While Nestle Purina PetCare said no animals have been affected so far, it is advising consumers to throw out already purchased three-ounce cans of Muse wet cat food Natural Chicken Recipe in Gravy. (FDA) The popular pet food brand Purina has issued a recall for one of its cat food products after customers complained of […]
Emails show FDA worry with growers after romaine outbreaks
After repeated food poisoning outbreaks tied to romaine lettuce, a U.S. food safety official shared his concerns in an internal email, saying the produce industry’s water testing “failed in an epic and tragic way.” How the industry tests water to grow leafy greens is “unacceptable” and needs to change, James Gorny, a senior adviser for […]
Discovery of a crucial immune reaction when solid food is introduced that prevents inflammatory disorders
Microbes colonize all body surfaces and balance the immune system. In newborn infants, the gut microbiome is first conditioned by breast milk components. When solid food is introduced, gut microbiota develops and bacteria proliferate. Scientists from the Institut Pasteur and Inserm have discovered that a key immune response is generated in mice when solid food […]
What Is The Okinawa Diet And Could It Help You Lose Weight?
Okinawa isn’t just a region in Japan, it’s also the inspo behind a new eating regime designed specifically to maximise longevity. Reason being: the country has the longest life expectancy of anywhere in the word (90-years-old for women and 84-years-old for men. And considering it’s just 82 and a half for the average Aussie adult, […]
They are poisonous or can make you ill: Seven foods, the raw food you should never
Green Beans Vegetables is healthy, and most of the species are also perfect for raw eating. An exception to green beans, such as Bush or runner beans. They contain a toxic Protein called Phasin. The substance causes the red blood cells in the body stick together. The consequences: Nausea, headache, vomiting, and diarrhea. Larger quantities […]
Junk food is linked to both moderate and severe psychological distress
A study has found that poor mental health is linked with poor diet quality — regardless of personal characteristics such as gender age, education, age, marital status and income level. The study, published Feb. 16 in the International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, revealed that California adults who consumed more unhealthy food were also […]
‘She was literally wasting away’: the food allergy no one has heard of
When Caroline Partridge's daughter, Matilda, was nearly five months old, she became violently ill. "She just continued to vomit, and vomit, and vomit, and vomit," the paramedic recalls. "At first I just thought maybe she'd picked up a bug or something, because her sister was in childcare." Caroline Partridge, with daughters Charlotte, left, and Matilda, […]
Quality of overall diet is key to lowering type 2 diabetes risk
Consistent with studies in other populations, findings from the first local study, The Singapore Chinese Health Study, conducted by researchers in the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and Duke-NUS Medical School, have shown that a high-quality diet defined by low intake of animal foods such as red meat, […]
Black Food – Fashionable but unhealthy: beware of these dark-colored foods
Activated carbon: Black Food better avoid Burgers, pizzas, Smoothies: more and more food products are colored with active carbon black. Consumer advocates warn of the so-called Black Food. The consumption of such food can sometimes affect the health damage and the effect of drugs. Coal-black burgers and pizzas In the social media, a series of […]
Nanoparticles in food can alter the behavior of gut bacteria
Researchers from the University Medical Center of Mainz in Germany and colleagues from other centers in Germany, Austria, and the United States have discovered that the ultra-tiny particles can bind to gut bacteria. In a study paper about their work — which now appears in the journal npj Science of Food — the authors explain […]