Study Finds Teens Who Start the Day with Breakfast Eat Better Overall Older teens who ate breakfast took in more nutrients and consumed less daily fat and sugar than those who skipped it, particularly when breakfasts were high in protein From American Society for Nutrition (ASN) A new study of...
Protocol Set for Studying Food Components and Brain Health A new study sets out a protocol for finding out what foods help our brains function throughout life. Research shows that diet is a modifiable factor that plays a fundamental role in supporting brain health. And brain health is...
Dr. Marion Nestle, longtime NYU professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health, with additional faculty roles at UC San Francisco and Cornell, is best known for analyzing the intersections of food, politics, and health, often exposing how government policy, corporate lobbying, and food...
Wayne-Sanderson Farms’ Decatur Prepared Foods Complex announced it recently raised $155,100 for the American Cancer Society (ACS). The fundraising total is the culmination of a yearlong effort by facility team members, community volunteers, and corporate partners. The anchor of the annual campaign...
Study Shows Role of MIND Diet Intervention on Cognition New study tests diet interventions, blood biomarkers for Alzheimer’s, and cognition From Rush University System for Health While everyone may benefit from a healthy diet, those with higher levels of Alzheimer’s-related blood biomarkers may be...
Arsenic Levels In Rice Vary Depending On Water Management Alternating wetting and drying rice fields appears to reduce concentrations of heavy metals like arsenic in rice once harvested, according to new research. A new study examined 412 white rice samples from Arkansas – a major rice...
Tracing Pesticides in Honeybees to Preserve Pollinators and Agricultural Productivity From the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Estimates suggest that 35% of the world’s food crops — one out of every three bites of food — depend on animal pollinators. Honeybees in particular are responsible...
Tufts University researchers identify critical childhood nutrition gaps in analysis of 185 countries, with key shift seen in the U.S. Written by Jen A. Miller, Tufts University Healthy plant-based foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, beans, and legumes are the foundation of a healthy...
What Would It Cost Farmers If Illinois Banned Glyphosate? A new analysis from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Illinois Soybean Association finds that Illinois corn and soybean farmers could lose up to $609 million per year — representing a 3.6% revenue loss — if the state...
The Cano Family announced the appointment of Flower Guerrero as Marketing Director, where she will oversee marketing strategy, corporate communications, branding and public relations for the company's portfolio of businesses, including Grande Produce, Cano & Sons Trucking, Cano Trucking...
