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High fructose corn syrup worse than table sugar - new study
University of Utah biologists fed mice sugar at doses proportional to human intake and found the fructose-glucose mixture in high-fructose corn syrup cut female mice's reproduction and lifespan more than table sugar did. Male mice showed no difference between the two sugars.
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Cold Soup is the Hottest Product Trend at BevNET Live Winter 2014 Conference
Tio Gazpacho, a chilled ready-to-drink take on the Spanish soup, took Audience Favorite, the overall New Beverage Showdown 8 title and Best Smoothie/Meal Replacement at BevNET Live Winter 2014 in Santa Monica. Founder Austin Allan won $10,000 in cash and prizes.
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New Science Website Reveals the Truth About Sugar
Scientists at three US universities launched SugarScience.org to put independent research before the public. Mercola cites an analysis finding industry-tied studies were five times more likely to report no link between sugar and obesity, and notes added sugars hide in 74 percent of processed foods.
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Boulder Granola Unleashes Its Inner Hippie
Boulder Granola says its whole line is now Certified Gluten Free, Organic, Vegan and Non-GMO Project Verified, and all products are dairy free. The company is adding a Vanilla Pecan flavor and new packaging, holding prices at $2.69 and $6.99.
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Drinking green tea or sour tea helps type 2 diabetes mellitus
In a trial of 100 people with type 2 diabetes in Iran, drinking 150 ml of green tea or sour tea infusion three times daily for four weeks raised HDL cholesterol in both groups. Fasting blood insulin fell among green tea drinkers, who also saw a greater drop in HOMA-IR.
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Alcohol drinking linked to low risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Among 11,000 New Zealand workers aged 40 and over, light to moderate drinkers of normal weight or overweight had 77% and 62% lower odds of type 2 diabetes than non-drinkers, with no association among obese people. The study cannot show cause, and alcohol is a recognized carcinogen.
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Sugar promotes dental caries, fluoride may not help much
A re-analysis of the dose-response between sugar and tooth decay suggests capping sugar at 3 percent of energy, about 17 grams a day, rather than the WHO's 10 percent. In fluoridated areas, nearly half the teeth of people over 65 were still affected by caries.
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Compass Natural Fall 2014 News: GMO Labeling, Pesticides in Tea, and More
A newsletter roundup: biotech, pesticide and junk food lobbies spent over $45 million in 2014 as voters in Oregon and Colorado rejected GMO labeling ballot measures, while Maui passed a ban on GMO agriculture by about 1,000 votes. A second piece asks what pesticide residues stay on non-organic tea.
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New Research Adds Spice to Curcumin’s Health-Promoting Benefits
Ohio State researchers report that a curcumin formulation mixed with castor oil and polyethylene glycol carries the spice's anti-inflammatory effects beyond the gut, where most supplements stay. The study appears in the Nov. 4, 2014 issue of PLOS ONE.
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Red Rose Tea brews up three of its most popular black teas in single-serve cups
Red Rose Tea is selling its Original, Naturally Decaffeinated and English Breakfast black tea blends in single-serve cups, priced around $6.99 for a 12-count box at select retailers and online.
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United Fresh Report Highlights Fall Foodservice Menu Trends for Fresh Produce
The fall 2014 issue tracks kabocha squash building on interest in winter squash, beets across menu categories and sweet potatoes in both sweet and savory dishes, plus fresh-squeezed juice beyond the drink menu and convenience stores adding grab-and-go fruit and vegetables.
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Tea and citrus products could lower ovarian cancer risk, new UEA research finds
UEA researchers tracked the diets of 171,940 women aged 25 to 55 for more than three decades and found those eating more flavonols and flavanones had a lower risk of epithelial ovarian cancer. Two cups of black tea a day was linked to 31% lower risk.
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Fermented carrot juice may help type 2 diabetes mellitus
In rats given a high-fat diet and low-dose streptozotocin to induce type 2 diabetes, five weeks of carrot juice fermented with Lactobacillus plantarum NCU116 helped regulate blood glucose, hormones and lipids, and restored antioxidant capacity and pancreas and kidney structure.
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Soy, allium vegetables, mushroom prevent cancer
A South Korean study links high soy intake to nearly 70 percent lower gastric cancer risk, allium vegetables to 63 percent lower and mushrooms to 57 percent lower. Salt and kimchi tracked with 92 and 121 percent higher gastric cancer risk, and meat with 25 percent more colorectal cancer.
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New York Apple Growers Partner with Wegmans to Introduce SnapDragon™ Apples this Fall
New York Apple Growers will launch its SnapDragon apple in all Wegmans stores in November. The bi-color Honeycrisp hybrid has a crisp texture and sweet, juicy flavor. The crop is limited this year, with larger supplies expected in 2015.
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Fresh milk keeps infections at bay
In the pan-European PASTURE study of 1,000 children, those fed fresh unprocessed cow's milk had fewer colds, respiratory infections, fevers and middle-ear inflammations than those given UHT milk - up to 30% lower risk. The authors warn raw milk can still carry pathogens.
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Binge drinking in young men linked with increased risk of hypertension
In an analysis of 8,605 Growing Up Today Study participants, frequent binge drinking over the past year was linked to a 1.7-times higher likelihood of hypertension in young adult men. Binge drinking showed no link in young women, while light to moderate use tracked with lower risk.
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