12496 visits (12 percent) Fruits and vegetables: 10075 visits (9. 7 percent) Formula milk or breast milk:
Foods that may pose a greater choking risk to children include those that are similar in shape to the child's airway (such as hot dogs) those that are difficult to chew (raw fruits
or gum and that raw fruits and vegetables be cut into small pieces when they are fed to young children.
Each year on my birthday in early May I d eagerly scan the birch trees for that first hint of lime-green that signaled oespring is here!
The solution to the obesity epidemic begins with eating more fresh fruits and vegetables not re-engineering processed foods.
and compare regions as apples to apples but if you cut out any particular corner it would be accurate
Incredible detail The broad-scale yet fine-grained map was made possible by three technology windfalls Hansen said.
They can be found in a variety of foods including whole grains potatoes bananas beans and lentils.
and sugary drinks refined grains and large amounts of saturated and trans fats and eating more fruits vegetables whole grains legumes and nuts trumps the more narrow goals of whether to include moderate
The Mediterranean diet emphasizes fruits vegetables nuts fish and healthy fats. Those who adopted all four healthy behaviors had an 80 percent lower death rate over 7. 6 years compared to participants with none of the healthy behaviors lead author Haitham Ahmed of Johns Hopkins Hospital said in a statement.
and more intense allergen production from a number of tree species that flower in the spring including oak birch olive
and anti-inflammatory compounds such as fruits and vegetables may help improve bone and muscle strength. And if Tai Chi helps improve bone
Bananas and plantains are examples of crops that provide a lot of calories compared with the resources it takes to grow them Clay said.
For instance 1 kilogram of bananas (2. 2 lbs. contains about 1000 calories and uses about 500 to 790 liters of water to grow.
For instance slightly water-stressed plants redirect their sugar formation into seeds and fruits at the expense of leaves and branches
or grapes could increase their yield by actually watering their crops less at key times in the growing season Davies said.
In contrast drier regions such as the Middle east which from 2002 to 2009 pumped enough groundwater from the ground to fill the Dead sea according to a 2013 study in the journal Water Resources Research could harvest fruits from drought-resistant crops
At this point the term superfood becomes largely meaningless or at best synonymous with just about any fruit or vegetable.
Blueberries often top many lists of superfoods. This is because blueberries are rich in vitamins phytochemicals and soluble fiber.
While blueberries are indeed healthful so are about any kind of (nonpoisonous) berry. Blueberries aren't necessarily better than cranberries
or raspberries but they are usually more readily available and are quite palatable as is.
Kiwifruit also tops many a list. Its benefits are similar for the most part to berries melons citrus fruit apples and pears.
Kiwifruit is labeled a superfood perhaps because it contains a wider range of nutrients compared to some other fruits.
Beans and whole grains are standard additions to the superfood lists Beans are a source of low-fat protein.
Beans have insoluble fiber which lowers cholesterol; soluble fiber which provides a longer feeling of fullness;
The exotic fruit of the year will surely be on any superfood list too. This might be acai berry noni fruit dragon fruit rambutan or pomegranate.
These might be healthful but there is no reason to believe they are any more super than blueberries.
They might be rich in one particular nutrient; pomegranate has ellagitannins which have anticancer properties. But so do red raspberries.
One could just as easily include green tea coffee dark chocolate yogurt and olives to the superfood list for a variety of reasons mentioned above.
Criticism of the nomenclature As healthful as superfoods might be the use of the term is largely a marketing tool.
Pesticides Lurk in Fruits & Veggies The first general criticism of the use of the term superfood is that
Many kinds of super-juices acai berry noni fruit pomegranate can be added high in sugar.
Research has shown that the ideal diet is one that is largely plant-based with a wide wide wide variety of fruits vegetables whole grains and healthful animal products.
What tastes like a cross between a banana and a mango and might be growing in your neighborhood right now?
If you're not sure you probably don't know about the paw paw. A little-known native of the eastern United states paw paw fruit has yellow-green skin and soft orange flesh with a creamy custard-like consistency and a delicious sweet flavor.
Science You Can Eat: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Food These qualities have earned it the nickname custard apple
but it also goes by poor man's banana and Indiana banana. The paw paw tree (Asimina triloba) is indigenous to 26 states in the United states growing wild from the Gulf Coast up to the Great lakes region.
Historically the fruit was enjoyed by Native americans and early European settlers alike. At least two U s. presidents favored paw paws:
Paw paw aficionados eat the fruit straight from the tree or use it in a variety of delicious recipes.
