Category: Nutrition

  • These Dietary Changes May Add Up To 13 Years To Your Life, Study Says

    Legumes—which include lentils, beans, and chickpeas—are packed with protein, fiber, and phytonutrients, making them a staple for any plant-based (and longevity-focused) diet. If you’re looking for a filling lunch recipe, try this chickpea and samphire salad. For a hearty dinner, take a stab at this smoky chickpea, red lentil, and vegetable soup.  When it comes…

  • CJ Europe to showcase New Food and Nutrition Solutions at CJ FNT Discovery Lounge in Frankfurt

    Enhancing Customer Communication Through Exclusive Events… Introducing Diverse Solutions FRANKFURT, Germany, Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — CJ Europe (CJE), the Europe business headquarters of the global leading fermentation-based ingredients and solutions manufacturer CJ Food & Nutrition Tech (CJ FNT), will showcase its new innovative technologies and products at CJ FNT Discovery Lounge for their VIP customers:…

  • Project Management Specialist (Nutrition) | Sol: 72061724R10002 | Closing: December 8, 2023, 4:45PM local time.

    USAID/Uganda – Solicitation USAID/Uganda is seeking offers from qualified Ugandans to provide personal services under contract as Project Management Specialist (Nutrition) Download: Detailed Solicitation Document | SOL PMS (NUTRITION) 2023 Solicitation Number: 72061724R10002 that provides the full position description, selection criteria, and the specific instructions is found at: https://ug.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/ Salary Range:  UGX 157,828,400 to 232,334,711…

  • Nutrition, metabolic factors could be key to solving ALS puzzle

    Nutrition, metabolic factors could be key to solving ALS puzzle

    If you had access to social media in 2014, there’s a good chance you remember the Ice Bucket Challenge and ALS: the neurodegenerative disease at the heart of the viral fundraiser. As well as tipping freezing water on each other, the world learned a lot about this uncommon condition in which patients gradually lose the…

  • Consider nutrition security when donating to a food drive

    Consider nutrition security when donating to a food drive

    Somewhere out there, a handbook has been passed down from generation to generation advising that parents instruct their kids to clean their plate. The carrot on the stick was that you got to join the clean plate club for doing so. And the ensuing guilt for not cleaning your plate came with the reminder there…

  • Why is there a Vitamin K but no Vitamin F?

    Why is there a Vitamin K but no Vitamin F?

    Vitamin C for a cold? A good dose of Vitamin D on a sunny day? We all know that vitamins are critical for our health, but how did they get their names and, more importantly, when were they discovered in the first place? Before vitamins Though humans have always understood there’s a connection between diet…

  • New adult nutrition launches from Arla Foods Ingredients, Danone in China

    New adult nutrition launches from Arla Foods Ingredients, Danone in China

    More manufacturers are pivoting their infant nutrition ingredients into other segments of nutrition in light of changing market dynamics in China. Arla Foods Ingredients has launched three formulated powder recipes to help private-label producers meet the growing demand for healthy ageing milk powders. According to Innova Market Insights, between 2018 and 2022, China accounted for…

  • We Need to Better Understand Malnutrition-Related Diabetes

    We Need to Better Understand Malnutrition-Related Diabetes

    A micrograph showing pancreatic islets or islets of Langerhans. Credit: Ed Reschke/Getty Images Advertisement <div class="article-block article-text" data-behavior="newsletter_promo dfp_article_rendering" data-dfp-adword="Advertisement" data-newsletterpromo_article-text=" Sign up for Scientific American’s free newsletters. ” data-newsletterpromo_article-image=”https://static.scientificamerican.com/sciam/cache/file/4641809D-B8F1-41A3-9E5A87C21ADB2FD8_source.png” data-newsletterpromo_article-button-text=”Sign Up” data-newsletterpromo_article-button-link=”https://www.scientificamerican.com/page/newsletter-sign-up/?origincode=2018_sciam_ArticlePromo_NewsletterSignUp” name=”articleBody” itemprop=”articleBody”> The conversation around diabetes has predominantly revolved around an energy surplus: if a person takes in more energy than they expend, over…

  • Healthy Kids Inc. fuels youth nutrition

    Healthy Kids Inc. fuels youth nutrition

    MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) – Healthy Kids Inc. Is the first cooking model of its kind in the state, and they are looking to fight childhood obesity. According to WVU researchers, the state has a 22 percent childhood obesity rate. The national average is 16. Mandy Curry feels Healthy Kids Inc. can change that. “We have…

  • ‘The need is there’ | Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation donates $15K to Nutrition & Services for Seniors

    ‘The need is there’ | Molina Healthcare Charitable Foundation donates $15K to Nutrition & Services for Seniors

    BEAUMONT, Texas — A Beaumont nonprofit has received a generous donation to fund their Meals on Wheels program.  Nutrition & Services for Seniors supports meals for seniors and home-bound disabled adults in Jefferson and Hardin Counties.  CEO Janci Kimball says this type of support will allow the agency to do all it can to help…