Campylobacter And Campylobacteriosis
Bacterial human gastroenteritis is a very unpleasant foodborne disease and it is a continuing global problem (Eideh and Al-Qadiri, 2011; Nichols et al., 2012; Bolton, 2015). It is […]
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Home cooking generally better for your diet
Whenever pieces of research on cooking and diet come up, its usually related to some food item. In this case, its all about whether you […]
What Are Snickerdoodle Cookies ?
Snickerdoodle cookies sound rather peculiar to anybody hasn’t tried these biscuits before but they are rather yummy. As with most cookie recipes they are made […]
Risk Of Obesity In Children Appears To Be Reduced When Drinking Whole Milk
A new study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that children who drink whole milk may be less likely or prone to […]
Tea Drinkers Said To Live A Healthier And Longer Life
New research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology shows that drinking tea at least three times a week is associated with have a […]
Beverage Trends For 2020
At this time of year all the major market report suppliers are wading in with their predictions for the next year and to some extent […]
Pitaya (Dragonfruit)
The red pitaya or pitahaya (Family: Cactaceae) also known as the dragonfruit, or pittaberry is an attractive deep red fruit which unusually comes from a […]
Types Of Oats, Oat Flakes and Rolled Oats
Oats are widely regarded as a very healthy food and widely consumed across the planet. There are mainly two commercially grown types called hulless and […]
Listeria And Listeriosis – A Continuing Disease Threat
Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria) continues to represent one of the most significant foodborne pathogens. It is a bacterium, a microbe with devastating impact in susceptible people. […]
The Emergence Of High Pressure Processing
Of all the emerging technologies to have entered the field of food processing in a major way, high pressure processing (HPP) is perhaps the one […]
The Best Cream Liqueurs
Cream liqueurs have a fascinating science surrounding them but it is their flavour which appeals to so many. They are essentially composed of dairy cream […]
Eating Chillies Could be One Of The Best Things You Do
Chilli peppers have often been one of those foods that people struggle to deal with because of that extraordinary heat and spiciness. There is research […]
The Trek Range Boldly Moves On
Apologies to Star Trek fans if there is a faint whiff of the cliché here with James T. Kirk’s oft repeated phrase at the beginning […]
Apples Really Do Keep The Doctor Away
Apples are one of the most popular dessert fruits in the world with a commercial coverage that is global and versatility that makes them ideal […]
The Noom Diet And Why You Might Do It
The Noom diet is one of the top trending lifestyle diets having become one of the most popular Googled as it were through 2018 and […]
Psyllium Husk For Great Colonic Health
♦ Psyllium husk is a source of natural soluble fibre which is derived from a seed that also contains a nutritionally valuable mucilage. It is […]
Do You Smell Ferula ?
bet you don’y know what the plants called Ferula are? Some of you though may know one of them as Ferula assa-foetida. Actually there are […]
The Dukan Diet – Is It Worth It ?
The Dukan Diet is an example of a high protein and low carbohydrate diet. It was devised by Pierre Dukan. It is a classic high […]
The Many Uses For The Calabash Nutmeg
Calabash nutmeg (Monodora myristica Dunal) are dried seeds from a tropical forest tree found native in West Africa but also now grown in other parts […]
Why Do I Need The Keto Diet?
Many of us keen to shed a few pounds of weight and even keep them off must have taken a long hard look at the […]