A new meta-analysis study, published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition, suggests an egg a day may help lower the risk of stroke. Eggs, which contain cholesterol, were once thought to increase one’s risk of heart disease. However, recent studies show cholesterol in food may not affect...
Humans have been designed to be omnivores. However, just a few days on a meat-based protein diet at the expense of fiber (plants) will lead to almost immediate GI issues: griping, gas and constipation. This is because the human GI system cannot effectively manage breakdown and assimilation of a meat-heavy...
Austin, TX — Whole Foods Market, based here, is changing its leadership structure. The upscale grocer has named John Mackey, its founder, as sole CEO, ending a six-year arrangement where he shared the helm with longtime Whole Foods Market executive Walter Robb. This news comes after the company reported a...
Washington, D.C.—On October 19, 2016, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced plans to start a Joint Organic Compliance Committee in an effort to support a potential organic equivalency arrangement between the U. S. and Mexico. The arrangement, according to USDA, would allow “organic producers and...
Montchevre now offers non-GMO 4 oz. Fresh Goat Cheese Logs certified by the National Science Foundation. The firm sources its milk from 350+ independent family farms. The non-GMO line offers 13 flavors, including Natural, Garlic & Herbs, Four Pepper, Honey, Cranberry & Cinnamon, Blueberry & Vanilla, Jalapeño, Fig & Olive,...
Crio Bru, a line of ground cocoa beans as an alternative to coffee, has expanded its lineup of fall flavors with Crio Bru Chuno, made with the highest grade of Nicaraguan cocoa beans. This brings the total varieties of Crio Bru to eight. Made from 100% cocoa bean, the product...
Sugar is pervasive in the American diet. The average American consumes around 22 teaspoons of added sugar per day, amounting to an additional 350 calories (1). For some perspective, one teaspoon is equal to 4 grams of sugar, which means people consume, on average, 88 grams of sugar per day...
Daabon Group has achieved the first-ever Fair Trade USA certification of a palm oil product for Hain Celestial’s Spectrum Organic All-Vegetable Shortening which comes from rural, small scale farmers in the Magdalena Region of Colombia. Back to Nature Foods Company announced that 70 products, about 80%, have been Non-GMO Project...
Silver Springs, MD—The U.S. Foods and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a proposed rule for the use of the term “healthy” on human food products and opened the issue up for public comment for 120 days. Under section 403(r)(1)(A) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C), a food...
The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has created a Mountain Partnership Product label for products grown in remote mountainous regions, says a report by Reuters. This label would be placed on products such as purple rice from the Himalayas, hairless apricots from Kyrgyzstan and black amaranth grain from...
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