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Intensify Research on Emerging Concepts of Probiotics

Intensify Research on Emerging Concepts of Probiotics

Dr Satyanarayana Kandukuri, Food Processing Practice Lead, Sathguru Management Consultants Probiotics are defined as “live microorganisms which, when administered in adequate amounts, confer a health benefit on the host”. Live microorganisms may be present in

Research
Scientists identify link between higher vitamin K intake and lower bone fracture risk late in life

Scientists identify link between higher vitamin K intake and lower bone fracture risk late in life

Vitamin K1 can help reduce the risk of fractures in older populations Breaking bones can be life-changing events, especially as we age, when hip fractures can become particularly damaging and result in disability, compromised independence

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Scientists develop new healthy vegetable snack

Scientists develop new healthy vegetable snack

For supporting sustainability in the agri-food sector    A new healthy vegetable snack, drawing on innovation from Australia’s national science agency Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) together with startup Nutri V, will see

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Scientists add ‘invisible fibre’ to foods for healthier diet

Scientists add ‘invisible fibre’ to foods for healthier diet

Converting native starches to dietary fibre that can be added to food to make it healthier Researchers at RMIT University, Australia have worked with Microtec Engineering Group, a technology-based engineering company that supplies starch processing equipment,

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Dietary change could be key to enhancing colon cancer treatment

Dietary change could be key to enhancing colon cancer treatment

Laboratory research finds a low-protein diet can enhance standard treatment for colon cancer Cancer cells need nutrients to survive and grow. One of the most important nutrient sensing molecules in a cell is called mTORC1.

Food
Diabexy launches Sugar Control Atta for diabetes patients

Diabexy launches Sugar Control Atta for diabetes patients

A new weapon to fight diabetes enters market Gurugram-based startup Diabexy, that manufactures low glycemic load food products for diabetic people, has launched Diabexy Sugar Control Atta to help them fight diabetes and also manage

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Tracing tomatoes’ health benefits to gut microbes: Study

Tracing tomatoes’ health benefits to gut microbes: Study

Favourable findings in pigs warrant human studies, researchers say Two weeks of eating a diet heavy in tomatoes increased the diversity of gut microbes and altered gut bacteria toward a more favorable profile in young

Nutritionals
Nutrition Thought Leaders join hands with Superfoods Valley to solve Hidden Hunger

Nutrition Thought Leaders join hands with Superfoods Valley to solve Hidden Hunger

700 million Indians suffer from micronutrient deficiencies Nutrition and food-tech startup Superfoods Valley has collaborated with eminent nutrition thought leaders, food scientists, nutrition technologists, and wellness experts to attempt at solving India’s nutritional gap with

Nutritionals
PFNDAI backs use of soy to address India’s protein challenges

PFNDAI backs use of soy to address India’s protein challenges

Soy has emerged as a ‘superfood’ and a solution to resolve India’s protein challenges PFNDAI (Protein Foods and Nutrition Development Association of India), an organisation founded to promote food safety, quality, nutrition, and healthy diets through

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‘Protein hunger’ drives overeating, large-scale population study shows

‘Protein hunger’ drives overeating, large-scale population study shows

Study confirms that processed foods key to rising obesity  The modern pallet's preference for highly processed and refined foods over a protein-rich diet is a key contributor to the high obesity rates in the Western