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Based on nature, the global coconut oil market is segmented into organic coconut oil and conventional coconut oil. Among these, the organic coconut oil...

Menopause is a phase in women's life. Let's discover the best superfoods for menopause that you can integrate into your health in 2023.

Locally produced oilseeds like mustard, corn, sunflower, coconut, and sesame (teel) can be some great alternatives to soybean and palm oil.

Purpose: Whole grains, generally recognised as healthy choices, are not included in most nutrient profiling systems. We tested modifications to the Nutri-Score algorithm to determine whether including whole grains would provide an improved measure of food, and overall diet quality. Methods: The whole-grain content of food, with a minimum cut-point of 25%, was added to the algorithm, following similar methods used to score other health-promoting components such as fibre. We applied and compared t...

Could the smart phone of the future evaluate nutrient density and inform farming practices?

What is the standard for "good" or "bad" when it comes to nutrient density in food?

How does it change the way food is grown if consumers are making food purchasing decisions based on nutrient density?

By United Soybean Board Every five years, the USDA updates its Dietary Guidelines for Americans. While not specific guidance for nutrient consumption, the Dietary Guidelines are used by the US government as the basis of its food assistance and meal programs, nutrition education efforts, including the National School Lunch Program, National School Breakfast Program, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). And subsequently, forward-thinking food co...

About Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, PhD Award-winning public speaker, New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned health expert, Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, PhD (aka The Paleo Mom) believes the key to reversing the current epidemics of chronic disease is scientific literacy. She creates educational resources to help people regain their health through diet and lifestyle choices informed by the most current evidenced-based scientific research. The parsley family (also known as the Apiaceae family or ...

Spotted lanternfly targeted in latest round of Pa. agriculture grants Updated Feb 02, 2021; Facebook Share Spotted lanternfly research received a big chunk of the $1.287 million of agriculture industry grants awarded received by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Penn State will receive$104,236 to investigate the impacts of the insect when feeding on trees, $87,999 to look into the protection of bees from insecticides used on fruit trees to control lanternflies, $60, 291 to research p...