolate Mint Flavor, CLIF Kid Zbar Protein Chocolate Mint and CLIF Kid Zbar Protein Chocolate Chip Flavors
Clif Bar& Company is initiating a voluntary recall of CLIF ® BUILDER ' S ® Bar Chocolate Mint flavor, and CLIF Kid Zbar® Protein Chocolate Mint and CLIF Kid Zbar® Protein Chocolate Chip flavors due to possible presence of undeclared peanuts and some tree nuts, including almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, walnuts and coconuts. Clif Bar& Company is taking this precautionary safety step for people who are allergic to peanuts and these listed tree nuts. People with an allergy to peanuts and these specific tree nuts run the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction. (Source: Food...
Source: Food and Drug Administration - July 5, 2017 Category: Food Science Source Type: news

How To Desensitize Your Child To A Food Allergy
The news is suddenly full of new recommendations on how to keep your baby allergy free. But what if it is too late to prevent allergies in your household? What if you’ve already seen your little one break out in hives, swell into a bawling bruised tomato or some other scary reaction? Have the great advances in allergy understanding just come too late for you and your kid? No. Especially if your child is still relatively young.  The newest treatment, under study by experts at Northwestern University in Chicago, involves educating the immune system on the safety of, say, peanuts, by attaching peanut proteins to wh...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How To Desensitize Your Child To A Food Allergy
The news is suddenly full of new recommendations on how to keep your baby allergy free. But what if it is too late to prevent allergies in your household? What if you’ve already seen your little one break out in hives, swell into a bawling bruised tomato or some other scary reaction? Have the great advances in allergy understanding just come too late for you and your kid? No. Especially if your child is still relatively young.  The newest treatment, under study by experts at Northwestern University in Chicago, involves educating the immune system on the safety of, say, peanuts, by attaching peanut proteins to wh...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - June 13, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news

Hummingbird Wholesale Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Hazelnut in Organic Cocoa-dusted Chocolate Ginger
Hummingbird Wholesale of Eugene, Oregon is recalling 5lbs of Organic Cocoa-Dusted Chocolate Ginger, because it may contain undeclared hazelnut. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to hazelnut run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - April 22, 2017 Category: Food Science Source Type: news

Mom Shamers Went After Kelly Clarkson For Giving Her Daughter Nutella
Even Kelly Clarkson can’t escape the insidious phenomenon of mom-shaming. On Sunday, the singer posted a video of her 2-year-old daughter, River Rose, trying Nutella for the first time. River's first Nutella experience. It should have been via crepe but toast was easier #nutellagoodness #australiagoodness A post shared by Kelly Clarkson (@kellyclarkson) on Apr 8, 2017 at 9:42am PDT ”River’s first Nutella experience,” she wrote in the caption. “It should have been via crepe but toast was easier.” The toddler’s reaction to tasting Nutella is pretty spot-on, as she breaks...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 10, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

King's Pastry Canada Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared (Hazelnuts) In Various Cakes
King ' s Pastry, located in Ontario, Canada, is voluntarily recalling the following cakes because the products contained tree nut (hazelnut) allergens that were not listed on the product labels. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to tree nuts (hazelnut) run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - January 20, 2017 Category: Food Science Source Type: news

What REALLY goes into a jar of Nutella
A viral image shared 28,700 times claims to show exactly how much of each ingredient goes into a jar of the famous hazelnut-chocolate spread. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 18, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Voluntary Class II Recall of Chocolate Hazelnut Butter CLIF ® Nut Butter Filled
Clif Bar& Company is initiating a voluntary Class II recall of one production run of Chocolate Hazelnut Butter CLIF ® Nut Butter Filled energy bars due to the presence of small plastic pieces found in a limited number of bars sold in the U.S. Clif Bar has not received any reports of injuries as a result of the plastic; however, the company is initiating the voluntary recall out of an abundance of caution. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - December 7, 2016 Category: Food Science Source Type: news

Voluntary Class II Recall of Chocolate Hazelnut Butter CLIF ® Nut Butter Filled
Clif Bar& Company is initiating a voluntary Class II recall of one production run of Chocolate Hazelnut Butter CLIF ® Nut Butter Filled energy bars due to the presence of small plastic pieces found in a limited number of bars sold in the U.S. Clif Bar has not received any reports of injuries as a result of the plastic; however, the company is initiating the voluntary recall out of an abundance of caution. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - December 7, 2016 Category: Food Science Source Type: news

The FDA Wants To Know How Much Nutella YOU Eat
The maker of Nutella, the chocolate-hazelnut spread loved by many Americans, wants a smaller serving size to be listed on its nutrition labels. Ferrero, Nutella's parent company, says that a smaller serving size will reflect how consumers currently use the product, and has been petitioning the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reclassify the spread. Ferrero claims that nowadays Nutella is eaten in smaller amounts as a spread on toast instead of as a topping on ice cream or a filler in cupcakes. According to CNN, the company surveyed over 700 mothers and claims that 60% of consumers now eat Nutella on bread, up fro...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Study: Snacking On Nuts Can Reduce Risk Of Heart Disease, Cancer
LONDON (CBS) – If you’re looking for a healthy snack, nuts might be the answer. A new study from European researchers in the journal BMC Medicine says eating a handful of nuts a day can cut down on several health risks. Data from more than 800,000 people who ate all kinds of nuts, including hazelnuts, walnuts and peanuts, shows they cut their risk of dying from heart disease by nearly 30 percent and cancer by 15 percent. The risk of premature death was also 22 percent lower for people who ate nuts. “It’s quite a substantial effect for such a small amount of food,” study co-author Dagfinn Aune said. Even though so...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - December 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health News Nuts Source Type: news