Health
Nuts pack nutritional benefits
Did you know that nuts may help you live longer?
Dec 24, 2013
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News tagged with nuts
Health
Large study links nut consumption to reduced death rate
In the largest study of its kind, people who ate a daily handful of nuts were 20 percent less likely to die from any cause over a 30-year period than were those who didn't consume nuts, say scientists from Dana-Farber Cancer ...
Nov 20, 2013
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Immunology
Researchers investigate nut allergy mechanisms
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists teamed with university collaborators to validate the ability of a database of allergenic proteins to predict when an individual will react to two or more different types of ...
Nov 18, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Tree nut consumption associated with reduced risk of pancreatic cancer in women
In a large prospective study published online in the British Journal of Cancer, researchers looked at the association between nut consumption and risk of pancreatic cancer among 75,680 women in the Nurses' Health Study, with ...
Nov 7, 2013
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Immunology
Feds post food allergy guidelines for schools
The federal government is issuing its first guidelines to schools on how to protect children with food allergies.
Oct 30, 2013
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Health
Alumnus launches allergen-free snack startup
Shortly after they started dating in 2010, Robert Dalton and his wife Nicole had a dinner to remember.
Oct 2, 2013
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Health
Scientists develop improved method to estimate calories
Mom was right. It's important to chew your food fully. Chewing begins the digestive process of liberating nutrients from their food matrix, and this release is necessary before nutrients are considered "bioaccessible." In ...
Sep 17, 2013
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Health
People who eat nuts have reduced risk of cancer or cardiovascular disease
(Medical Xpress)—People who eat nuts, particularly walnuts, are more likely to live longer, finds research in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine. In a longitudinal study, researchers suggest that those who ...
Jul 17, 2013
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Health
Confused parents ignore precautionary food allergy labels
Parents of children with a history of the potentially life-threatening allergic reaction anaphylaxis often ignore precautionary labels on foods because they find them unhelpful and confusing, research from the Murdoch Children's ...
Jun 17, 2013
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Immunology
People with peanut/tree nut allergies can minimize risk of reactions on airplane flights
Few situations can provoke more anxiety for people with peanut or tree-nut allergies than having an allergic reaction while flying on an airplane and being unable to get help.
Mar 14, 2013
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