Among 23,621 Tromso Study participants followed a median 15.8 years, eating fish three or more times a week tracked with 22 percent lower venous thromboembolism risk, and 48 percent lower when fish oil supplements were added. The study is observational, so cause is not established.
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Eating fried foods too often boosts risk of diabetes mellitus, heart disease
In the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, people eating the most fried food were 55 percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes and 21 percent more likely to develop coronary heart disease. Adjusting for weight and blood pressure weakened both links.
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Extra virgin olive oil reduces DNA damage induced by GM soybean
In a study of 40 male albino rats fed one of four diets for 65 days, genetically modified soybean cut DNA in the spleen, while rats given GM soy plus extra virgin olive oil stayed within the normal range. Researchers credit antioxidants in the oil.
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Coffee drinking lowers risk of weight gain, diabetes mellitus
Male mice drank coffee or water for 35 weeks alongside a high-fat or normal diet. Coffee slowed weight gain dose-dependently, sped the decline of elevated blood sugar in high-fat-fed mice, and prevented the moderate weight gain seen in mice on the normal diet.
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Garlic and Its Effects on Health with Special Reference to the Reproductive System
Opening a book chapter, three South African physiologists trace garlic's 7,000-year history as food and medicine, from ancient Egypt to Hippocrates, and set out to examine its effects on human health with particular attention to the reproductive system.
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Japanese kelp helps type 2 diabetes mellitus
Polysaccharides from Laminaria japonica lowered fasting blood glucose, raised plasma insulin and improved cholesterol in mice with chemically induced type 2 diabetes over 28 days, a study in Experimental Biology and Medicine reports. The authors call it a possible basis for a drug.
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California Giant Berry Farms’ Latest Consumer Promotion Provides Skinny Summer Solutions
California Giant Berry Farms and SUNSET Produce are running the Skinny Summertime Sweepstakes, emailing entrants weekly "skinny" berry recipes from three food bloggers from Memorial Day through the July 4 weekend, with prizes awarded each week.
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One in 10 deaths among working-age adults due to excessive drinking
A CDC report in Preventing Chronic Disease attributes one in 10 deaths among adults aged 20-64 to excessive drinking, about 88,000 deaths a year from 2006 to 2010, cutting roughly 30 years from each life. Rates ranged from 19.1 per 100,000 in New Jersey to 51 in New Mexico.
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United Fresh Foundation Receives Power of A Gold Award for Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools
The American Society of Association Executives named United Fresh Foundation a 2014 Power of A Gold Award winner for Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools, which has placed salad bars in more than 3,400 schools serving over 2 million students a day.
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2014 SOFI™ Award Finalist JJ’s Sweets® Features Cocomels® Organic Coconut Milk Caramels at Summer Fancy Food Show
JJ's Sweets launched Chocolate-Covered Cocomels in a two-pack at the 2014 Summer Fancy Food Show. The coconut milk caramels, coated in vegan dark chocolate, are gluten free, dairy free, non-GMO and certified organic, and reach retailers nationwide in July.
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Palm oil no match for vegetable oils, but better than trans fat
A review of more than 40 studies found palm oil diets produced a mixed lipid profile compared with vegetable oils low in saturated fat, but improved only the favourable blood markers when set against diets rich in trans fat.
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New United Fresh Report Highlights Summertime Foodservice Menu Trends for Fresh Produce
The summer 2014 issue of United Fresh's quarterly Fresh Insights for Foodservice covers watermelon and butter lettuce on restaurant menus, produce in cocktails and savory tarts, and the fresh produce now sold at ballparks, led by apples, peppers and cucumbers.
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2014 Organic Stone Fruit Jubilee this Saturday - don't forget!
The Ecological Farming Association's Organic Stone Fruit Jubilee runs June 21, 2014 from 4:30 to 8:30 pm at the Mokichi Okada Association's Oasis Garden in Clovis, CA, with fruit tasting, farm tours, workshops and keynote speaker Jesse Cool. Adults $5, children under 12 free.
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Fancy Snacking: GoOrganic Candies’ New Non-GMO, Certified Organic Fruit Chews
Hillside Candy's GoOrganic brand will show its new USDA Certified Organic, Non-GMO Project Verified fruit chews at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York, June 29 to July 1, 2014. The chews come in ginger and fruit flavors and are dairy-free, gluten-free and certified kosher.
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5 Foods That Are Designed So You Can't Resist Them Article
A public relations pitch from Quinn Popcorn, written in response to an article on engineered snack foods, describing its microwave popcorn as made with organic non-GMO corn and sunflower oil in a bag stripped of chemical coatings and metal susceptors.
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Coffee may raise colon cancer risk in men?
In the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study, men drinking 2 to 3 cups of coffee a day were 26 percent more likely and those drinking 4 or more 79 percent more likely to develop colon cancer than men drinking under a cup. No link appeared in women, and the design cannot prove cause.
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Sesame oil helps males with diabetes mellitus
In diabetic male rats, a diet enriched with 5 or 10 percent sesame oil improved testicular microstructure and raised testosterone dose-dependently, but did not lower blood sugar or protect epididymal sperm, a World Journal of Men's Health study reports.
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Nut consumption helps diabetes mellitus type 2
In a three-month trial, 117 patients with type 2 diabetes were randomized to full nuts, half nuts and half muffins, or all muffins. The full dose, about 75 grams a day, lowered HbA1c by 0.21% and LDL cholesterol; the half dose did neither significantly.
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