ScienceDaily (Mar. 6, 2012) It looks like a cutlet, it’s juicy and fibrous like a cutlet, and it even chews with the consistency of a real cutlet — but the ingredients are 100 percent vegetable. Researchers are using a new method to prepare a meat substitute that not only tastes good, but is also [...]
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March 7, 2012
March 7, 2012
Parents urge pre-9pm food ads ban
Many pestered parents back a ban on TV advertising of junk food and sugary snacks before 9pm, a survey has suggested. More than half (59%) believe that advertising of foods that are high in fat, sugar and salt make it harder for them to feed their child a healthy diet. The poll, commissioned by the [...]
March 7, 2012
Most weight loss supplements are not effective
ScienceDaily (Mar. 6, 2012) An Oregon State University researcher has reviewed the body of evidence around weight loss supplements and has bad news for those trying to find a magic pill to lose weight and keep it off — it doesn’t exist. Melinda Manore reviewed the evidence surrounding hundreds of weight loss supplements, a [...]
March 7, 2012
Genetic Tweak Helps Mice Avoid Cancer, Obesity: Study
TUESDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) — New research offers potential insight into the connection between cancer, obesity and longevity in humans by showing that genetically modified mice live longer, skinnier and almost cancer-free lives. There are quite a few differences between mice and humans, especially in regard to the type of fat that’s apparently affected [...]
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