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Introduction The genus Amaranth (L.) belongs to the order Caryophyllales, which includes quinoa, spinach, and beetroot.1 Dicotyledonous mesophyte amaranth uses a unique C4 carbon-fixation mechanism.2 Amaranth is a fast-growing, pseudo cereal that can grow in arid environments and on depleted soils, where conventional cereals cannot.3 Amaranth has a strong capacity for efficient water utilization in…

Image Credit: Supplied Optimum Nutrition, the undisputed world’s #1 sports nutrition brand and part of Glanbia Performance Nutrition, today unveiled its new roadmap for the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META). A preferred & trusted sports nutrition brand in the region, Optimum Nutrition is expanding its footprint by raising awareness of holistic fitness, partnering with…

Christopher Furlong/Getty Images File photo: Between 1999 and 2018, the proportion of healthier unprocessed or minimally processed foods decreased from 28.8% to 23.5% of consumed calories, the study found. By Katie Hunt | CNN Children and teens in the United States now get more than two-thirds of their calories from ultraprocessed foods, an analysis of…

However, she didn’t exactly plan for her career to play out this way. “I don’t think that any child ever dreams of science and regulatory affairs as a career,” said Wong. “For me, graduating as a toxicologist at graduate school, I thought my two options were academia or pharma. I had no idea that there…

The descriptive cross-sectional study used a validated questionnaire to collect data from 106 middle-distance runners, ranging from regional competitors to international athletes.   The authors from Poland and Spain concluded: “Higher-level athletes consume SS that have greater scientific evidence. “On the other hand, although the most commonly consumed SS have evidence for the performance or health…

Shipworms, or Teredinids, can burrow into waste wood and convert it to protein. This has traditionally caused them to be seen as a pest. However, they are in fact abundant in nutrients. Just 10g in dry weight a week of the bivalve would be enough to fulfil one’s weekly intake of vitamin B12. This suitability…

22 Nov 2023 — Food and beverage multinational Danone has developed a concept baby formula with large, milk phospholipid-coated lipid droplets inspired by the structure, size and composition of lipid globules found in breast milk. The structure allows for digestion, absorption and nutrient utilization similar to breast milk. The formula concept was studied as part…

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman, (R-Ark.), Ranking Member, today announced that the Committee will hold a hearing to consider the nominations of Dr. Basil Ivanhoe Gooden to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development and the Honorable Summer…