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IMAGE: First dietary modeling analysis of all three USDA Food Patterns investigates the effects of adding a serving of mushrooms view more
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February 24, 2021 - The second study published in as many months has identified another reason to add more mushrooms to the recommended American diet. The new research , published in
Food & Nutrition Research (February 2021), examined the addition of mushrooms to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Patterns resulting in the increase of several micronutrients including shortfall nutrients, while having a minimal to zero impact on overall calories, sodium or saturated fat.
Dr. Victor L. Fulgoni III and Dr. Sanjiv Agarwal looked at the nutritional effect of substituting a serving of various foods recommended to be moderated in the diet by the 2015-2020 U.S. Dietary Guidelines with an 84-gram serving of mushrooms on nutrient profiles in USDA s Healthy US style, Mediterranean-style and Vegetari
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Aged cheeses pack a punch of nutty, sharp flavor. Before they re fully mature, aged cheeses are either waxed or placed in brine for weeks to create a natural rind. However, the high salt content in brined cheeses deters some consumers. Now, researchers reporting in
ACS Food Science & Technology present a shortened brining time for Parmigiano Reggiano that results in a less salty product, while still potentially maintaining the cheese s distinctive texture and flavor compounds.
Parmigiano Reggiano is a lactose-free, crumbly and hard cheese. Manufactured in select provinces in Italy, its protected designation of origin status requires that certain production processes, such as a minimum 12-month ripening period, be performed. Ripening or maturing imparts the cheese s recognizable taste as milk solids are converted to flavor compounds. But before that, cheese wheels are placed in a saturated brine solution for weeks. The added salt plays a key role in the ripening process
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A new study led by a San Diego Zoo Global scientist offers rare insights into the unique social character of forest elephants, the least understood of the world s three currently existing elephant species.
Limited access to food in the central African forest probably affects why females of this species form smaller family units than other elephants, according to the study, published in the journal
Animal Behaviour in December 2020. The research was based on intensive long-term monitoring of the population by Andrea Turkalo, as a scientist with the Wildlife Conservation Society. The analysis was done in tandem with Colorado State University, the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and Cornell University.
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A new research study out of the University of Nevada, Reno s School of Community Health Sciences has just been published by the
American Journal of Public Health and addresses state preemption of local sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes, issuing an emerging public health threat. Assistant Professor Eric Crosbie examines commercial determinants of health and public health policy, specifically in industries like tobacco and food and beverage. The beverage industry is aggressively attempting to preempt sugar-sweetened beverage taxes at the state level to prevent the diffusion of progressive policies at the local level throughout the United States, Crosbie, an affiliate of the University s Ozmen Institute for Global Studies, said. Once preemption laws are enacted, they create a chilling effect that severely cripples local progress and are challenging to repeal.