Two NIH-supported studies in the New England Journal of Medicine: weaning infants of HIV-positive mothers abruptly at four months brought no benefit and raised death rates among already-infected babies, while 14 weeks of nevirapine, alone or with zidovudine, greatly cut infection.
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Politics
FDA urged to ban food dyes
The group petitioned the FDA to ban a set of synthetic food dyes including Blue 1, Blue 2, Green 3, Orange B, Red 3 and Yellow 6, citing a 2004 meta-analysis and two British government-funded studies that found dyes worsen some children's behavior. Britain is pushing manufacturers to switch.
Food
Organic milk contains higher nutrients
Newcastle University research ties organic milk's nutrient edge to what the cows eat: grazing on grass and clover yielded milk with a healthier fatty acid profile and more fat-soluble vitamins and antioxidants, says lead author Gillian Butler. Cows need not be certified organic, she notes.
Food
Dietary antioxidants fight esophageal cancer
Diabetes
Mediterranean diet prevents diabetes
A Spanish study in the BMJ followed 13,000 University of Navarra graduates, average age 38, for four years and found those who stuck closely to a Mediterranean diet were 83% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes, even though many carried risk factors for it.
Sci-Tech
Increasing Iron Uptake in Infants
ARS and Cornell researchers blended freeze-dried chicken liver and beef into particles small enough to distribute evenly through infant cereal. In vitro, liver blended six minutes yielded more than twice the iron uptake of liver blended 60 seconds.
Politics
USDA's Organic Factory Farming Scandal Continues to Unravel
The USDA found Promiseland Livestock, a 22,000-head cattle producer, willfully violated the Organic Foods Production Act by failing to keep adequate records and by blocking an unannounced inspection. Cornucopia's Mark Kastel says the action follows the group's complaints against giant dairies.
Nutrition
Manganese rich foods
A USDA table ranks foods by manganese per common measure. Raw oat bran tops it at 5.292 mg a cup, ahead of whole-grain wheat flour at 4.559 mg, dry bulgur at 4.267 mg and canned pineapple at about 2.8 mg.
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Vitamin B12 rich foods
A USDA table ranking foods by vitamin B-12 per common measure, topped by canned clams at 84.06 micrograms per 3 ounces, pan-fried beef liver at 70.66 and simmered turkey giblets at 48.21 per cup.
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Phosphorus rich foods
A USDA table ranking selected foods by phosphorus per common measure, led by self-rising cornmeal at 860 mg per cup, sweetened condensed milk at 774 mg and self-rising white flour at 744 mg.
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Magnesium rich foods
A USDA Standard Reference table ranks foods by magnesium per common measure. Whole-groat buckwheat flour leads at 301 mg per cup, followed by trail mix with chocolate chips at 235 mg, dry bulgur at 230 mg and raw oat bran at 221 mg.
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Iron rich foods
A USDA table ranks foods by iron per common serving, led by canned clams at 23.77 mg per 3 ounces and fortified breakfast cereals at roughly 10 to 18 mg per serving.
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Foods that contain high sugars
A USDA table ranks selected foods by total sugars per common measure. Sweetened condensed milk tops it at 166 g a cup, followed by deglet noor dates at 113 g, white chocolate at 100 g and frozen grape juice cocktail concentrate at 95 g a can.
Food Chemicals
Foods that contain high calories
A USDA table ranking selected foods by calories per common measure, led by a graham cracker pie shell at 1,181, a cup of sweetened condensed milk at 982, and a standard baked pie shell at 949.
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Foods that contain high fat
A USDA table ranks selected foods by fat per common measure. A homemade standard pie shell leads at 62.3 g, followed by a graham cracker crust at 59.5 g, a cup of white chocolate at 54.6 g and semisweet chocolate at 50.4 g.
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Foods that contain high protein
A USDA data table ranking selected foods by protein per common measure, led by roasted duck at 51.89 g per half duck, stewed chicken at 42.59 g per cup, and halibut at 42.44 g per half fillet.
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Dietary fiber rich foods
A USDA table ranks selected foods by total dietary fiber per common measure. Pearled barley leads at 31.2 g a cup, ahead of dry bulgur at 25.6 g, cooked navy beans at 19.1 g, canned baked beans with franks at 17.9 g and split peas at 16.3 g.
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Calcium rich foods
A USDA table ranking selected foods by calcium content per common measure, running from fortified breakfast cereals at 1,000 mg a serving down through canned and evaporated milks, ricotta, yogurts, milkshakes and cooked collards.
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