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Latest Update of USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Released
USDA released the 2014 update of its National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 27, with data on more than 8,600 foods. A reorganized dashboard lets users browse by food group and sort foods by the amount of a chosen nutrient, such as fiber or calcium.
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Drinking decaf coffee may be good for the liver
Using NHANES data on 27,793 adults, National Cancer Institute researchers found higher coffee intake, caffeinated or not, tracked with lower levels of abnormal liver enzymes, suggesting compounds other than caffeine may account for coffee's apparent benefit to the liver.
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New “Conscious Capital” Fund, MetaBrand Capital, Invests $5.75 Million in Organic, "Healthy Energy" Beverage Maker Runa
A press release announcing that MetaBrand Capital, a new “conscious capital” private equity fund, has made a $5.75 million first investment in Runa, the Brooklyn maker of organic, fair trade, non-GMO beverages from Amazonian guayusa leaf.
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BALANCE BAR® launches new bare line made with whole nuts and fruits; simple and nutritious bars are non-GMO and gluten free
Balance Bar is launching its Balance bare line in Mixed Berry Nut, Sea Salt Caramel Nut and Sweet and Spicy Nut. Each 160-calorie bar is made with whole nuts, fruits and seeds and is non-GMO, gluten free, soy free, vegetarian and certified kosher dairy, at an MSRP of $1.69.
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Teens should cut sugar intake for better memory - study suggests
Adolescent rats that freely drank sugar or high-fructose corn syrup solutions at concentrations like those in popular soft drinks developed memory problems, brain inflammation and pre-diabetes, while adult rats on the same drinks did not. Sugar supplied 35 to 40 percent of their calories.
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Probiotic yogurt could help protect against heavy metal poisoning
Lawson Health Research Institute scientists report the first clinical evidence that probiotic yogurt containing Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1 reduced uptake of mercury and arsenic by up to 78 percent in pregnant women in Tanzania.
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Colorado Food Distribution Company Strengthens Connections between Local Farmers, Producers and Food Buyers in Rocky Mountain Region
SOURCE Local Foods, a Boulder-based distributor of natural and organic food to Colorado retailers and restaurants, earned Certified B Corporation status and launched a mobile app that shares producers' stories with buyers and consumers.
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Artificial sweeteners boost diabetes mellitus risk?
A study in Science led by Eran Elinav found non-caloric artificial sweeteners shifted gut bacteria in mice and human volunteers, and that transferring those bacteria into germ-free mice produced glucose intolerance. Antibiotics reversed the effect in mice.
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Garden Cut Launches New Branding and Label Design
Indianapolis Fruit Company's Garden Cut brand rolled out new labels and packaging for its pre-cut produce in Midwest grocery stores starting September 22, 2014, along with a new To Go Snack line aimed at convenience stores.
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Pomegranate extract fights diabetes mellitus, Alzheimer's disease
University of Rhode Island researchers tested pomegranate extract and its phenolics, including punicalagin and ellagic acid, and found all samples inhibited glycation, several more potently than the control aminoguanidine. They suggest a role against AGE-related diseases.
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Onion protects against type 2 diabetes mellitus - updated
A review in Nutrition argues onion could be a cheap tool against type 2 diabetes, crediting sulfur compounds such as S-methylcysteine and flavonoids like quercetin with lowering glucose, lipids and oxidative stress. Preliminary trials found sliced onion lowered blood sugar in patients.
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Food Allergies Linked to Farm Antibiotics
Mercola ties rising food allergies to a damaged gut microbiome, citing research that a common gut bacterium helps prevent sensitization to food allergens and arguing that glyphosate and farm antibiotics destroy gut bacteria. Healthy livestock account for about 80 percent of US antibiotic use.
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Food News: ‘tude™ JUICE LAUNCHES seasonal ‘HONEY CRISP’ APPLE
'tude Juice is launching a limited-edition seasonal Honey Crisp apple juice on October 1, 2014, cold pressed and never heated. Co-founder Andy Knowlton says the variety has been the company's top-selling juice and it hopes to secure enough supply to keep the flavor year round.
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Dietary nitrate boosts nitric oxide production, lower blood pressure - updated
In 12 healthy adults, beetroot juice containing 11.2 mmol nitrate raised breath nitric oxide 61% and increased peak knee extensor power; the nitrate-free control did not. The authors suggest nitrate supplementation could help lower blood pressure, since nitric oxide dilates vessels.
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Fast food linked to gestational diabetes
A PLoS One study of 3,048 women free of diabetes at baseline found that moderate fast food consumption before pregnancy came with 31 percent higher risk of gestational diabetes, and high consumption with 86 percent higher risk, compared with women who ate little or none.
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Could ginger help fight Alzheimer's disease?
Giving animal dementia models 6-shogaol, a ginger compound, reduced microgliosis and astrogliosis, eased memory impairment and raised NGF levels in the hippocampus. The authors suggest it may curb glial cell activation, though the work was done in animals.
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Experience AMIRA at EXPO EAST
Amira, a speciality rice brand founded 99 years ago by the Chanana family, will exhibit at Expo East in Baltimore from September 18-20, with Helge Pedersen of The Salted Pig cookery school creating signature dishes at booth 633.
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