Inside BENEO’s new pulse plant: pioneering sustainable protein from faba beans
Eating high fibre foods may reduce the effects of stress on our gut and behaviour, according to new research published in The Journal of Physiology. Stress is a significant health concern and can cause major
A Columbia Engineering team led by Sam Sia, professor of biomedical engineering, has developed a simple, innovative method to directly convert white fat to brown fat outside the body and then reimplant it in a
Many foods produced on an industrial scale include raw ingredients mixed together in enormous stainless steel machines that can be difficult to clean. With repeated use, equipment surfaces get minute scratches and grooves, providing bacteria
New study investigating BCM-95® turmeric extract for potential as a preventive and treatment agent for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver (NAFLD) disease demonstrated exciting results. Inherent to the unique composition of BCM-95 is a full complement
A clinical study conducted in India and published in the peer reviewed journal Food & Nutrition Research reported that adults with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) showed improvement from co-existing depression when they took a probiotic
A group of scientists at St. John’s Research Institute, Bengaluru, has developed a new way to accurately measure the digestibility of dietary proteins. The scientific team labelled spirulina and two legumes (chick pea and
New research demonstrates non-essential amino acids have functional roles similar to essential amino acids. Dr. Guoyao Wu, distinguished professor of animal nutrition, university faculty fellow and Texas A&M AgriLife Research faculty fellow, is promoting a
A team of researchers at UCL and Imperial College London, UK has reported a new method to deliver curcumin, extracted from the yellow spice turmeric, directly to the back of the eye using eye drops,
The American Academy of Pediatrics is cautioning parents and pediatricians to avoid exposing children to eight chemicals found in food and in plastic packaging. The chemicals may be especially harmful to kids due to
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati used Sechium edule or Chayote (Chow-Chow in Hindi) to prepare nanosilver particles that proved toxic to Leishmania donovani (Causal agent for Kala Azar). Nanosilver particles are