Multi-State Listeria Outbreak Deaths Continue
The Listeria scare that began with a voluntary recall 14th Sept of Jensen Farms Rocky Ford-brand cantaloupes, and followed with a recall of shredded lettuce, continues to cause deaths, and has now become an economic issue for farms across California with farmers and resellers abandoning the cantaloupes even though they are perfectly safe to eat. “We can’t sell the fruit …
October 14, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: california, cause-deaths, economic-issue, even-though, fruit, jensen-farms, listeria, now-become, nutrition, nutrition / diet, nutritional counseling, oncalldietitian.com, perfectly-safe, sell-the-fruit
Fruit Juice Blended For Heart Health, Says Study
Researchers from France say a combination of grapes, apples, blueberries and strawberries provide a juice blend that can lower your risk of heart disease. Scientists looked for a chemical called polyphenol in the fruit and the effect it had on pigs’ coronary arteries to help them find the right combination…
May 4, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: effect, effect-it-had, find-the-right, france, fruit, juice-blend, nutrition, nutrition / diet, oncalldietitian.com
Pregnant, Constipated And Bloated? Fly Faeces May Tell You Why
Clues about how the human gut helps regulate our appetite have come from a most unusual source – fruit fly faeces. Scientists at the University of Cambridge are using the fruit fly to help understand aspects of human metabolism, including why pregnant women suffer from bloating and constipation, and even the link between a low calorie diet and longevity…
January 6, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: appetite, cambridge, even-the-link, fruit, gut-helps, human, low-calorie, most-unusual, oncalldietitian.com, pregnant-women, the-human, university, using-the-fruit
