A press release from Pereg Natural Foods explains what BBQ rubs are, how the salt and sugar in them draw out and then lock in the meat's juices through osmosis, which spices rubs typically contain, and how to mix the company's own suggested rub.
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Some dietary fats still getting a bad rap, says UBC researcher
UBC's Deanna Gibson reports in the Journal of Infectious Diseases that some saturated fats appear protective in inflammatory conditions such as colitis and Crohn's disease, while some polyunsaturated fats from nuts and seeds can irritate an already inflamed bowel.
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Pereg Natural Foods premieres six new gluten free flours, as well as new couscous and quinoa blends in new packaging
The New Jersey company added almond, banana, buckwheat, chickpea, coconut and quinoa flours in 16 oz resealable bags at about $4.99, plus mushroom, pumpkin seed, cranberry and vegetable couscous in new canisters and a Southern Smoked quinoa blend.
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Vegetable extracts may help fight cancer
A Korean lab study reports that shiitake mushroom and carrot extracts inhibited stomach cancer cell growth, that radish leaves, burdock and carrot worked against promyelocytic leukemia cells, and that radish and radish leaf extracts suppressed lung cancer cells.
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BBQ FLAVOR TIPS FROM PEREG NATURAL FOODS
Pereg Natural Foods explains how spice rubs work on grilled meat: salt pulls moisture out while sugar caramelizes and seals in the spice flavors, an effect the company attributes to osmosis. It sells more than 60 spices and offers its own rub recipe.
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Processed meat, dairy products linked to prostate cancer
Among 3,892 Maryland men aged 35 and over, those eating five or more servings of processed meat a week were 53% more likely to develop prostate cancer and 124% more likely to develop advanced disease. Five or more dairy servings tracked with 65% higher risk.
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Kingdom Fresh Farms Refreshes Packaging
Kingdom Fresh Farms redesigned its packaging and website around the tagline “Cultivating Connections,” putting employees on the packs and pointing shoppers to the site. The new look covers vine ripe rounds, romas and grape tomatoes and rolls out in June and July.
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Emmy’s Organics Receives USDA Organic Certification
Emmy's Organics received 100-percent USDA Organic certification in May, after making certified organic almond flour and chocolate chips a sourcing priority, and gained distribution in Whole Foods Midwest and CVS. The company makes macaroons and sprouted super cereals.
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High fructose corn syrup may raise cardiovascular risk
In a trial of 85 adults, drinks supplying 10%, 17.5% or 25% of energy as high fructose corn syrup raised postprandial triglycerides, fasting LDL cholesterol and 24-hour uric acid in a dose-dependent way. Aspartame-sweetened drinks raised none of the three.
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Is Food Causing Early Puberty in Girls?
Scientists agree U.S. girls are reaching puberty earlier but disagree on the cause, weighing obesity, soft drinks, endocrine disrupters and livestock hormones. Frank Biro writes in Pediatrics that early maturation carries higher risks of depression and of breast, ovarian and endometrial cancer.
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Could drinking soy milk stop prostate cancer?
Korean researchers applied a soy milk digestion extract to human LNCaP prostate cancer cells and found it lowered cell viability and PSA, while estradiol raised viability. The test was done in cells, not in patients.
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Eating whole grain products helps you live longer
Harvard researchers pooled 12 studies and NHANES data covering 800,000 people and report in Circulation that men and women eating three or more servings of whole grains a day were 20% less likely to die prematurely, particularly from cardiovascular disease, than those eating fewer.
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Food Recalls: Salad toppings, Sunflower Kernel Products, Sun Life Sunflower Spread
ACH Food Companies recalled Durkee, Food Club and Hy-Vee salad toppings, and Hickory Harvest expanded its sunflower kernel recall, both over possible Listeria monocytogenes tied to sunflower seeds. Nu Life Market recalled about 300 jars of Sun Life Sunflower Spread.
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Drinking sugar-sweetened soda raises risk of dental caries
A survey of Japanese college students found the main factors in dental caries risk were knowledge of the country's shokuiku food-education program, tooth-brushing frequency and sugar-sweetened soda. Female students who drank sugary soft drinks were 89 percent more likely to have caries.
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Eating walnuts may help prevent colon cancer
Mice exposed to a carcinogen and fed walnuts at 9.4 or 15 percent of total fat had 30 percent fewer colon tumours, UConn Health researchers report. Larger walnut doses lost the anticancer effect, particularly in female mice, and walnuts shifted gut bacteria.
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Brand Naming Pro Alexandra Watkins to Keynote at Second Annual BrandStorm™ (PR)
Alexandra Watkins, founder of the naming firm Eat My Words and author of Hello, My Name is Awesome, will close the second BrandStorm on November 15 in San Francisco. Attendees get a copy of the book; United Fresh members pay $695 to attend.
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Does olive oil reduce the risk of breast cancer?
AICR's Karen Collins says evidence on olive oil and breast cancer remains limited. The Spanish PREDIMED study linked high extra virgin olive oil intake to lower risk, but the studies carry caveats, and AICR's continuous update project has not identified olive oil as protective.
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Chlorella helps people using high cholesterol diet
In a four-week trial, 34 adults ate three eggs supplying 510 mg of cholesterol daily with either five grams of chlorella or placebo. Total cholesterol and LDL rose 3.5 and 1.7 percent on chlorella against 9.8 and 14.3 percent on placebo, while HDL rose more.
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