1. Home
  2. Research

Category: Research

Research
Commercial factors driving unhealthy diets: Study

Commercial factors driving unhealthy diets: Study

Food availability, affordability and marketing can contribute to bad choices Excess weight and unhealthy diets are among the top three contributors to Australia’s total disease burden. They come just after tobacco, which is the leading

Research
Scientists develop fully edible sensor showing if frozen food was thawed

Scientists develop fully edible sensor showing if frozen food was thawed

Sensor provides a color readout when it’s warmed above a specific temperature, which is tunable from -58 F to 32 F Keeping food cold while it’s transported and stored is essential to retaining its flavour

Research
Researchers explore role of protein-dense microalgae to increase global food production

Researchers explore role of protein-dense microalgae to increase global food production

To help increase food production by more than 50% and feed a projected 10 billion people by 2050 New research by Cornell University, US describes how growing algae onshore could close a projected gap in

Research
Study links refined grains with increased risk of premature heart disease

Study links refined grains with increased risk of premature heart disease

Which grains you eat can impact your risk of getting heart disease earlier In one of the first studies to examine the relationship between different types of grain intake and premature coronary artery disease in

Research
Lovely Professional University prepares golden milk formulation with nanocurcumin

Lovely Professional University prepares golden milk formulation with nanocurcumin

Curcumin used in this research is in nano form which increases the solubility of curcumin 33 folds Jalandhar-based Lovely Professional University (LPU) has conducted a research and prepared golden milk, also known as turmeric milk.

Research
Study in UK examines presence of synthetic chemicals in food

Study in UK examines presence of synthetic chemicals in food

Food producers to investigate supply chains to better understand where contaminants might be introduced The first comprehensive assessment of common synthetic chemicals found in UK foods has been completed by researchers at the University of

Research
Diets rich in refined fibre may increase liver cancer risk: Study

Diets rich in refined fibre may increase liver cancer risk: Study

Many people commonly consume fibre-enriched foods to promote weight loss and prevent chronic diseases such as diabetes and cancer Researchers from the University of Toledo in the US have found that diets rich in highly

Research
Majority youth unaware of how meat consumption impacts climate

Majority youth unaware of how meat consumption impacts climate

Gen Z  'climate aware' but less aware of emissions linked to meat A survey of young Australians by a University of Sydney researcher found that while the majority believe climate change is anthropogenic - caused

Research
Study links variation in human dietary patterns with ageing process

Study links variation in human dietary patterns with ageing process

Findings emphasize importance of taking a holistic approach to thinking about nutrients The answer to a relatively concise question- how does what we eat affect how we age- is unavoidably complex, according to a new study

Research
ICRISAT develops new variety of heart-healthy groundnut 

ICRISAT develops new variety of heart-healthy groundnut 

India's first Spanish-type high oleic acid groundnut variety is set for release Groundnut oil considered as good as olive oil was made possible with the development of high oleic acid varieties. Now, a new variety