But despite this fruit's popularity with locals and its rich nutritional value (it's high in protein antioxidants vitamins A
and C and several essential minerals) the pawpaw has managed to stay out of most grocery stores and off the radar of big agriculture.
The odd beanlike shape and mottled skin of the pawpaw make it a hard sell to consumers who don't know the custardy sweetness that lies beneath the fruit's exterior.
And the pawpaw doesn't travel well: It bruises easily and has a short shelf life (two to three days at room temperature).
Instead look for this fruit at farmer's markets and specialty stores including some online retailers in the late summer or early autumn.
If you're a do-it-yourselfer you can purchase your own pawpaw trees and start harvesting these fruits within a few years.
As a native of the United states it has few pests and doesn't need much care.
But be forewarned that the pawpaw's maroon blossom while beautiful is said to smell like rotting meat which might further explain its delayed cultivation.
Bees and other insects show little interest in the pawpaw flower so hand-pollination is required sometimes.)
but the water is absorbed as the fruit ripens from green to brown with a husk.
The fruit Garcinia cambogia was once just the less popular cousin of a trendy fruit the mangosteen.
 The gambooge fruit also known as the Malabar tamarind grows across southwest India Myanmar and Indonesia.
or yellowish fruit about the size of an orange but resembling the shape of a pumpkin.
But in the late 1960s scientists identified a substance in the rind of the fruit called hydroxycitric acid or HCA
A fruit extract that could interfere with the body's production of fat? The appeal is obvious.
Those consist of gelatin in addition to colorings sweeteners and other flavorings such as strawberry orange and lime. Gelatin itself is a collection of long stringy animal-based proteins called collagen
Kale has received a lot of attention in recent years for its powerhouse nutritional benefits making kale (along with blueberries spinach beans and certain other vegetables) one of the so-called superfoods.
and 684 percent of Vitamin k It also contains almost as much calcium as milk more Vitamin c than an orange
Grapes sugar beets sorghum or other plants can also be used to make a molasses-like substance.
#What Is Raspberry Ketone? A raspberry contains 200 molecules that contribute to its distinct raspberry flavor.
One of those raspberry ketone was singled out by food manufacturers decades ago for its potent smell.
Berry flavored candy soaps and candles made today likely use raspberry ketone. Recently the raspberry ketone garnered public attention again but this time as a purported weight loss aid.
Raspberry ketone is actually found in cranberries blackberries as well as red raspberries or the species Rosaceae Rubus ideaus L. Red raspberries are native to Europe Northern Africa and Central asia.
They have essential nutrients including beta-carotene and vitamins A e and C. Only trace amounts of raspberry ketone are found in the fruit
so berry-flavored foods typically use raspberry ketone produced in a lab Around 2010 scientists noticed that raspberry ketone had a similar molecular structure to capsaicin
which is the chemical responsible for the heat in chili peppers. Preliminary studies also suggested that capsaicin prevents weight gain.
In light of these findings scientists ran studies in mice and on human tissue to see
if raspberry ketone also influences weight gain. Reliable research on the use of raspberry ketone for any health condition in humans is currently lacking.
Further high-quality research is needed said Catherine Ulbricht senior pharmacist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston
Only a handful of preliminary studies have been done to look at raspberry ketone as a weight loss aid
A 2005 study on mice fed a high-fat diet found raspberry ketone prevented weight gain in the liver
Another study showed raspberry ketone increased the breakdown of lipids (fat molecules) within fat cells. The 2010 paper in the journal Planta Medica also found raspberry ketone spurred fat cells to secrete more of the protein adiponectin.
Low levels of adiponectin in the body are more common among  people who are obese and those with type 2 diabetes.
Preliminary research has also found that raspberry ketone when applied directly on the skin could help combat signs of aging.
A 2008 study of 15 people found applications of raspberry ketone improved both skin elasticity and hair growth over five months according to the study in the journalâ Growth hormone & IGF Research.
Overall the U s. Department of defense Human Performance Resource Center deems the weight loss evidence on raspberry ketone as insufficient.
The Natural Standard Research Collaboration Natural graded raspberry ketone as A c for evidence supporting claims for any health benefit.
The U s. Food and Drug Administration first categorized raspberry ketones as a Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) food additive in the 1960s.
However GRAS status is given under the assumption that a person will consume less than two milligrams of raspberry ketone a day.
Most weight loss supplements pack far more raspberry ketone into their products. Raspberry ketone is studied not well at concentrations used in supplements
which can range from 50 to 250 milligram per serving. And there are some known side effects from their use.
Raspberry ketone may lower blood sugar levels and decrease the risk of bleeding Ulbricht said. So people taking drugs for diabetes should be monitored closely by their healthcare team.
