The scales drink tree juices so more scales are bad for trees. A couple of degrees warming can make the difference between a stately shade tree and a sad bedraggled specimen with dead branches sparse leaves and grimy scale-encrusted bark.
Health Benefits, Risks & Nutrition Facts Bananas are among the most widely consumed fruits on the planet and according to the U s. Department of agriculture Americans'favorite fresh fruit.
Here are the nutrition facts for bananas according to the U s. Food and Drug Administration which regulates food labeling through the National Labeling and Education Act:
Nutrition Facts Serving size: 1 medium banana (4. 5 oz/126 g) Calories 110 Calories from Fat 0*Percent Daily Values(%DV) are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Heart health Bananas are good for your heart. They are packed with potassium a mineral electrolyte that keeps electricity flowing throughout your body
In general bananas are a great weight loss food because they taste sweet and are filling
Eaten in moderation there are no significant side effects associated with eating bananas. However eating the fruits in excess may trigger headaches
so eating too many and not maintaining proper dental hygiene practices can lead to tooth decay.
or protein to be a healthy meal on their own or an effective post-workout snack. Eating bananas becomes significantly risky
only if you eat too many. The USDA recommends that adults eat about two cups of fruit a day or about two bananas.
In fact they're edible and packed with nutrients. Banana peel is eaten in many parts of the world
The boat had carved interior ribs and clear evidence of repair and reuse. Carbon dating tests showed that the vessel was last caulked with wads of bark in 1400.
but also sophisticated internal ribs Johns and colleagues wrote. The turtle carving on the boat also seems to link back to the settlers'homeland.
Researchers have studied bee colonies for years in an effort to discover the root causes for the collapse of millions of bee colonies an ongoing problem with significant downstream ripple effects for large-scale agriculture and food production efforts.
Since CCD was reported first to have wiped out entire hives across the United states in 2006 and 2007 more than 10 million hives in all researchers have linked strongly toxic viral cocktails to the collapse of the honeybee colonies.
Besides TRSV researchers have linked Israel Acute Paralysis Virus Acute Bee Paralysis Virus Chronic Paralysis Virus Kashmir Bee Virus Deformed Wing Bee Virus
But now based on this latest study in mbio researchers can start to explore the ways in which these deadly viral cocktails
because it lacks an internal genomic process that edits out errors in replicated genomes meaning that TRSV can generate all sorts of variant error-filled copies with lots of different infection characteristics that cannot be defended easily once they jump from plants to honeybees and spread throughout the hives.
it's a network that feeds on itself. Building that facial muscle memory also helps players recognize their own emotions
Heavy drinking and alcoholism can result in chronically low magnesium levels and gastrointestinal conditions such as Crohn's disease and celiac disease can also deplete magnesium levels.
A 2011 study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed people who take magnesium supplements typically get more than the recommended daily amount.
In fact a healthy diet can easily provide enough magnesium. Whole grains nuts fish meat dark green vegetables legumes and many fruits contain significant amounts of magnesium.
Inadequate magnesium levels are not likely to cause symptoms but a full-blown magnesium deficiency can cause nausea fatigue and weakness.
An analysis of seven studies including more than 200000 people found that an extra 100 milligrams of magnesium a day reduced a person's risk of stroke by 8 percent according to a February 2012 review in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
One analysis of more than 22 studies on magnesium and blood pressure found that magnesium supplements reduced blood pressure by 2 to 4 mmhg according to an April 2012 paper published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
when they increased their magnesium by eating more fruits and vegetables or taking more than 370 milligrams of magnesium a day.
But because a diet with more fruits and vegetable will also increase levels of other nutrients it is difficult to measure the independent effect magnesium has on blood pressure.
Few people overdose on minerals from food. However it is possible to get too much magnesium from supplements or laxatives.
and more than 850 in neck snares including mountain lions river otters pronghorn antelope deer badgers beavers turtles turkeys ravens ducks geese great blue herons and even a golden eagle.
Even though I was experienced an professional trapper my trap victims included non-target species such as bald eagles and golden eagles a variety of hawks and other birds rabbits sage grouse pet dogs deer
antelope porcupines sheep and calves...My trapping records show that for each target animal I trapped about 2 unwanted individuals were caught.
During that period hangings became drunken public celebrations with crowds of people gathering to drink eat fight buy
or the muscle on the outside of the shin called the anterior tibial compartment. The treatment involved a pig bladder that had been stripped of its cells leaving only a scaffold made of tough proteins.
