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Ten years after Congress passed the "No Child Left Behind Act" to help improve American educational standards, a pair of South Florida physicians and Omega-3 Specialists are encouraging higher school nutritional standards through their "No Brain Left Behind" effort. Venice, Fla. (PRWEB) October 27, 2011 “Ambo Foods LLC, makers of Omega Cookie, celebrates the 10th anniversary of the “No Child Left Behind Act,†by encouraging higher school nutritional...
Study shows dietary intervention in adolescence benefits glycemic control and blood pressure long-term 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. The study was accepted for publication...
DALLAS, October 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The 'Ceramic Fiber Market by Type, Applications & Global Forecasts (2011 - 2016)' [ http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/ceramic-fibers-384.html ] analyzes ceramic fiber market with respect to market drivers, opportunities, and trends in the diverse geographical regions including North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and ROW. Browse 106 market data tables/figures with 206 pages and in-depth TOC on Ceramic Fiber...
LEUVEN, Belgium, October 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- FUGEIA NV today announced that it has won EU Novel Food approval for its Brana Vita[TM] product. Brana Vita[TM] is a food ingredient product rich in arabinoxylan oligosaccharides (AXOS), soluble fibers derived from the cell walls of wheat bran. The AXOS in Brana Vita[TM] are very potent prebiotics, stimulating the growth of beneficial colon bacteria such as bifidobacteria, and moreover they exert strong antioxidant activity due...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to the published study, "Dietary Supplements and Mortality Rate in Older Women(1)," published in the Archives of Internal Medicine (a publication of the American Medical Association), the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), the leading trade association representing the dietary supplement industry, issued the following two-part statement: Statement by Duffy MacKay, N.D., vice president, scientific and regulatory affairs,...
BOSTON, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Gelesis, Inc., a Boston-based company developing innovative solutions for overweight and obese people, presented a new product called SAEF® (Satiating Advanced Edible Fiber) at Obesity 2011, the 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society in Orlando. The company also presented data showing that SAEF® increases the satiety-enhancing properties of cereal bars when added as an ingredient, and does so to a far greater extent than...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Specific fruits and veggies reduce risks of Colorectal Cancer (CRC), some veggies help prevent proximal and distal, while others just help to prevent distal CRC. "Fruits and vegetables have been examined extensively in nutritional research in relation to CRC, however, their protective effect has been subject to debate, possibly because of different effects on different subsites of the large bowel," lead investigator Professor Lin Fritschi, PhD, head of the...
According to new study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association The effects of fruit and vegetable consumption on colorectal cancer (CRC) appear to differ by site of origin, according to a new study published in the October issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Researchers found that within the proximal and distal colon, brassica vegetables (Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli) were associated with decreased risk of these cancers. A...
You may have heard the old saying that ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away,’ but did you know that an apple a day, and perhaps a pear a day, may keep strokes away? According to a Dutch study, published in ‘Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association,’ researchers suggest that eating lots of fruits and vegetables with white flesh may protect against stroke. While studies in the past have linked high consumption of fruits and vegetables with lower stroke risk, the...
Consumers could soon see packages of pasta labeled "good source of dietary fiber" and "may reduce the risk of heart disease" thanks to the development of a new genre of pasta made with barley—a grain famous for giving beer its characteristic strength and flavor. The report appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Vito Verardo, Ana Maria Gómez-Caravaca and colleagues explain that barley, a grain that is an excellent source of fiber and antioxidants, is gaining...
