Sweet potato naturally 'genetically modified'
(Ghent University) Sweet potatoes from all over the world naturally contain genes from the bacterium Agrobacterium. Researchers from UGent and the International Potato Institute publish this discovery in PNAS. Sweet potato is one of the most important food crops for human consumption in the world. Because of the presence of this 'foreign' DNA, sweet potato can be seen as a 'natural GMO.' (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - April 21, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Beech-Nut baby food recalled over fear of glass contamination
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal food inspectors have announced the recall of 1,920 pounds of sweet potato and chicken baby food made by Beech-Nut Nutrition, saying it may be contaminated with small pieces of glass. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
The 5 Carbs You Should Be Eating Before The Big Race
Attention, runners! Repeat after us: Carbs are good for me.
In fact, carbohydrates aren't just nutritious in the days leading up to a big race like a marathon -- they're essential. And with both the Boston Marathon and London Marathon right around the corner, we spoke with Pam Nisevich Bede, a registered dietitian, Runner’s World contributor and experienced marathoner, to gain insight into the best ways to carb-load in the days before a big race.
"When you put months and months and hours and hours into your training, you want to make the most out of race day," Bede said. "And when you introduce more carbohydrates into ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 12, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Health Benefits of Sweet vs. Regular Potatoes
Why do sweet potatoes get "superfood" status while regular potatoes are vilified? Here's why both tubers deserve a place on your plate.
It's time to set the record straight on spuds.
In recent years, and in certain "healthy eating" circles, the sweet potato has been crowned a "superfood" while the regular potato has been treated like the bad guy.
High carb, high glycemic index, loaded with antinutrients? Is the plain old potato really so bad?
Here's the real deal: Both regular potatoes and sweet potatoes deserve a place in your diet. You can eat both as part of a well-balanced, whole food diet and still have a lean ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 8, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: Improving Nutrition Isn't Just About Science
[SciDev.Net] "As Africa prospers, will diets improve?" The media has been pondering this question lately. On the one hand, veteran environmentalist Lester Brown warns that huge dustbowls could leave regions of northern Africa in serious agricultural trouble. [2] On the other, SciDev.Net reports encouraging progress on sweet potato production in Africa. So what do we need to know to make an assessm (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 19, 2015 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Farm Projects Boost Bangladeshi Women, Children
Women organise themselves into small collectives, to better bargain and trade their produce. Credit: Helen Keller InternationalBy Josh ButlerNEW YORK, Mar 1 2015 (IPS)Women in Bangladesh are carving healthier, wealthier futures for themselves and their children – and they have chicken eggs and pineapples to thank.Since 2009, the non-profit group Helen Keller International has overseen programmes in the eastern Bangladesh region of Chittagong, mentoring women in agriculture to produce food not only for their own families, but also to sell at market."It’s not just about growing their incomes, it’s about education leadi...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 1, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Josh Butler Tags: Active Citizens Aid Asia-Pacific Civil Society Cooperatives Development & Aid Economy & Trade Education Food & Agriculture Gender Headlines Health Labour Poverty & MDGs Women's Health Bangladesh Helen Keller International ( Source Type: news
Spice Up Nutrition Month With the Peruvian Superfoods Diet
March is National Nutrition Month, making for the perfect moment to check in with your eating. Believe it or not, there are still new discoveries in the world of nutrition -- it's an exciting time to explore healthy and delicious foods you might not already know. That's why I'm using this opportunity to introduce the Peruvian Superfoods diet. Peruvian superfoods, direct from the Andes and the Amazon, promise multiple health benefits with a Latin American flair. Fortunately, these once-obscure products are now available in mainstream American supermarkets.
The Peruvian diet has an extraordinary number of superfoods, enough...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 27, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Surprising Truth About Calories
It seems that mainstream medicine has just discovered you can get fat without eating more. And you don’t have to eat less to lose weight.1
I was as surprised by this revelation as they were – although not quite in the same way.
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), a very prestigious medical publication, has admitted that weight gain is really about the kind of calories you eat, and how the body’s insulin responds.
I’m sure this news came as a huge shock to the medical establishment. But if you’re a regular reader of mine, or a patient at my wellness clinic, the truth about calor...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - February 24, 2015 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Dr. Al Sears Tags: Nutrition Weight Loss blood sugar fat loss Source Type: news
What To Eat After You Work Out
By Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD
As a sports nutritionist, I consult for pro teams and privately counsel professional and competitive athletes in numerous sports, as well as fitness enthusiasts. Pros and weekend warriors definitely have different nutrition needs, but they do have one thing in common: In order to get the most out of being active, everyone needs to eat properly to help their bodies recover from the wear and tear of exercise.
Here are six rules to follow, and how to prevent overdoing it, which can cancel out the weight-loss benefits of breaking a sweat.
Eat within 30 to 60 minutes after exercise.
If you've had a p...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 22, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
5 Healthy Eating Habits To Adopt This Year
By Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD
Nutrition is a hot topic these days, yet many of my clients still struggle with consistently following through with "the basics," and the stats show that missing the mark on many healthy habits is the norm. For example, the median daily intake of produce for U.S. adults is 1.1 servings of fruit and 1.6 servings of veggies, far below the minimum recommended five daily servings.
If you're going to set just one goal for 2015, I think eating more produce should be it, but I've also listed four others below. I know you've heard them before, but they are without a doubt the most tried-and-true, impactf...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Weather shocks, sweet potatoes and peasant revolts in historical China - Jia R.
I use data covering 267 prefectures over four centuries to investigate two questions about historical China. To what extent did weather shocks cause civil conflict? And to what extent did the historical introduction of (drought resistant) sweet potatoes mi... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 26, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Chicken Soup Really Is 'Jewish Penicillin' For Your Cold. Mom Was Right.
If you were brought up by a Jewish mother, chances are you have been prescribed a hot bowl of chicken soup at a time you felt under the weather. Dr. Mom may have insisted it was a type of "Jewish penicillin," that it would lessen your sniffles and perk you right up. She was, in some regard, correct.
In a 2000 study published in the journal of the American College of Chest Physicians, researchers found that chicken soup could help reduce upper-respiratory inflammation, which leads to those annoying qualities of a cold, like a stuffy head and incessant sneezing. Many doctors believe that colds are caused by viral infections...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - December 19, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
Are Carbs Evil? Part Two
The nature of carbs may be one of the most contentious points in nutrition today. Carbs have been cited as the culprit behind certain cancers, heart disease, diabetes and premature brain aging. Due to such problems, some experts have encouraged complete avoidance of carbs. Yet, as bad as carbs can be, I showed in the last installment of this article, that too few carbs in the diet can lead to symptoms like insomnia and poor exercise performance. In short, carbs are not all bad.
If some carbs are bad, but you can't ditch them altogether, what are you supposed to do? It's easy with the three good carb rules: Eat good carbs...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 9, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A magic wand for nutrition and incomes in Mozambique?
Smallholder farmers in Mozambique are growing nutritious and lucrative varieties of orange-fleshed sweet potato. (Source: SciDev.Net)
Source: SciDev.Net - December 9, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Americans Mark Thanksgiving With Parades, Turkey
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of Americans across the country marked Thanksgiving Day with lots of turkey, football, parades and early shopping, while many overcame nasty weather, power outages and even being buried in the snow. At the White House, President Barack Obama spent a quiet holiday with a traditional meal.
Here's a look at how Americans celebrated: ___
A MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY SUCCESS
Heavy security including bomb-sniffing dogs and police helicopters protected spectators of all ages who lined the route of the nationally televised Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which counted Thomas the Tank Engine, Paddington b...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
