News tagged with food chemistry


Prepare your barbeque properly this summer, warn scientists

As we break free from the shackles of an unusually long winter, thoughts may be turning towards that first barbecue of the summer. But before we lay down the season's first slab of meat, scientists are urging ...

Health created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Olive oil makes you feel full

Work groups at Technische Universität München (TUM) under Prof. Peter Schieberle and at the University of Vienna under Prof. Veronika Somoza studied four different edible fats and oils: Lard, butterfat, rapeseed oil and ...

Health created Mar 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Grilled, seared foods may add to waistlines, disease risk

(Medical Xpress)—A steak slapped onto a hot barbecue will leave the meat with black grill lines that add flavor and aroma, but the chemicals contained in charred, seared and fried foods may over time kick-start ...

Medical research created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Two-faced drugs fight hidden killers

(Medical Xpress)—An outbreak of fungal meningitis recently resulted in one of the worst public health disasters in recent U.S. history. Thirty-two people died and more than 400 became ill after the New ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Buffalo milk mozzarella or buffaloed consumers? New test can provide the answer

Those tiny balls of boutique mozzarella cheese with the sticker-shock price tag beckoning from the dairy case—are they the real deal, mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP, crafted from the milk of water buffaloes? Or are they ...

Health created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microgreens: Tiny, but powerful

Researchers with the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently completed a study to determine the level of ...

Health created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bitter taste receptors for Stevia sweeteners discovered

Stevia is regarded as a healthy alternative to sugar. Yet there are drawbacks to the Stevia products recently approved as sweeteners by the European Union. One of these is a long-lasting bitter after-taste. Scientists at ...

Medical research created May 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Chinese researchers eye anti-AIDS gel

Chinese researchers said Monday they have discovered an HIV-blocking agent that could be developed into a gel to limit the sexual transmission of AIDS.

HIV & AIDS created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Strong scientific evidence that eating berries benefits the brain

Strong scientific evidence exists that eating blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and other berry fruits has beneficial effects on the brain and may help prevent age-related memory loss and other changes, scientists report. ...

Health created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Potatoes lower blood pressure in people with obesity and hypertension without increasing weight

The first study to check the effects of eating potatoes on blood pressure in humans has concluded that two small helpings of purple potatoes (Purple Majesty) a day decreases blood pressure by about 4 percent without causing ...

Health created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Compounds in mate tea induce death in colon cancer cells

Could preventing colon cancer be as simple as developing a taste for yerba mate tea? In a recent University of Illinois study, scientists showed that human colon cancer cells die when they are exposed to the approximate number ...

Cancer created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study may lead to better, safer drug for diabetes

A Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) study published recently in the Journal of Biological Chemistry reveals that a natural fatty acid can serve as a regulator of blood sugar levels, which may have important applications ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Soy peptide + chemo drug block colon cancer's spread to liver

A University of Illinois study reports a promising new weapon in treating metastatic colon cancer, particularly in patients who have developed resistance to chemotherapy.

Cancer created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Grapes protect against ultraviolet radiation

Some compounds found in grapes help to protect skin cells from the sun's ultraviolet radiation, according to a study by researchers from the University of Barcelona and the CSIC (Spanish National Research Council). The study ...

Health created Jul 29, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Obese dieters' brain chemistry works against their weight-loss efforts

If you've been trying to lose weight and suspect your body's working against you, you may be right, according to a University of Illinois study published in Obesity.

Medical research created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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