Among 2,339 Multiethnic Cohort participants, high dairy intake was linked to 14% higher all-cause and 16% higher non-Hodgkin lymphoma mortality, while legumes were tied to 13 to 16% lower risk of both. Fibre, soy, fruit, vegetables and processed meat showed no link.
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Edward & Sons Trading Company Offers Organic Mashed Potatoes, Croutons, and Coconut products
A publicist's pitch for Edward & Sons Trading Company, listing winter products including Let's Do...Organic shredded coconut, flakes and flour, Miso-Cup instant soups, Native Forest organic coconut milk, and organic croutons and mashed potatoes.
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Exceptional vegan cuisine like you've never tasted before!
Vege USA's Vegetarian Plus brand makes frozen vegan versions of classic Asian, Indian and American dishes, among them citrus sparerib cutlets, kung pao chicken and black pepper steaks. The products use non-GMO soy protein and contain no cholesterol or MSG.
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White wine drinkers more likely to develop melanoma
Across three US cohorts, each additional 12.8 grams of alcohol a day was linked to a 22% higher melanoma risk, but only white wine carried the association: drinking it five or more times a week was tied to 31% higher risk. Other alcoholic drinks showed none.
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UK breakfast habits – AHDB
A Toluna QuickSurveys poll of 2,000 people in the UK found 65% eat breakfast at the table on weekdays and 73% at weekends, while a quarter skip breakfast some days. Half start with grains, cereals or oats, and 24.3% with toast and a topping.
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Pumpkin seed extract fights prostate cnacer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer
An ethanolic extract of Styrian pumpkin seeds inhibited the growth of prostate, breast and colorectal cancer cells by 40 to 50% in the laboratory, without estrogenic activity or effect on hormone receptors. The authors say the efficacy still needs confirming.
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U.S. decline in meat protein consumption raises concern for Texas A&M scientist
Texas A&M animal scientist Guoyao Wu says a 14 percent drop in U.S. meat consumption over a decade worries him, arguing meat supplies antioxidants such as taurine and carnosine that plants do not, and blaming obesity on portion sizes and inactivity rather than meat.
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Ganeden Experts Take Unique Approach to Bust Common Probiotic Myths
Probiotic ingredient supplier Ganeden runs a myth-buster series, Probiotics: Beyond the Hype, answering common questions such as whether the Live & Active Cultures seal means a yogurt is probiotic, whether fermented foods carry probiotic benefits, and how many CFUs a product needs.
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Food News: Vegetarian/Vegan Options For Thanksgiving & The Holiday Season
A publicist's pitch promoting Vegetarian Plus meat alternatives, including a four-pound vegan whole turkey, a vegan turkey roll and a vegan ham roll, as holiday centerpieces, citing the brand's ranking in Organic Authority.
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Soy foods prevent breast cancer
A study in Cancer reports that long-term soy consumption raised expression of tumor suppressor genes and lowered oncogene expression in triple-negative breast cancer tissue. The piece adds that avoiding medical radiation and hormone replacement therapy is the best prevention.
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High fat diet causes more than obesity
An animal study in Molecular Psychiatry suggests a high-fat diet in the young risks not only obesity but later cognitive problems, because fatty foods can cause a deficiency of reelin, a protein important to synapse function, affecting behavioral flexibility and memory.
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Saturated fat, trans fat linked to high risk of premature death
Drawing on the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, researchers found high intakes of saturated and trans fat were tied to 9% and 13% higher all-cause death risk. Replacing 5% of energy from saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat was linked to 26% lower mortality.
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Drinking beer good for your health - new study
Researchers who followed more than 80,000 people in China for six years found HDL cholesterol declined over time in everyone, but more slowly in beer drinkers, which they link to lower cardiovascular risk. The findings were presented as a conference poster.
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Functional foods commonly used by cancer patients
A BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine report lists the functional foods used by 150 breast, prostate and colorectal cancer patients at oncology clinics in Trinidad, among them soursop, beet root, carrot, wheatgrass, papaya, saffron, aloe, noni, ginger and garlic.
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4th World Tea Coffee Expo Mumbai concludes successfully
The 4th World Tea & Coffee Expo closed in Mumbai on October 22, 2016, drawing more than 3,400 trade visitors from India and abroad to 67 exhibiting companies. Organisers report bulk deals and joint ventures, and plan a fifth edition in Mumbai in 2017.
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Edward & Sons’ Native Forest® Brand Introduces Dairy & Gluten-Free Instant Coconut Milk Powder
Edward & Sons has launched Native Forest Instant Coconut Milk Powder, a dairy- and gluten-free creamer made by drying fresh coconut milk and packing it in a resealable pouch. The company says it needs no refrigeration and dissolves into hot drinks, smoothies, soups and sauces.
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Eating raw garlic fights lung cancer
In a Chinese case-control study of 399 lung cancer cases and 466 controls, people eating raw garlic less than twice a week were 44% less likely to have lung cancer and those eating it twice a week or more 50% less likely. The design cannot establish cause.
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Jack of All Trades: Jackfruit Proving To Be An Appealing Meat Substitute Among Many Vegetarians & Vegans
Edward & Sons sells Native Forest Organic Young Jackfruit, grown in Sri Lanka and pitched as a vegan, soy-free and gluten-free meat substitute whose fleshy interior turns mild and meaty when cooked, suited to taco fillings and mock chicken salad.
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