Common cooking spice shows promise in combating diabetes and obesity
SAN FRANCISCO (June 20, 2008) Turmeric, an Asian spice found in many curries, has a long history of use in reducing inflammation, healing wounds and relieving pain, but can it prevent diabetes? Since inflammation plays a big role in many diseases and is believed to be involved in onset of both ob...New Smart Balance(R) Butter Blend Sticks Make Healthier Cooking & Baking Easy
The Taste of Butter with Less Saturated Fat - and with Omega-3 PARAMUS, N.J., May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Smart Balance Inc. (Nasdaq: SMBL ) has launched Smart Balance(R) Butter Blend Sticks in supermarkets nationwide. The Butter Blend Sticks are 50 percent real butter and 50 percen...Sizzler Joins Nationwide Healthy Dining Program; Completes Move to Trans Fat- Free Cooking Oil
New information at HealthyDiningFinder.com helps guests put more sizzle in healthy eating CULVER CITY, Calif., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Calorie-counting, sodium- watching and cholesterol-avoiding diners have a new option at http://www.HealthyDiningFinder.com . Sizzle...Katie Lee Joel to Conduct Cooking Demonstration for Local Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Celebrity Chef Shares 'Kidney- and Diabetes-Friendly' Recipes at the 34th Annual American Association of Kidney Patients Meeting ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Celebrity chef Katie Lee Joel and Shire Pharmaceuticals today announced that Katie will be conducting a cooking d...Top 10 Ingredients for Recession-Proof, Healthy Cooking
Celebrate American Heart Month by Shopping Smart for Your Heart CHICAGO, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Now is a good time to stock your kitchen with ingredients that will help you weather tough economic times and stick with healthy New Year resolutions. The following heart-smart ingredien...Taste of Home Magazine Launches Healthy Cooking
Premiere Issue on Newsstands March 25 MILWAUKEE, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- As interest in wholesome eating and healthy cooking increases, Taste of Home, the largest cooking magazine in America, introduces Healthy Cooking -- a new magazine that gives readers what they need for a...Smoke From Cooking Fuels Cause A Significant Number Of Death Worldwide
The World Health Organization says that smoke from cooking fuel is one of major reasons for causing large number of deaths worlds over. // Authorities of the WHO feel that an investment in curbing smoke from unclean cooking fuels would pay itself back seven times over. The organization is of ...Sweet corn releases antioxidants on cooking
Effect of antioxidants have always been beneficial to our body. When sweet corn is heated, its antioxidant content is released from the grain, and thereby making it a very healthy addition to one's diet.// There has always been a common misconception that boiling or steaming vegetables and fruits l...Smart Balance Announces 2009 Second Quarter Results
...bution and new products in spreads, peanut butter, cooking oil and popcorn, as well as expansion of its milk ...er Blend Sticks, Peanut Butter, Microwave Popcorn, cooking Oil, Mayonnaise, Non-Stick cooking Spray and Cheese. For more information about prod...Risk of Stroke, Heart Disease in Women Lowered by Mediterranean Diet
...lowed traditionally. For instance, the traditional Mediterranean diet features olive oil, which is high in monounsaturated fatty acids, as the primary cooking oil. The U.S. version of the diet would probably have more canola oil or peanut butter as sources of monounsaturated fat, researchers said. Compa...Smoke from cigarettes, cooking oil, wood, shift male cardiovascular system into overdrive
NEW ORLEANS (April 17, 2009) Secondhand tobacco smoke and smoke from cooking oil and wood smoke affected cardiovascular function of men and women who were exposed to small doses of the smoke for as little as 10 minutes, according to a study from the University of Kentucky. The study confirmed ...Smoke from cigarettes, cooking oil, wood, shift male cardiovascular system into overdrive
NEW ORLEANS (April 17, 2009) Secondhand tobacco smoke and smoke from cooking oil and wood smoke affected cardiovascular function of men and women who were exposed to small doses of the smoke for as little as 10 minutes, according to a study from the University of Kentucky. The study confirmed ...Micro microwave does pinpoint cooking for miniaturized labs
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards of Technology (NIST) and George Mason University have demonstrated what is probably the worlds smallest microwave oven, a tiny mechanism that can heat a pinhead-sized drop of liquid inside a container slightly shorter than an ant and half as wide ...Two dietary oils, two sets of benefits for older women with diabetes
