Literacy and Portion Sizes May 6/Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- According to recent research in the U.S., "Portion-size estimation is an important component of weight management. Literacy and numeracy
Halal-only KFCs for London's Predominantly Muslim Areas May 6/London/Daily Mail -- KFC is to start serving halal-only chicken in a number of its [London] outlets. The fast-food chain is trying
Socioeconomics and Diet May 7/St. Louis/Space Daily -- In a study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers from the University of Washington compared the eating habits
Essential Oils as Biopreservatives April 29/Food Weekly News -- According to a study from Turkey, "Food safety is a fundamental concern of both consumers and the food industry. The increasing
Benefits of Resveratrol April 29/Journal of Technology & Science -- According to recent research from Taichung, Taiwan, "Resveratrol (3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene) is a natural polyphenol that presents various physiological activities. It has
Lowering Cholesterol with Fortified Dairy April 29/Journal of Farming -- "The discovery of several healthy beneficial effects of the consumption of dairy products fermented with some bacterial strains led to
Augmenting Antioxidants May 6/Food Business Week -- "Lycopene, a powerful antioxidant present in fruits and vegetables, is the most efficient quencher of singlet oxygen among the carotenoids. There are other
Extending Ground Beef's Shelflife May 6/Food Business Week -- "The objective of this study was to extend the shelflife of ground beef in chilled conditions. Samples were treated with 2%
Phenol Extracts from Olive Oil Production Waste May 6/Agriculture Week -- "Olive phenol extracts from waste from olive-oil production (alperujo) have been obtained by microwave-assisted extraction and used for edible
Two varieties of rice crackers (RC-1 and RC-2) were packaged in two types of packaging materials, polyethylene and polypropylene pouches, and stored at 30C/75% RH and 30C/85% RH to simulate actual storage conditions and determine shelflife.