Recipes for Health: Sweet Potato, Quinoa, Spinach and Red Lentil Burger
These burgers have a Mediterranean flavor, with feta and mint in the mix. (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - May 12, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Recipes Medicine and Health Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news

Can vitamin A turn back the clock on breast cancer?
A derivative of vitamin A, known as retinoic acid, found abundantly in sweet potato and carrots, helps turn pre-cancer cells back to normal healthy breast cells, which may help explain why some clinical studies have been unable to see a benefit of vitamin A on cancer: the vitamin doesn’t appear to change the course of full-blown cancer, only pre-cancerous cells, and only works at a very narrow dose. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 31, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news

Sweet potato offers biggest nutritional gain for your buck
WASHINGTON, March 14 (UPI) -- Physicians urge U.S. adults and children to eat more fruits and vegetables, but a food advocacy group says the sweet potato provides the most bang for a buck. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 14, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Zimbabwe: Sweet Potatoes Replacing Maize Meal On Urban Plates
[AlertNet]Bulawayo -As the morning sun rises, a shirtless Daniel Sambani digs the earth, creating rows of neat mounds with the soil. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 6, 2014 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Growing reliance on fewer crops will increase risk of drought and disease
Results of 50-year study suggest changing food patterns will lead to rise in obesity and global food insecurityThe world food supply has grown increasingly dependent on a shrinking list of crops, such as wheat and maize, in the past 50 years with major consequences for human nutrition and global food security, according to a new study.The report from the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in Colombia documents for the first time what experts have long suspected: over the last five decades, human diets around the world have grown more homogeneous and are showing no signs of slowing."More people are consumi...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 3, 2014 Category: Science Authors: Mark Tran Tags: theguardian.com Obesity Food security World news Society Editorial Global development Agriculture Science Source Type: news

What Foods Contain Carotene?
Discussion Carotenemia is a common problem in infants as carotene containing foods are often the first solid foods for infants. This is a benign problem and families can be reassured. It resolves in weeks to months depending on the diet. Carotenes are not synthesized by humans and are obtained through the diet. Carotenes are ingested as amorphous solids and crystals and breakdown of cellular membranes increases the bioavailability of the carotenes. Breakdown of the walls is often mechanical (e.g. grinding up of the food), but absorption is also affected through pancreatic lipases, thyroid hormone, bile acids, dietary fiber...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 27, 2014 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Roasted Sweet Potato Oven Fries
There are a lot of things to like about these delicious sweet wedges.     (Source: NYT)
Source: NYT - January 13, 2014 Category: Nutrition Authors: By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Tags: Rice Cooking and Cookbooks Vegetables Recipes Diet and Nutrition Source Type: news

Celebrate Thanksgivukkah with Holiday Mail for Heroes
This week marks perhaps the rarest convergence of holidays ever: Thanksgivukkah! (For all my goys out there, Jewish holidays change annually based on the Jewish calendar. Hanukkah is celebrated on the 25th day of the Jewish month Kislev, which can fall anywhere from November 28 through December 26.) On this year, of all years, Hanukkah 5774 falls on Thanksgiving 2013! This is the first Thanksgivukkah since 1888, and it will not happen for another 70,000 years! And who knows if our extraterrestrial overlords will even let Earthlings celebrate holidays then? So schlep over to your bubbe’s house, spin the dreidel, break ou...
Source: Red Cross Chat - November 27, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Lindy Ross Tags: Holiday SAF Source Type: news

Tanzania becomes battleground for GM crops | Sharon Schmickle
This article appeared in Guardian Weekly, which incorporates material from the Washington PostTanzaniaAfricaGMFarmingSustainable developmentEnvironmental sustainabilityFood securityUnited StatesEuropeSharon Schmickletheguardian.com © 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 - November 5, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Sharon Schmickle Tags: United States Farming Food security World news Europe GM Environmental sustainability Editorial Guardian Weekly Sustainable development Global development Tanzania Africa Science Source Type: news

Soccer Program Combats Obesity
Chester Students and parents gathered at Stetser Elementary School on Wednesday for the second annual Soccer for Success sweet potato dinner. The group was part of the Chester Upland Soccer for Success program, an after-school youth development program that uses soccer to combat childhood obesity and promote healthy lifestyles for underserved students. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Childhood Obesity - October 28, 2013 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Source Type: news

Purple Sweet Potato A Contender To Replace Artificial Food Dyes
Consumers are demanding "natural" food dyes, and scientists say the purple sweet potato is the most promising source of pigments to make them. But it may be a while before your red Popsicle is made with this kind of vegetable-based dye.» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - September 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Reducing micronutrient deficiency with biofortification
New evidence suggests that selective breeding of staple food crops could be a key strategy in the fight against malnutritionMicronutrient malnutrition is caused by a lack of vitamins and minerals in the diet. Poor people are particularly vulnerable to micronutrient malnutrition, as their diets consist mainly of grains and don't include many vital fruits, vegetables or animal products.HarvestPlus as part of the CGIAR research programme on agriculture for nutrition and health, has promoted the selective breeding of staple food crops to provide more essential micronutrients as a new potentially important strategy in the fight...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 3, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Nutrition Uganda Farming Guardian Professional Food security Health Food safety Mozambique Editorial Global development professionals network Farming and food security Agriculture Nutrition and development Source Type: news

Recipe: Sweet-potato waffles with blueberry syrup
A hint of spices and a blanket of blueberry syrup make these sweet potato waffles a breakfast treat. (Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day)
Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day - August 16, 2013 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news

Healthy eating can protect eyesight
When it comes to protecting your vision, what you eat may affect what you see, reports the August 2013 Harvard Health Letter. Vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients found in food play a role in preventing two common causes of vision problems: cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. Cataracts are cloudy areas in the lens of the eye, while macular degeneration is a deterioration of the macula, the part of the eye that controls central vision. "While there is no definite proof, some studies suggest that eating a diet rich in certain nutrients may help," says Dr. Ivana Kim, associate professor of ophthalmology at Harv...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - August 1, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News 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