...both oils, by themselves, can lower body fat in obese postmenopausal women with Type 2 diabetes. The two oils compared were safflower oil, a common cooking oil, and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a compound naturally found in some meat and dairy products that has been associated with weight loss in previ...U of M study finds new insight on therapy for a devastating parasitic disease
... 200 million people in tropical areas worldwide and is endemic in more than 70 countries, where people become infected simply by bathing, drinking, or cooking water contaminated with the flatworm. Although not immediately deadly, left untreated, the disease can permanently damage the lungs, kidney, liver, an...American Chemical Society's Weekly Presspac -- June 17, 2009
...ests that the government substitute coal briquettes and improved stoves for cooking and heating to help reduce the country's high air pollution levels. The rec...parts of the world burn raw coal chunks in small, low-efficiency stoves for cooking and heating. Studies indicate that emissions from incomplete coal combustio...Harvard scientist says we are what we eat -- and what we cook
...ty, who argues in a new book that the invention of cooking -- even more than agriculture, the eating of meat,... humanity. Wrangham's book, "Catching Fire: How cooking Made Us Human," is published today (June 1) by Bas...ide body of research, Wrangham makes the case that cooking makes eating faster and easier, and wrings more ca...Cost-effective measures could stop child pneumonia deaths
...ementation and vaccination for Hib and S. pneumoniae were found to be the most cost-effective interventions. The burning of solid fuels like wood, for cooking and heating, was found to contribute at least 20 percent to the burden of childhood pneumonia. "The interventions we examined already exist, but ar...American Chemical Society's weekly PressPac -- May 27, 2009
..., companies are forging ahead with salt reduction research. One of the most widely used salt replacers, potassium chloride, resembles salt in terms of cooking performance but has a bitter taste that some consumers find unpleasant. Several companies are developing additives to mask this bitterness. Other appr...New Silicon Pastures director envisions more home cooking for Wisconsin angels
M ilwaukee, Wis. - Teresa Esser sees incredible opportunity for private equity business investors in Wisconsin and, as the new director of the Milwaukee-based Silicon Pastures angel investment group, she aims to see more of that opportunity realized. While others are talking about brain ...Just Say No To Charcoal! New Eco-Friendly Alternative Grills Faster, Burns Cleaner And Greener
... hours to cool before the ash can be safely disposed. This ability to cool off rapidly gives FlameDisk grillers the added security of knowing they are cooking safely, as no lingering coals means there is less chance to start an unwanted fire. Plus the FlameDisk does not require lighter fluid, so there is les...Heart Health Month Milestone: Half a Billion Pounds of Bad Fats Eliminated From North American Diet
...nth, we encourage people to ask their favorite restaurants to use healthier cooking oils that are not only zero trans fat, but also low in saturated fat and hi...eloped by Dow AgroSciences. These Omega-9 Oils are the "next generation" in cooking oils due to their unique features of superior taste, health and performance...China Clean Energy Updates Business Outlook
...ic ton (including 17% Value Added Tax) has not been sufficient to allow the Company to restart biodiesel production due to the current prices of waste cooking oil and waste vegetable oil, which have risen from RMB 3,600 per ton to around RMB 5,000 per ton since March 2008. The Company, however, is currently ...Big Win for Biodiesel: ASTM Approves New Biodiesel Blend Specifications
...ast United States. Biodiesel is a domestically produced, renewable alternative to diesel fuel and can be made from plant oils, animal fats, recycled cooking oils or new sources such as algae. Biodiesel must be properly processed to meet the approved ASTM specifications regardless of the feedstock used to p...FreshDirect's Fleet Goes Biodiesel
.... Starting in the fall, FreshDirect began donating cooking oil from its kitchen to be used in Tri-State's non...odiesel pioneer, provides NYC with top notch waste cooking oil collection service and clean burning, recycled...d and certified alternative diesel fuel made waste cooking oil collected at local restaurants that is much be...GE Launches Women's Health Initiative
...trasound. The wellness exhibit is a set of suites prepared with a woman's physical and emotional well - being in mind. It offers a kitchen for healthy cooking demonstrations, low-impact fitness demonstrations, a wellness spa and yoga suite. "The GE Women's Health and Wellness Tour is a major opportunity ...