5,000 Lbs Of Turkish Pine Nuts Recalled Due To Salmonella Threat – Northeast USA

Turkish Pine Nuts probably caused an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis human infections in Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York, according to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration). One case was also reported in Arizona.

Childhood diet lower in fat and higher in fiber may lower risk for chronic disease in adulthood

A recent study has found that a childhood behavioral intervention to lower dietary intake of total fat and saturated fat and increase consumption of foods that are good sources of dietary fiber resulted in significantly lower fasting plasma glucose levels and lower systolic blood pressure when study participants were re-evaluated in young adulthood.

British Breed Super Brocolli Beneforté

British experts on plant biology, nutrition and health have developed a super brocolli called Beneforté that contains higher levels of glucoraphanin, a natural nutrient that has been linked to lower rates of heart disease and some cancers and also boosts the body’s supply of antioxidant enzymes…

You Are What You Eat: Low Fat Diet With Fish Oil Slowed Growth Of Human Prostate Cancer Cells

A low-fat diet with fish oil supplements eaten for four to six weeks prior to prostate removal slowed down the growth of prostate cancer cells — the number of rapidly dividing cells — in human prostate cancer tissue compared to a traditional, high-fat Western diet…

Strawberries Protect The Stomach From Alcohol

In an experiment on rats, European researchers have proved that eating strawberries reduces the harm that alcohol can cause to the stomach mucous membrane.

New Test Can Precisely Pinpoint Food Pathogens

With salmonella-tainted ground turkey sickening more than 100 people and listeria-contaminated cantaloupes killing 15 this year, the ability to detect outbreaks of food-borne illness and determine their sources has become a top public health priority. A new approach, reported online Oct…

Dieters Fail Because Of Hormones Not Lack Of Will Power

New research released tomorrow in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that people fail to lose weight on diets, more because of hormone imbalances than lack of will power…