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Scientists, chefs explore ways to help people with neurologically-related taste impairments enjoy food again

Two women, seated at a table, told their stories in quiet tones. A group of chefs, some standing, others seated, leaned forward eagerly, clearly interested in what these two women had to say. They peppered the women with questions: did food taste better cold or hot? Was texture an issue? Did a glass of wine before dinner help or hurt the flavor experience? The women have taken chemotherapy for their cancer. One of them -- Gina Mullin -- will be taking chemotherapy every three weeks for the rest of her life. Both of them tell heartbreaking stories about a side effect of chemotherapy that gets swept under the rug: food tastes terrible.

19 Nov 2015

UGA to use $2.1 million grant to explore effects of feeding wildlife at public parks

People feeding white ibises at public parks are turning the normally independent birds into beggars, and now researchers at the University of Georgia say it might also be helping spread disease.

12 Nov 2015

Federal food policy changes boost healthful food options at smaller urban corner stores

Federal food policy changes led to increased availability of healthy foods at smaller urban corner stores in Baltimore, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research suggests. Increases in healthy food were greatest in corner stores and in neighborhoods with a majority of black residents.

3 Nov 2015

Two Duke obesity experts' articles appear in the November issue of Health Affairs

Two Duke Global Health Institute faculty members have articles in the November issue of Health Affairs, which is devoted entirely to the subject of food and health, marking the first time the publication has covered the subject in this way.

3 Nov 2015

Healthy food can help low-income people better control their diabetes

To determine whether healthy food could help low-income people better control their diabetes, a pilot study by UC San Francisco and Feeding America tracked nearly 700 people at food banks in California, Texas and Ohio over two years.

3 Nov 2015

Neurogastronomy explores brain and behavior related to food

A new science called neurogastronomy explores brain and behavior in the context of food, and the International Society of Neurogastronomy's inaugural symposium will bring together for the first time the "four pillars" of neurogastronomy to share their knowledge and begin a dialogue that they hope will ultimately lead to real changes in brain behavior as it relates to food.

29 Oct 2015

Reducing sugar intake reverses chronic metabolic diseases in children

Reducing consumption of added sugar, even without reducing calories or losing weight, has the power to reverse a cluster of chronic metabolic diseases, including high cholesterol and blood pressure, in children in as little as 10 days, according to a study by researchers at UC San Francisco and Touro University California.

27 Oct 2015

Azti-Tecnalia optimizes industrial production of oat beta-glucan-based white bread

Azti-Tecnalia, the expert R&D centre for foodstuff and marine innovation, together with Artadi Alimentación, has achieved the industrial scale-up of white bread dough containing oat beta-glucans that lower blood cholesterol, thus optimising the formula for industrial processing conditions that will allow this bread to be marketed on a large scale.

20 Oct 2015

Re-engineering the brain to perceive food differently

Can we make people healthier by tricking the brain into thinking broccoli tastes like chocolate? A group of internationally acclaimed chefs, bench neuroscientists, food scientists and clinical neurologists are confident that they can.

26 Sep 2015

UF researchers create fungi database to promote healthier environments

University of Florida Assistant Professor Matthew E. Smith is readying millions of fungi specimens for their close-ups. He and members of his team are helping to take photographs of and catalogue 2.3 million microfungi specimens for a worldwide database of mushrooms, truffles, molds and mildews, among other types of fungi.

23 Sep 2015

Scientists discover new mechanism that protects brain stem cells against aging-induced damage

Neural stem cells generate new neurons throughout life in the mammalian brain. However, with advancing age the potential for regeneration in the brain dramatically declines.

18 Sep 2015

Longer school lunches linked to healthier choices, new study reveals

Elementary and middle school students who are given at least 25 minutes to eat lunch are more likely to choose fruits and consume more of their entrees, milk, and vegetables according to a new study released in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

14 Sep 2015

New treatments under development for adults with coeliac disease may also benefit children

A new study has revealed childhood coeliac disease mirrors the condition in adults, increasing the possibility a coeliac disease therapy that could enable patients to eat gluten again will work in children.

4 Sep 2015

Preserving natural structure of dietary fibre during food production can help lower blood sugar levels

A new study led by scientists at King's College London shows that preserving the natural structure of dietary fibre during food production can help to slow the rise in blood sugar levels after a meal.

3 Sep 2015

Study provides clearer picture of evolutionary history, genetic organization of cannabis

A study by Canadian researchers is providing a clearer picture of the evolutionary history and genetic organization of cannabis, a step that could have agricultural, medical and legal implications for this valuable crop.

28 Aug 2015

Bio-fortification of sweet potatoes may help combat vitamin A deficiency in South Africa

Vitamin A deficiency is the leading cause of preventable blindness in children. It also increases the risk of disease and death from severe infections, according to the World Health Organization.

14 Aug 2015

Eating too many refined carbohydrates may increase depression risk

A study published this week indicates that a diet high in refined carbohydrates may increase the risk of developing depression.

7 Aug 2015

Diet high in refined carbohydrates may lead to depression risk in postmenopausal women

A diet high in refined carbohydrates may lead to an increased risk for new-onset depression in postmenopausal women, according to a study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

6 Aug 2015

Clinical dietitian suggests tips to help parents ensure healthy nutrition for children

Back to school means getting back into a routine that helps students achieve success in the new school year. Start the year off on solid footing by making good nutrition part of your child's schedule. Multiple studies have shown that good nutrition, improved hydration and proper sleep play a huge role in academic success.

4 Aug 2015

Physically impaired people to compete at Cybathlon 2016

Zurich will host the first Cybathlon in autumn 2016, bringing together physical-ly impaired people from all over the world to compete against each other using the latest assistive technologies.

3 Aug 2015

Bread News and Research

Scientists, chefs explore ways to help people with neurologically-related taste impairments enjoy food again

UGA to use $2.1 million grant to explore effects of feeding wildlife at public parks

Federal food policy changes boost healthful food options at smaller urban corner stores

Two Duke obesity experts' articles appear in the November issue of Health Affairs

Healthy food can help low-income people better control their diabetes

Neurogastronomy explores brain and behavior related to food

Reducing sugar intake reverses chronic metabolic diseases in children

Azti-Tecnalia optimizes industrial production of oat beta-glucan-based white bread

Re-engineering the brain to perceive food differently

UF researchers create fungi database to promote healthier environments

Scientists discover new mechanism that protects brain stem cells against aging-induced damage

Longer school lunches linked to healthier choices, new study reveals

New treatments under development for adults with coeliac disease may also benefit children

Preserving natural structure of dietary fibre during food production can help lower blood sugar levels

Study provides clearer picture of evolutionary history, genetic organization of cannabis

Bio-fortification of sweet potatoes may help combat vitamin A deficiency in South Africa

Eating too many refined carbohydrates may increase depression risk

Diet high in refined carbohydrates may lead to depression risk in postmenopausal women

Clinical dietitian suggests tips to help parents ensure healthy nutrition for children

Physically impaired people to compete at Cybathlon 2016

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