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Researchers devise a new method to assess protein utilization through stable isotopes

Researchers devise a new method to assess protein utilization through stable isotopes

Researchers at St. John’s Research Institute, Bengaluru have enabled better characterization of amino acid availability of various food types through dual-tracer method. Proteins are important dietary components that contribute energy as well as amino acid

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Strategy modifications can leads to a healthy diet

Strategy modifications can leads to a healthy diet

Research has consistently shown that a healthy diet -- particularly one high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish, nuts and legumes and low in processed meats, refined grains, sodium and sugary beverages is associated with

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US scientists to make curcumin deliverable to cancer cells

US scientists to make curcumin deliverable to cancer cells

Researchers from the University of Illinois College of Engineering, US have developed a way of delivering curcumin so that it can be effective as a therapeutic agent for cancer.   Although curcumin’s anti-cancer effect is

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Lentils lower the risk of developing diabetes

Lentils lower the risk of developing diabetes

Researchers found that replacing rice, potatoes, and other starchy side dishes with lentils can significantly lower blood sugar levels.   The study, which was carried out by a team of researchers at the University of

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Soy diets might help combat negative effects of menopause on health

Soy diets might help combat negative effects of menopause on health

Osteoporosis, decreased physical activity and weight gain are serious health concerns for postmenopausal women. Researchers from the University of Missouri now have discovered through a new animal study that soy protein found in food might

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Average salt consumption safe for heart, finds a study

Average salt consumption safe for heart, finds a study

New research shows that for the vast majority of individuals, sodium consumption does not increase health risks except for those who eat more than five grams a day, the equivalent of 2.5 teaspoons of salt.

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Ketogenic diets may cause an increased risk of type 2 diabetes

Ketogenic diets may cause an increased risk of type 2 diabetes

New research published in the Journal of Physiology indicates that ketogenic diets, which are low carbohydrate high fat eating plans that are known to lead to weight loss, may cause an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes

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Shoolini University Researchers Discover Phytomedicine for the Treatment of Skin Disorders

Shoolini University Researchers Discover Phytomedicine for the Treatment of Skin Disorders

Researchers at Shoolini University in Solan have discovered an exceptional phytomedicine for the treatment of skin inflammatory disorders like psoriasis and eczema. They have also filed a patent entitled Improved vesicular formulation of thymoquinone for

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Study links high-fat diet with pancreatic cancer

Study links high-fat diet with pancreatic cancer

Researchers from Georgetown University, US have found out that a high-fat diet may promote the growth of pancreatic cancer independent of obesity because of the interaction between dietary fat and cholecystokinin (CCK), a digestive hormone.

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slippery packaging to cut food waste

slippery packaging to cut food waste

Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have developed super slippery packaging that lets consumers squeeze out every last drop of a product, and could significantly cut down food wastage.   Food left behind in plastic