Raspberry ketone may also cause changes in body fat and weight changes in inflammation heart palpitations and shakiness.
Raspberry ketone may also interact with medicines such as those that regulate heart rate and cholesterol and hormones.
There is currently not enough reliable safety information on the use of raspberry ketone in humans Ulbricht said.
and subsisted on lean proteins (like fish venison and poultry) eggs fruits vegetables nuts and roots.
or wheat though you can also use potatoes fruits or even just sugar. The fermentation step creates a product with only about 16 percent alcohol by volume (ABV) too low for spirits.
Klee and his colleague Linda Bartoshuk a psychologist have found that volatiles chemicals in fruits
How sweet you think a fruit is isn't necessarily related to its sugars Klee said.
Researchers have known long that volatiles existed in fruits and vegetables but they didn't know how the different volatiles combined in the brain to create sweet flavor.
Bartoshuk and her colleagues have discovered recently more than 30 volatiles that create sweetness in strawberries in addition to the six that work together to sweetenâ tomatoes.
and strawberries Bartoshuk hopes to be able to combine the volatiles from the two fruits into a single mixture that could be added to foods
Smell rather than taste may influence our perception of a fruit's sweetness. This story was provided by Myhealthnewsdaily a sister site to Livescience.
In 1912 Japan gave more than 3000 cherry-blossom trees to the United states as a gift to honor the growing bond between the two countries.
Now the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D c. commemorates this century-old offering of goodwill when the trees bloom each spring.
and militarism anthropologist Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney wrote in her book Kamikaze Cherry Blossoms and Nationalisms:
A fallen cherry blossom symbolizes a fallen samurai who sacrificed his life for the emperor.
The researchers also asked participants about their fruit and vegetable consumption vitamin use exercise habits
which are pigmented highly compounds naturally present in many fruits grains oils and vegetables. Even when adjusted for health behaviors the researchers found 3 to 7 percent higher levels of carotenoids in participants with higher optimism scores.
and fruit and vegetable consumption explained the greatest variation in the relationship between optimism and carotenoid concentration.
So a serving of steel-cut oats with raisins may be more healthful than a serving the oat-based Lucky Charms
#Why a Cold Spring Delays Cherry Blossom Blooming It's been a dull spring for cherry blossom watchers so far.
Cherries and other early spring blooming plants are highly variable as to when they bloom and it's driven totally by warmth said Paul Meyer executive director of the Morris Arboretum at the University of Pennsylvania.
During the winter the closed cherry buds can tolerate below-freezing temperatures Meyer said. But as things start to warm they will break dormancy
Add those brilliant reds and oranges to the list of global warming victims. Though climate effects are complicated warmer weather will generally mean duller fall vistas in the United states said Howie Neufeld a professor of plant physiology at Appalachian State university in North carolina.
Sending a space greenhouse full of fruits vegetables and pollinating insects may be one way for humans to feed themselves on a Mars mission.
And fruits and vegetables may not have the same life cycle in space Halberg said. All organisms On earth have adapted to a gravitational pull of one atmosphere
Each spring Red-faced Warblers along with two other related species the Orange-crowned Warbler and Virginia s Warbler build cupped nests of grass tucked into the ground at the base of trees.
Instead each selected patches dominated by different tree species. Orange-crowned Warblers preferred nesting in clumps of maples Virginia s Warblers liked locusts
But now that maples and locusts are crowned declining Orange and Virginia s Warblers have preferred fewer nest sites to choose from
In Maine for example the birds have been known to damage strawberry and blueberry crops. They have also been found rummaging in the fodder of dairy cattle
which in turn limits how many berry-producing shrubs the elks consume. As a result the bears have more tasty berries to eat finds a study published today (July 29) in the Journal of Animal Ecology.
The study points to the need for an ecologically effective number of wolves said co-author Robert Beschta a researcher at Oregon State university in a statement.
and willow in the park and reduced the berry-producing shrubs. Past studies showed the reintroduction of wolves in 1995 has led to willow
Now Beschta and colleagues have found the amount of fruit in grizzly bear scat doubled in August in recent years
The grizzlies love to graze on the park's many wild berry species such as serviceberry chokecherry buffaloberry twinberry and huckleberry.
Wild fruit is typically an important part of grizzly bear diet especially in late summer when they are trying to gain weight as rapidly as possible before winter hibernation said study co-author William Ripple a forest ecosystems researcher at Oregon State university in a statement.
Berries are one part of a diverse food source that aids bear survival and reproduction and at certain times of the year can be more than half their diet in many places in North america.
