Spring, TX—The Coconut Coalition of the Americas (CCA) has launched an initiative to make it clear that coconuts are not tree nut allergens, according to a press release. CCA will spearhead the effort to request that FDA revise the FALCPA Guidance Document to remove coconut from the list of tree...
London, England—People who drink red wine have better gut health, according to a new study from King’s College London. A team of researchers explored the effects of beer, cider, red wine, white wine, and spirits on the gut microbiome in a group of 916 UK female twins, according to a...
Japan—Mushroom consumption may reduce the risk of development of prostate cancer among middle-aged and elderly Japanese men, according to a study published in the International Journal of Cancer. 36,499 men, aged 40-79 years, who participated in the Miyagi Cohort Study in 1990 and the Ohsaki Cohort Study in 1994 were...
Winston-Salem, NC—Researchers at Wake Forest School of Medicine found that a modified Mediterranean-ketogenic diet could help reduce levels of Alzheimer’s markers, according to a press release. In a small pilot study, researchers identified several distinct gut microbiome signatures in participants with mild cognitive impairment that didn’t exist in participants with...
Coffee intake is associated with low risk of symptomatic gallstone disease (GSD), according to a new study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine. Researchers looked at 104,493 individuals from the general population, with a mean follow-up of eight years. They also tested whether two genetic variants were associated with...
Washington, D.C.—Beyond Pesticides, a public interest organization founded in 1981 to advocate for healthy air, water, land, and food by eliminating the use of pesticides, has announced the formation of its new investigative arm, OrganicEye, in a press release. The agency will focus on defending the philosophy and legal definition...
Lakewood, CO—Natural Grocers is celebrating its 30-year history of selling only 100% organically grown produce with a month-long series of festivities for Organic Harvest Month, according to a press release. The month will kick off on September 7, with a one-day-only free bag giveaway with any purchase; {N}power members will...
An extreme case of picky eating caused a 17-year-old’s blindness, according to a case study from the University of Bristol. The patient, who had first visited his general practitioner complaining of tiredness, had a normal BMI and height and no visible signs of malnutrition. Initial tests showed macrocytic anemia and...
Paris, France--Eating nuts like walnuts, almonds, pistachios and hazelnuts twice a week is associated with a 17% lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease compared to consuming nuts once every two weeks, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology. “Nuts are a...
Wildfires continue to rage in the Amazon--Reuters reports that there have been 72,843 fires detected by Brazil’s space research center INPE so far this year, which is an 83% increase over the same period of 2018, and is the highest number since 2010. Ecovia Intelligence, a specialist research, consulting & training...
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