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The Cooking Advantage: Nine Vegetables That Offer More Nutrition When Cooked
Recent trends in raw food diets overlook the fact that some vegetables are more nutritious when cooked. Cooking methods like steaming or roasting can enhance the availability of essential nutrients in vegetables such as asparagus, mushrooms, and spinach. This process releases important vitamins and antioxidants, which are sometimes trapped within the vegetables’ cell walls. Although…
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Del Monte Foods says partnership with nonprofit is advancing nutrition education
A Del Monte Foods Inc. partnership with the nonprofit Alliance for a Healthier Generation has yielded success with the Nourishing Families by Nourishing Schools program, according to a news release. The commitment was made in support of the company’s Growers of Good purpose to foster a healthier and more hopeful tomorrow by making nutritious foods…
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TFP Nutrition Expands Voluntary Recall of Dry Dog, Dry Cat, and Catfish Food Due to Potential Salmonella Health Risk. Recall Includes Dry Dog, Dry Cat, and Catfish Foods Manufactured in Nacogdoches, TX Facility.
TFP Nutrition is expanding their voluntary recall that was initiated to include all dry dog, dry cat, and catfish formulas manufactured in their Nacogdoches, Texas, facility. The recall of these production codes is being conducted due to the potential for Salmonella contamination.
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Nutrition gap: Don’t reduce India’s food security law to a grain handout scheme
Earlier this year, the National Food Security Act (NFSA) completed a decade, a period over which it has successfully expanded coverage of the Public Distribution System (PDS) to almost two-thirds of India’s population. It proved to be a lifeline during the covid pandemic, with the government raising its entitlement from the mandated 5kg per person…
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1 in 4 adult San Diegans are nutrition insecure
We’re one week away from Thanksgiving, and the American Farm Bureau says the cost of the big feast is a little lower than it was last year. But advocates like the San Diego Hunger Coalition, who are trying to end hunger in San Diego County, say they’re not seeing much of an improvement. Why it…
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USDA Inaction on New Swine Inspection System Fails U.S. Farmers and Pork Processors | The United States Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
Key Takeaways USDA’s self-imposed November 30 deadline on the Time-Limited Trial for New Swine Inspection System plants is rapidly approaching and the department has yet to establish a permanent solution or issue an extension of the current Time-Limited Trial that allows certain pork processing plants to operate at increased line speeds to facilitate greater efficiency…
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Plant-Based Diets Linked to Lower Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes
Need another reason to try eating more plant-based meals? A new study suggests that replacing animal proteins with plant-based options like nuts and beans (also called legumes) is associated with a lower risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and premature death, according to study results published in BMC Medicine. For the study, researchers examined…
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Journal on Food Law and Policy Dedicated to White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, Health
Nov. 17, 2023 The Journal of Food Law and Policy at the U of A School of Law is proud to announce the online release of its special issue dedicated to the historic 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, held last fall in Washington, D.C. This issue is dedicated to legal scholarship commenting on…
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Study: Collagen peptide supplement improves muscle damage recovery
The randomised controlled trial assessed the influence of specific collagen peptide (SCP) supplementation on recovery markers following eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage in 55 predominantly sedentary male participants over three months. Measurements of muscle strength (maximum voluntary contraction – MVC), how fast participants could develop force (rate of force development – RFD), and power production (countermovement…
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TFP Nutrition Expands Voluntary Recall of Dry Dog, Dry Cat, and Catfish Food
From the FDA press release: TFP Nutrition is expanding their voluntary recall that was initiated to include all dry dog, dry cat, and catfish formulas manufactured in their Nacogdoches, Texas, facility. The recall of these production codes is being conducted due to the potential for Salmonella contamination. Individuals handling dry pet food can become infected…