Because bears have made up for the decline in berries by eating more elk in the last 50 years the berry bounty may also help offset the decline in elk.
As a group people who said they ate yogurt also reported consuming higher amounts of other good for you-you foods such as fruits vegetables nuts fish
Fresh Frozen fruits and vegetables may have higher levels of vitamins A and C and folate compared with their fresh counterparts that have been stored for five days according to a 2013 University of Georgia study.
and mineral content of eight fruits and vegetables and found that some had. 10 New Ways to Eat Well This study supports the findings of a 1998 Food Chemistry study
So according to the research frozen fruits and vegetables are a suitable alternative and in some cases may even be more nutritious than fresh.
For more information on Fruits & Vegetables visit: Nutrition Science News & Feature F
#Onions: Health Benefits, Health Risks & Nutrition Facts Turns out that onions are nothing to cry over these flavorful bulbs are packed with nutrients.
Here are the nutrition facts for avocados according to the U s. Food and Drug Administration which regulates food labeling through the National Labeling and Education Act:
One recent study from The netherlands showed that people who ate onions absorbed twice as much quercetin as those who drank tea and more than three times as much quercetin as those who ate apples
We remember the fish which we did eat in Egypt freely the cucumbers and the melons and the leeks and the onions and the garlic.
and peel the outer layers leaving the root end intact Bulb onions are yellow red or white.
To avoid onion breath eat a sprig of parsley or rinse your mouth with equal parts lemon juice and water or chew a citrus peel.
I shall weep anon.#'#'All's Well that Ends Well'by William Shakespear s
#Butterflies Caught Lapping Up Crocodile Tears Crocodile tears may be drinks for thirsty butterflies and bees new research reveals.
and even birds'eggs and berries. They like meat best though and will go to great lengths to get it.
or found in fruits vegetables and grains. Antioxidants can help find and neutralize free radicals that cause cell damage Jarzabkowski told Live Science.
#Wild Monkeys Learn to Puzzle out Banana Video The wild marmosets living in the Brazilian forest have seen never a television show
When scientists showed the newbies a short flick of a marmoset stranger opening a box to get a banana slice they were likely to copy
Gunhold's group designed a clear box that could hold a treat such as a tasty banana.
They just love banana Gunhold told Live Science. They would do anything for it. The marmosets could reach the fruit
either by opening a drawer or by pushing a lid upward a difficult feat she said.
and successfully open it to win the banana prize compared with marmosets that just saw the images.
Wild Marmosets Watch Videos of Banana Puzzle This emphasizes the importance of them receiving the video demonstration Hopper said adding that it was possible that those that were did successful really learn from the video
The Big Apple also revamped its recycling program accepting all rigid plastics instead of just those numbered 1 and 2
They were savoring sweet huckleberries sprouted in soils enriched by the ashes of a wildfire half a century ago.
At issue is the higher cost of healthy food such as fresh fruits and vegetables and lean meats and fish
With a modest 10 to 30 percent tax on most packaged foods healthy foods such as fruits nuts
if the girl was allergic to other ingredients in the pie such as blueberries eggs or nuts but the tests all came back negative. 8 Strange Signs You're Having an Allergic reaction Further analysis showed that the pie contained residue from an antibiotic.
The doctors tested the girl for an allergy to streptomycin an antibiotic used as a pesticide on fruit.
Although the researchers did not have access to enough of the pie to confirm that it contained streptomycin specifically the study results suggests that the girl's allergic reaction was caused by streptomycin-contaminated blueberries the researchers said.
The new study is the first to link an allergic reaction to antibiotics in fruit the researchers said.
#Apple Health App: What It Can and Can't Do Apple's new Health app is now up and running on the latest version of ios 8 but
what exactly can this app do for you? The first thing to know is that the Health app doesn't track information by itself at least not yet.
So for Apple's Health app to be useful you'll need other health apps.
Experts say that aggregation apps like Apple's Health can offer users a new experience
With the Health app Apple is saying you don't have to abandon your old apps
Right now there is a limited selection of apps that work with Apple Health. For example if you track your activity with a fitness tracker such as a Fitbit a Withings Pulse
because the apps for these devices don't integrate with Apple Health yet. But quite a few popular apps have updated already their software
and do work with Apple Health including Jawbone UP Myfitnesspal and Run with Map My Run+.
