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The makers of Mirafit fbcx are offering new hope to Yo-Yo dieters. Typically dieters lose weight but quickly grow tired of having their food choices limited, so they go off of their diet and just as quickly gain back everything and usually more than what they had lost. The next fad diet comes along and the consumer starts over again and the cycle repeats itself. For the first time dieters can manage their weight loss without fear of gaining the weight back. Mirafit fbcx is the safe...
As interest grows in feeding distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) to growing pigs, many questions are being asked about the digestibility of this alternative feed option."Previous research shows that while the amount of energy in DDGS is greater than that of corn, pigs have lower digestibility of energy in DDGS than in corn," said Hans H. Stein, U of I associate professor in the Department of Animal Sciences. "Our goal was to find out why."Stein's team wanted to...
Impact for dietetics practitioners and consumers discussed in Journal of the American Dietetic AssociationThe government's role in improving the nation's nutrition is now firmly established with nutritional labeling for restaurant meals now mandated across the United States as part of HR 3590 Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act. An article in the September issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association explains how state and municipal labeling laws developed and how...
For the first time ever, University of Illinois researchers have discovered how microbes break down hemicellulose plant matter into simple sugars using a cow rumen bacterium as a model."This is ground-breaking research," said Isaac Cann, associate professor in the U of I Department of Animal Sciences and member of the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) in the Institute for Genomic Biology. "The implications are very broad, yet it all started with a simple rumen microbe. It's...
Crohn's is a condition that affects one in 800 people in the UK and causes chronic intestinal inflammation, leading to pain, bleeding and diarrhea. Researchers are working with biotechnology company, Provexis, to test a new plantain based food product that could treat patients with the disease.Scientists have previously shown that people with Crohn's disease have increased numbers of a 'sticky' type of E. coli and weakened ability to fight off invading intestinal bacteria. The team...
BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- For 50 years, the Special K® brand has been committed to assisting consumers meet their weight-management goals, helping them look and feel their best. Now, the Special K® brand has reformulated many of its cereals to include fiber, offering more positive nutrition without sacrificing the great taste that people have come to love. Many of consumers' favorite Special K® cereals are now a good source of fiber, with three grams per...
2 new studies published in the Journal of the American Dietetic AssociationPoor diet and physical inactivity leading to obesity are poised to overtake tobacco use as the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. With over 30% of U.S. adults obese, the significant adverse health effects of obesity (including heart disease and diabetes) are widespread throughout the country. Two studies published in the August issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association shed light...
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- One-third of all U.S. children are overweight or obese, and many kids are not getting the nutrition they need from their diet. As families increasingly rely on high-calorie convenience foods, diets suffer a lack of fresh whole grains, fruits and vegetables. As a result, children are "overfed" but undernourished. For instance, more than 86 percent of girls and 63 percent of boys ages 12 to 19 are not getting adequate levels of calcium, according...
MINNEAPOLIS, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- At the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Food Expo, July 18-20 in Chicago, Cargill will demonstrate how food manufacturers can take products that support good digestive health beyond the yogurt case. Specifically, Cargill will showcase a simple pureed soup that incorporates a natural, soluble dietary fiber source, Oliggo-Fiber® inulin. This ingredient is a prebiotic fiber that helps promote digestive health by stimulating the normal, beneficial...
MINNETONKA, Minn., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Medical Systems® (AMS) (Nasdaq: AMMD), a leading provider of world-class devices and therapies for both male and female pelvic health, today announced the 510(k) clearance of its revolutionary MoXy(TM) Liquid Cooled Fiber. Designed to be used with the recently launched GreenLight XPS(TM) (Xcelerated Performance System), the MoXy liquid-cooled fiber provides fast and efficient tissue vaporization. MoXy's Active Cooling Cap(TM)...
