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Findings could guide recommendations for treating, preventing childhood malnutrition
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New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified key, naturally occurring biochemical components of a novel therapeutic food that is aimed at repairing malnourished children’s underdeveloped gut microbiomes. The study also has identified the important bacterial strains that process these biochemical components. The findings may help guide treatment with a current food formulation and enable the creation of new, more effective formulations in the future.A clinical trial reported in 2021 and conducted by a team of researchers from…
Credit: Clearsunrise /ShutterstockThe Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have upended supplies through one of the world’s most important trade routes and caused companies across industries to reassess their logistics.
The retaliation from a US-led group of countries has added to the uncertainty in the region and supply-chain headaches have been further compounded by a drought affecting shipping through the Panama Canal.
What is the issue in the Red Sea?
The Houthi movement, based in Yemen and backed by Iran, has been attacking cargo ships in the Red Sea heading for the Suez Canal for a number of weeks.…
Recently, my wife’s distant aunt, Leila, invited me, my wife, and our three children to her home in the Faisal neighborhood of Cairo. She promised to cook us maftoul, a Palestinian dish that we haven’t eaten since we fled Gaza in December. Back home, making maftoul was often a family affair. One person cooks a rich stew from pumpkin, onions, tomatoes, and chickpeas. Someone else mixes wheat flour into a dough. A third person rubs the dough through the holes of a sieve, creating tiny balls that are similar to pearl couscous. Finally, the balls are steamed and served with…
Developers at Flinders University and the German biotech company one • five have created a seaweed-based coating designed to replace plastics used in fast food packaging.
Many food containers and wrappers contain harmful plastics derived from fossil fuels that do not biodegrade and break into tiny microplastics that pollute the environment and harm marine ecosystems.
In the Philippines, researcher Denxybel Montinola has developed another type of biofilm from mango and seaweed that he hopes to make commercially available this year.
The development of seaweed-based bioplastics and coatings could boost the livelihoods of seaweed farmers who benefit from an industry that…
Steps were taken in Canada to reduce the use of Bisphenol A (BPA), a toxic chemical linked to prostate and breast cancer, commonly found in plastics, the lining of food cans, water bottles, and paper receipts. But in many cases, it has been replaced with similar hormone disrupting chemicals, such as Bisphenol S (BPS). A new study from McGill University shows that every day Canadians are exposed to BPS in the fresh foods they eat, as chemicals migrate from labels on the packaging materials into the food.
“BPA is a chemical that can interfere with hormones in the human body…
This measurement compares with fruits, Winstead pointed out, which generally are between 1.4 and 6.2; beans at 1.2 to 6.6; and nuts, ranging from 0.5 to 19. By comparison, he added, other species of azolla that grow in Asia and Africa are between 20 and 69 grams, gallic acid equivalents per kilogram dry weight — too high for humans to digest comfortably.
The researchers tested three cooking methods — boiling, pressure cooking and natural fermentation — that multiple studies have shown can decrease polyphenolic content in foods, with the aim of reducing antinutritional factors potentially limiting consumption of azolla by…
For the highly anticipated 2024 NEXTY Awards, natural and organic brands brought forth a staggering array of nominations, totaling nearly 1,500 products! Of those, 154 were named finalists and 35 emerged as winners across 35 categories.
This year, New Hope Network introduced several fresh categories, including Adult Non-Alcoholic Beverage, Packaged Produce, Beauty and Skincare, Alcoholic Beverage and more, reflecting the ever-evolving landscape of natural products innovation. Our discerning panel of judges is comprised of New Hope editors and analysts, alongside industry expert guest judges. Together they sampled and debated every product’s attributes based on inspiration, innovation and integrity.
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Statistics suggest online shopping sees a 14-percent increase in November compared to the rest of the year in Estonia. But buyer interest also gets taken advantage of by swindlers who create fake online shops and offer unrealistic prices.“Before making a purchase at an online store, it is necessary to verify its trustworthiness,” Kätlin Kukk, security manager for SEB bank, said. “The important thing is to look at the store’s address in your browser’s address bar. It should start with ‘https://’ whereas the ‘s’ before the colon is key.”
“What comes next needs to include the online shop’s real name,”…