You can also allow these apps to read data from the Apple app so your different health apps can share information with one another.
but Apple's Health app does. Here's what the graph looks like: Graphing information for a single nutrient like sodium may be a useful way to keep track of
However when I tested the app there seemed to be a few bugs in communication between Myfitnesspal and Apple Health:
#Mom's Diet Linked to Risk of Preterm Birth Pregnant women who eat a diet rich in vegetables fruits
Pregnant women in the new study who ate either a diet of fruits veggies and whole grains or a diet of boiled potatoes and fish were less likely to have a preterm birth compared with women
A prudent diet consisted of raw and cooked vegetables salad fruit and berries nuts vegetable oils whole grain cereals poultry and water to drink.
and autumn olive nonnative invasive species that choke out forest floors and prevent native trees from getting a start.
Erythritol is a natural compound that is present in several types of fruit. It's sweet like table sugar
Good examples of natural sources of resistant starch include bananas that are still slightly green cooked and cooled potatoes such as those in potato salad whole grains beans chickpeas and lentils.
Fruits and vegetables are good sources of potassium study co-author Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller a researcher at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New york said in a statement.
Our findings give women another reason to eat their fruits and vegetables. 8 Top Meals from Nutritionists The link between potassium intake and a lower risk of stroke was stronger among women in the study who didn't have high blood pressure the researchers found.
and sweet potatoes bananas and white beans she said. Other sources of potassium range from leafy greens and tomatoes to dairy foods and meat.
and a medium-size banana contains 450 mg of the mineral according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
and mixed them with lignin from the remains of pressed grapes coffee or pineapple tops.
This means that the biodiversity benefits or otherwise to many familiar tropical crops such as bananas or cacao beans simply haven t been assessed.
Take advantage of the rich nutritional quality of these insects by frying sun-drying smoking or steaming termites in banana leaves.</
When eaten raw the grubs taste like almonds; when cooked lightly in hot coals the skin develops the crisp flavorful texture of roast chicken.
#Lime Shortage Sours Cinco de Mayo Fiestas As people make plans to celebrate Cinco de Mayo the day an ill-equipped Mexican army repelled a much-larger force of French invaders in 1862
people might also plan on spending more for lime-based margaritas. A case of limes now sells for more than $100 compared to $15 per case last year according to numerous reports.
As a result some restaurants are forced to charge more for lime-based drinks and food or try to pass off lemons as cheaper substitutes.
Cinco de Mayo is nothing without limes and margaritas are nothing without limes Ken Briscoe director of cultural affairs for the city of Wilmington Delaware told the News Journal.
And as a result the city's celebration will include lime-based margaritas without the usual fresh slice of lime as a garnish. 7 Ways Alcohol Affects Your Health Whither the lime?
This year's lime shortage is the result of a triple-play package of disasters: weather disease and crime.
Mexico is the world's largest exporter of limes supplying the United states with about 95 percent of its limes The New york times reports.
But late in 2013 severe rains in central Mexico knocked the blossoms off many lime trees greatly limiting this spring's crop.
California and other U s. lime producers could have made up for some of the shortage but California's ongoing drought plus an unexpected winter freeze squashed their crop yields
(which usually ripen in fall offering little in the way of Cinco de Mayo relief).
Lime crime pays While most Americans are aware of the activities of Mexican drug cartels few understand how they might affect produce prices.
But as the price of limes has quadrupled drug gangs like the Knights Templar have taken notice.
Orchards are being stripped bare and trucks carrying limes into the United states have been hijacked according to the Times.
Growers and shippers are forced now to hired armed guards to protect their lime crops. The threats have moved even into the avocado mango and other produce industries.
In November Vanguardia (Mexico) reported that the Knights Templar have expanded from trafficking in cocaine marijuana
and other drugs to controlling a growing percentage of Mexico's lucrative agricultural industry through extortion kidnapping and murder.
Citrus greening And if all this weren't enough the entire citrus industry is reeling from the blow of citrus greening a devastating disease also known as huanglongbing or HLB
Oranges have been hardest hit by the disease but it's also affecting limes pomelos grapefruit and other citrus fruits according to a report from the University of California Davis Division of Agriculture and Natural resources.
Putting the squeeze on customers Restaurateurs are taking steps to soften the blow of the lime shortage.
We haven't raised prices Juan carlos Ruelas manager of San francisco's Lolã told the San francisco Chronicle.
We're mixing lime and lemon juice in equal parts and that's basically solving the problem.
Joe Hargrave of San francisco's Tacolicious after paying $115 for a case of limes was forced to add $3 to the price of all margaritas made with fresh lime juice.
The crisis has caught even the attention of Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report who last month weighed in on the lime shortage and its connection to drug gangs:
Lemons in my guac? I'm sorry but I'd rather have chopped my head off
Overtext Web Module V3.0 Alpha
Copyright Semantic-Knowledge, 1994-2011