Refined carbohydrates could trigger food cravings not unlike the cravings that drug addicts experience, new research suggests.
July 2, 2013
The quick spike and subsequent crash in blood sugar that comes after eating highly processed carbs activates reward and addiction centers in the brain.
Snacks sold in U.S. schools from next year must be lower in fat, salt and sugar, according to federal rules.
June 28, 2013
The standards are seen as a critical step in improving students' eating options under a 2010 law revamping school foods. Schools have until July 1, 2014, to implement the new rules.
The new facility joins other DuPont innovation centers in Turkey, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, India, Brazil, Mexico, Michigan, Russia and Switzerland.
Researchers studied 1,373 men to determine the effect of long-term alcohol intake and type of alcoholic beverage consumed.
June 26, 2013
Long-term light alcohol intake averaging less than half a glass daily lowered the risk of death from heart-related causes and all causes and also increased life expectancy by five years.
The global food industry will conduct 966.5 million microbiology tests in 2013 to ensure the safety of food products and detect dangerous pathogens in food.
June 26, 2013
Microbiology testing practices by food producers around the world do vary extensively.