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India To Set Up A Faculty In Namibia

...t 53 nations of the African Union through an optic fibre project. A couple of memorandums of understanding are to be signed later. This will encourage India to play a more active role in joint exploration of minerals and in the energy sector in Namibia. SADC is one of the most influential regional or...

International Food Standards Meet Set For Chiang Mai Bangkok

... the meeting include laying out conditions of food fibre and methodologies to find the volume of fibre in the food, according to Dr. Charal, adding that it would benefit Thailand because the country expo...

Glycemic Index Works For Diabetes Patients

...in meals because of variations in fat, protein and fibre levels. "The good news it that the GI index works" says Wolever. "For sensible people it makes a lot of sense. It's simple proportional measure - like mixing paint." Concerned about the methodology of recent studies done elsewhere showing unpredi...

Better Weight Management Can be Achieved By Increased Intake Of Fibre & Fruits

...mposition of a diet, especially with a low dietary fibre and fruit intake, plays a role in the development ... carbohydrate, specifically in the form of dietary fibre and complex carbohydrate, than subjects with normal weight. They wrote in their study that the diffe...

Heart Tick for Fast Foods in Australia

...al, saturated and trans fat, salt and vegetable or fibre content." It would also be made mandatory for outlets to provide nutrition information panels. Ms Anderson says that the Heart Foundation would accept applications from today, and consumers will begin seeing the meal tick within the next month. ...

Basis for Nerve fiber Damage in Multiple Sclerosis Discovered

...archers have discovered the main culprit for nerve fibre damage in multiple sclerosis, which is triggered by the body's own immune system, which is vital for early diagnosis // and evolving improved treatment of a severe disease. The study indicated the manner in which immune system B-cells damage axons in...

Indian American have Genetically Engineered Edible Cottonseed

... unlocking a large source of nutrition. // Cotton fibre continues to be a globally vital textile crop. The leftover cottonseeds are a high source of protein, but the presence of the toxic chemical gossypol makes them unfit for human consumption. To remove gossypol from cottonseeds, Keerti Rathore and co...

High-fibre Diets can Bust Breast Cancer

High fibre diets have always been linked to better health and...their energy from high protein foods and had a low fibre and vitamin c intake. Most significantly it was seen that those women who ate more than 30 g of fi...

A New Weapon Against Obesity

...can do that - but we believe it could help." The fibre is called oligo fructose. "It's not a chemical or ... have found in a previous study with rats that the fibre increases the levels of a satiety hormone called glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) in the body and incre...

Combined Ingredients may Cut Cholesterol Levels

...esli was formulated to provide five grams of wheat fibre (control), five grams of oat beta-glucan, or five ... Thus, our findings suggest that the water-soluble fibre beta-glucan reduces the efficacy of plant stanols." The researchers speculated that the addition o...

Diabetes and the Magic Beans

...rtant in preventing diabetes – low in fat, high in fibre and a good source of complex carbohydrates. Yet Libby Dowling, care adviser at Diabetes UK says that though the results are interesting, more research is needed to determine the effects in humans. Soya is also known to fight cancer and heart dis...

Rice Bran Reduces Risk of Intestinal Cancer

...testinal adenomas. The effect was dependent on the fibre content of the bran. The dose we used translates into approximately 200g rice bran per day in humans. We believe a promising area of future research would be to study the potential colorectal cancer-preventing properties of stabilized rice bran. 'I...

No More Smelly Feet With Bamboo Socks

...elly and pongy feet - special socks made of bamboo fibre . The item is the first eco-friendly sock to go on general sale, and experts have forecasted that it is the sign of one of the biggest revolutions to take place in the world of clothing. The socks, to be launched by supermarket chain Asda, are m...

New Imaging Technique may Help Detect Multiple Sclerosis Early

...ve cells, that insulate and aid in efficient nerve fibre conduction. In diseases such as multiple sclerosis, the myelin sheath has been found to degrade. The researchers insist that the unprecedented feat of looking real-time at the actual progress of demyelination will advance understanding of multiple ...

Double Amputee Finishes Last, but Still Looks Forward to Beijing Olympics

... Sheffield on Sunday night . He runs with carbon fibre blades attached to both legs below the knees. To add to his discomfiture, he was also disqualified for having run outside his No. 8 lane. He ran the 400 meters in 47.65 seconds, well off his personal best of 46.34 and his 46.90 from Friday in ...

Now, Fibre-enriched Tasty Snacks in the Making

...rsity researcher is experimenting with ways to add fibre to the foods we love without changing what we like...k into flour, ready to use for baking. "The more fibre you add, the more the dough quality deteriorates. We're hoping this process will increase some of th...

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