Among 926 physicians with non-metastatic prostate cancer, taking 5% more of daily calories as saturated fat in place of carbohydrate went with 80% higher all-cause and 180% higher prostate cancer mortality. The authors say vegetable fat may lower the risk of death. Cancer Causes & Control.
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Eating soy lowers prostate cancer risk
Among 100 Chinese men with and without prostate cancer, those whose plasma genistein was above the median were 65% less likely to have the disease. Median genistein ran 728.6 ng/ml in men without prostate cancer against 513.0 ng/ml in those with it.
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Dairy foods linked to higher death risk from prostate cancer
Among 926 men with non-metastatic prostate cancer in the Physicians' Health Study, those eating three or more daily dairy servings were 76% more likely to die of any cause and 141% more likely to die of prostate cancer. The study does not prove dairy caused it.
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OCTOBER is National Popcorn Poppin's month so grab your ANNIE B's popcorn & enjoy one of America's favorite snacks
A promotional piece marking National Popcorn Poppin' Month for Annie B's, a family-owned company whose handcrafted popcorn comes in sea salt, original caramel, sharp cheddar, jalapeno cheddar and triple threat. It is billed as all-natural and gluten-free, from $3.99.
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Chocolate linked to lower risk diabetes mellitus
In the Physicians' Health Study, men who ate two or more servings of chocolate a day had 17 percent lower diabetes risk than men who ate none. The link ran stronger in those without cardiovascular disease and weaker among older men and those with a high body mass index.
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Annie B’s Delicious & Authentic Caramel Makes the Perfect Caramel Apples, Caramel Apple Crisp and a Yummy Topping For Cakes & Pies
Annie B's, a family-owned company, has spent 30 years making handcrafted caramels and popcorn slow-cooked in copper pots. Its fall lineup adds a new pumpkin flavor alongside apple, maple and original caramels, which it describes as all-natural and gluten-free.
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Sonoma Flatbreads Launches New Organic Pizza Line at Expo East
Sonoma Flatbreads introduced four 10-inch pizzas made with 72 to 79 percent organic ingredients at Natural Products Expo East, at $6.99. The company says the line carries no artificial flavours or colours, nitrate-free pepperoni and all-natural chicken.
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Eating fish but not omega-3 fatty acids may lower risk of Alzheimer's disease
A meta-analysis linked higher fish intake to 36 percent lower Alzheimer's risk, with each extra 100 grams a week tied to 11 percent lower risk. Long-chain omega-3 intake showed an 11 percent reduction that was not statistically significant; neither affected other dementias.
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Food News: Cherry Vanilla Pecan Granola by True North Granola Company
True North Granola introduces a Cherry Vanilla Pecan granola in 12 oz bags and 2.9 oz snack packs, made with certified gluten-free oats, dried cherries, pecans and Vermont maple syrup. The company has also started selling at the new Boston Public Market.
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Eating inflammatory foods boosts colorectal cancer risk
Researchers built dietary inflammation scores from how food components relate to plasma C-reactive protein, then linked higher scores to both higher CRP and greater colorectal cancer risk. Added sugars, processed carbohydrates and frying oils count as pro-inflammatory.
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Bi-Partisan Congressional Panel Will Address Produce Industry Leaders at United Fresh Washington Conference
Representatives Tim Ryan and David Valadao will speak to more than 500 produce industry professionals about child nutrition and drought relief at the United Fresh Washington Conference luncheon on Sept. 29.
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Cancer cells thrive on sugar
A Nature Medicine study developed an MRI method that uses injected glucose instead of radioactive tracer to make tumours show up, working from sugar's role in driving cancer growth. The authors suggest even small amounts of glucose may help cancer cells proliferate.
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Spicy food/peppers lower premature death risk
Following nearly 500,000 Chinese adults for an average 7.2 years, researchers recorded 20,244 deaths and found eating spicy food a couple of times a week tracked with 10 percent lower death risk, and 3 to 7 times a week with 14 percent. The study cannot show cause.
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School Nutrition Leaders Prep Produce Industry for Capitol Hill
United Fresh will host a roundtable with three school nutrition leaders to prepare produce industry leaders to lobby Congress on protecting fruit and vegetable standards in the 2015 Child Nutrition Reauthorization.
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ANNIE B’S IS NUTS FOR COCONUT AND YOU’D BE INSANE NOT TO LOVE THEIR NEW COCONUT CARAMEL FLAVOR!
Annie B's, a family-owned caramel maker in Kellogg, Minnesota, has added a coconut caramel to its lineup. The company says its slow-cooked, copper-pot caramels are hand crafted from natural ingredients and free of gluten and high fructose corn syrup.
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Fructose may induce NAFLD
Among 427 adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, fructose intake tracked with less steatosis but more fibrosis, and in those aged 48 and older with more liver inflammation and hepatocyte ballooning. It also correlated with high triglycerides, low HDL and high uric acid.
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Red meat, processed meat linked to pancreatic cancer
A meta-analysis linked 120 grams of red meat a day to 13 percent higher pancreatic cancer risk overall and 29 percent in men, with no increase in women, while 50 grams of processed meat daily tracked with 19 percent higher risk in both sexes.
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High fructose corn syrup boosts cardiovascular risk - updated
A trial in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition gave adults aged 18 to 40 drinks supplying 0, 10, 17.5 or 25 percent of daily calories as high fructose corn syrup, and found triglycerides, LDL cholesterol and uric acid rose in a linear dose-response pattern.
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