Visceral fat: Expert says eat sweet potatoes to tackle belly fat - backed by study
A study found that a sweet potato protein extract could prevent gaining visceral fat and overall body weight. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Meghan Markle health: The Duchess on her hidden 'debilitating' illness
MEGHAN MARKLE, who turned 41 earlier this week on August 4, is an advocate, not only for humans rights, but for leading a healthy lifestyle. A fan of yoga, meditation and sweet potato fries, you might be surprised to learn that she had a "debilitating", yet hidden, illness. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 9, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sweet potato and squash pie
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Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - July 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Africa: How Sweet Potato is Preventing the Global Wheat Crisis from Taking Root in Africa
[allAfrica] Long before the Ukraine conflict began and sent wheat futures spiralling, scientists in Africa were experimenting with an alternative ingredient for baked goods: orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) puree. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 8, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Boosting Food Security and Education in Schools in Brazil
Students eat lunch in the cafeteria of the João Caffaro Municipal School in Itaboraí, in southeastern Brazil. Schoolchildren returned to eating vegetables and drinking natural fruit juices when the school canteens and the supply of family farming products to the National School Feeding Program resumed in April this year, after an interruption brought about by the COVID pandemic. CREDIT: Mario Osava/IPSBy Mario OsavaITABORAÍ, Brazil , Apr 27 2022 (IPS) “I like lettuce, but not tomatoes and cucumbers,” said nine-year-old Paulo Henrique da Silva de Jesus, a third grader at the João Baptista Caffaro Municipal S...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 27, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mario Osava Tags: Development & Aid Editors' Choice Education Featured Food and Agriculture Headlines Health Integration and Development Brazilian-style Latin America & the Caribbean Poverty & SDGs Projects Regional Categories TerraViva United Natio Source Type: news
How to live longer: A sweet potato may be 'the healthiest of all vegetables' says study
EATING a healthy diet by reducing certain foods may help you live a long and healthy life. There are often small swaps that can make a big difference, and foods such as sweet potato can come with a number of health benefits. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Say yes to spuds this month -- why you should be eating potatoes and sweet potatoes
Baked, fried, roasted, mashed, creamy, crunchy, salty and starchy -- potatoes seem designed to appeal to everyone, and I'd be hard-pressed to find a person who's not a fan. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - March 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
DR Congo, Ituri. Fleeing War, Weaving Life in IDP Camps of Bunia
The man reading is a displaced man in the IDP camp ISP in Bunia. Credit: Elena L. Pasquini By Elena L. PasquiniROME, Jul 29 2021 (IPS) He moves aside the curtain, thin as gauze, and then bends over. The darkness dazzles for a few seconds when one enters the house—actually, a den made of earth where air and light filter through the narrow entrance. Jean de Dieu Amani Paye holds her tiny baby, wrapped in an elegant fabric, in his arms. He was a teacher of French and Latin and had a small business. He also cultivated the land: cassava, corn, sorghum, and beans.
Now he is a leader of the ISP camp on the outskirts of Bunia, ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 29, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Elena Pasquini Tags: Africa Aid Armed Conflicts Crime & Justice Featured Gender Violence Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Migration & Refugees TerraViva United Nations Women's Health Source Type: news
Preventing Hunger While Building Peace
Agroecology can fight malnutrition, curb conflict AND build community self reliance and resilience–in hunger hotspots and beyondBy Daniel Moss and Amrita GuptaBOSTON / NEW YORK, Jun 11 2021 (IPS) Acute hunger is expected to soar in over 20 countries in the next few months, warns a recent report on global “hunger hotspots” from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP). An estimated 34 million people are “one step away from starvation”, pushed to the brink by climate shocks, conflict, and the Covid-19 pandemic.
Daniel MossThe food aid industry is likely to be very busy ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 11, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Daniel Moss and Amrita Gupta Tags: Armed Conflicts Biodiversity Climate Change Environment Food & Agriculture Food Security and Nutrition Food Sustainability Global Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Natural Resources Peace Poverty & SDGs T Source Type: news
High blood pressure: A sweet potato for lunch might lower your blood pressure reading
HIGH blood pressure is a death threat - it puts your life on the line. Eating too much salt, hidden in everyday foods, can contribute to this problem. However, consuming potassium can help to lessen the detrimental effects. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 25, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Laryngeal burn from a sweet potato: a case report - Pinther S, Codino J, Rubin A.
CONTEXT: Thermal injury to the larynx and other pharyngeal structures as a result of food ingestion is a rare occurrence, particularly in an adult population. Since the 1970's, only a few cases have been reported in the literature. CASE PRESENTATION: We pr... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
How sweet work by NC State could save millions in revenue for sweet potato farmers
Everyone loves sweet potatoes, right? N.C. State has new innovation that could save crop yields and increase the bottom line for farmers in the state. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 27, 2020 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Seth Thomas Gulledge Source Type: news
How sweet work by NC State could save millions in revenue for sweet potato farmers
Everyone loves sweet potatoes, right? N.C. State has new innovation that could save crop yields and increase the bottom line for farmers in the state. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 27, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Seth Thomas Gulledge Source Type: news
What is the Allergen Cross-Reactivity Rate of Legumes?
Discussion
There are 8 common foods which compromise 90% of food allergens with those being peanuts, soybeans, cow’s milk, eggs, fish, crustacean/shellfish, wheat and tree nuts. Some people believe that lupin (a legume) is 9th.
Legumes belong to the Fabaceae family. They provide protein, fat, vitamins other essential nutrients and therefore are used in the human diet throughout the world.
“[A]llergenicity due to consumption of legumes in decreasing order may be peanut, soybean, lentil, chickpea, pea, mung bean and red gram.” Other common legumes include alfalfa, clovers, beans, lupins, mesquite, carob...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 14, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
