Results of the first human clinical studies confirm that a new yogurt fights the bacteria that cause gastritis and stomach ulcers with what researchers describe as almost vaccine-like effects, scientists in Japan will report at the 237th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society.
Researchers have long known that yogurt, a fermented milk product containing live bacteria, is a healthy source of calcium, protein, and other nutrients. Some brands of yogurt are now made with “probiotics” — certain types of bacteria — intended to improve health. The new yogurt represents a …

Have you experienced bloating after eating something? Or nauseous after drinking milk, maybe? Ever wondered why that happens? Food sensitivity is something that most of us have learned to live with. For one thing, it goes undetected almost 90% of the time because symptoms may occur as late as after 3 days of consuming the offending food. For another, food sensitivity triggers subtle and sometimes unrelated symptoms. For instance, a sensitivity to yeast may lead to excessive drainage from the sinus! Even doctors misdiagnose food sensitivity because of this. Food …

Not to worry. Their customer’s health will be no more an issue in bad times than they were it good times. Chemicals will continue to fill the bill.
[Sara Lee Corp] is emphasizing the value of its Jimmy Dean Skillet product, Barnes said, noting that a consumer just has to add eggs and can feed a family of five a hearty breakfast for about $5.00.
Just what heartiness will you find in one of Jimmy Dean Skillet meals (other than the eggs you add yourself? Here’s the list of ingredients as listed …

AS tens of thousands of people recently strolled among booths of the nation’s largest organic and natural foods show here, munching on fair-trade chocolate and sipping organic wine, a few dozen pioneers of the industry sneaked off to an out-of-the-way conference room.
Although unit sales of organic food have leveled off and even declined lately, versus a year earlier, the mood among those crowded into the conference room was upbeat as they awaited a private screening of a documentary called “Food Inc.” — a withering critique of agribusiness and industrially produced …

INDIANAPOLIS, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Noble Roman’s, Inc. (OTCBulletinBoard: NROM) , the Indianapolis based franchisor of Noble Roman’s Pizza and Tuscano’s Italian Style Subs, today announced results for the year 2008. Net income from continuing operations was $1.4 million, or $.07 per share basic and diluted, on weighted average number of common shares outstanding of 19.2 million and diluted weighted average shares of 20.1 million. This compares to net income from continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2007 of $2.5 million, or $.14 per share basic, on weighted …

Mar 19, 2009 (CIDRAP News) – Members of Congress today grilled executives of three food companies about what role producers have in ensuring that their ingredients are safe, after revealing that Nestle did its own audits of Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) facilities in 2002 and 2006 and rejected the company as one of its suppliers.
All three of the companies whose leaders testified before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce today issued recall notices after the Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak strain was suspected and identified in some of their …

Food Ingredients are assuming greater significance as nutritional support solutions, but the challenge is to up-scale many of these processed products that are known for high nutritional value. There are many projects focusing on the nutritive value of food ingredients taking place at research institutes like the Mysore-based Central Food Technology Research Institute(CFTRI) and Defence Food Research Laboratory(DFRL) besides the Bangalore-based University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS).
The food ingredients constitute cereals, pulses, oil seeds, jaggery, spices and condiments.
India hardly imports food ingredients. Current value of food ingredients market globally …

Maybe you have noticed organic food in the supermarket and wondered what was so special about it. Organic health food is more expensive than conventional food but why is this? Does it taste different and is it better for you?
A Guide to Organic Health Food
Organic produce is not grown or processed in the same way as conventional food. It is never exposed to artificial fertilizers, conventional pesticides, industrial waste, human waste, and ionizing radiation or food additives. Conventional chickens are sometimes given tiny quantities of arsenic in their feed to …

Shopping was easy when most food came from farms. Now, factory-made foods have made chemical additives a significant part of our diet. Most people may not be able to pronounce the names of many of these chemicals, but they still want to know what the chemicals do and which ones are safe and which are poorly tested or possibly dangerous.
A simple general rule about additives is to avoid sodium nitrite, saccharin, caffeine, olestra, acesulfame K, and artificial coloring. Not only are they among the most questionable additives, but they are …

Many food and agricultural products, particularly imported ones, do not meet quality standards, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) at a conference on March 18.
Of 500 fertilizer producers in Vietnam, 60-70% use manual production method.
LookAtVietnam – Many food and agricultural products, particularly imported ones, do not meet quality standards, reported the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) at a conference on March 18.
According to the Ministry, around 71% of imported and 25-33% of locally produced veterinary medicines used in aquaculture failed to meet quality criteria. Up …