These forests provide food (especially fruiting trees) habitat and connectivity to other patches of forest for wildlife.
These introduced pastures destroy species-rich native grasslands. Other ranchers cut down forests and drain wetlands to expand their grassland area.
Deforestation causes erosion alters water balance eliminates the food and habitat that wildlife need and increases the chance of conflict between people their cows and predators with fewer and fewer prey options.
and differentiate Pantanal beef grown on native pastures from other types of grass-fed beef that do not identify
and care enough about the difference to buy native grass-fed beef ranchers will have an incentive to stick to traditional methods.
and lips when they start to eat certain foods. This condition is known as oral allergy syndrome (OAS)
or pollen-associated food allergy syndrome and it's the most common form of food allergy in adults.
and raw vegetables as well as some nuts and spices these people's immune systems recognize a similarity between the food and pollen's proteins.
The thinking in the field is that the pollen allergy is the driver behind the immune response to the food said Dr. Wayne Shreffler director of the Food Allergy Center at Massgeneral Hospital for Children in Boston.
Know your worst foods. Shreffler said apples peaches plums cherries nectarines hazelnuts almonds and carrots are the most common food culprits of oral allergy symptoms that he sees in his Boston allergy clinic.
He noted that apples are a common offender for people who are allergic to birch pollen as well as foods such as celery pears
and other raw fruits containing pits because these fruits and vegetables are botanically close to birch.
Often it's just one or two foods on the list that might cause oral symptoms in some individuals with birch pollen allergies.
Melons cantaloupe honeydew or watermelon along with cucumber zucchini kiwi and banana might trigger cross reactions in people who are sensitive to ragweed pollen.
or minutes of putting the food in the mouth. It's quite an immediate reaction Shreffler said.
and they might be able to eat the food at other times of the year without any reactions.
But for others the offending food can trigger symptoms year-round whether it's pollen season or not.
If you have an itchy mouth after eating a food pay attention to this he said.
Stop eating the food and take an antihistamine to relieve the itchiness Shreffler advised. 8 Strange Signs You're Having an Allergic reaction Try other forms of the food.
Someone with a birch pollen allergy might get oral allergy symptoms from a fresh apple
but likely won't have any reaction to applesauce or apple juice Shreffler said. That's because the food's allergy-causing protein is broken easily down by cooking or processing.
Peeling the fruit or vegetable may be helpful because the allergen tends to be concentrated under the skin.
Eating canned or frozen forms of the food might also be well tolerated. It really varies Shreffler said.
See an allergist. Oral allergy syndrome can occur in kids as young as 3 or 4 but people can also develop the sensitivity for the first time as adults.
whether it's oral allergy syndrome or another kind of food allergy. Follow Live Science@livescience Facebook & Google+.
#Cancer-Fighting Diet: 6 Tips to Reduce Your Risk Following six diet guidelines can reduce your cancer risk researchers say.
what foods to limit or avoid and which ones to eat. The recommendations which appear in the June 30 issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition were spearheaded by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) a Washington D c.-based nonprofit group known for its advocacy of plant-based diets
and alternatives to research on animals. Perhaps not surprising for an organization that encourages plant-based diets the advice highlighted the benefits of fruits and vegetables and recommended limited consumption of meat.
But dieticians and doctors not involved with the report say the guidelines are reasonable. The guidelines are based on a review of published studies
eat more soy products; limit dairy; limit or avoid alcohol; avoid red meats and processed meats;
and avoid grilled broiled or fried meats. 10 New Ways to Eat Well The overall recommendation is to favor plant-based foods said lead author Joseph Gonzales a registered dietician with the PCRM.
Plants are rich in protective compounds and help consumers avoid the cancer-causing substances found in animal products.
PCRM's recommendations are similar to those offered by cancer research organizations such as the American Cancer Society although arguably more extreme in terms of
It's never a bad idea to cut back on red meat or alcohol as the PCRM recommends said Colleen Doyle a registered dietician and director for nutrition and physical activity for the American Cancer Society.
But you don't need to be a teetotaler or vegetarian to significantly reduce your cancer risk she added.
The recommendations 1. Eat more fruits and vegetables especially leafy greens to help reduce overall cancer risk.
Most doctors agree. It is an incontrovertible fact that a plant-based diet lowers your risk of cancer
and heart disease said Dr. Paul Talalay a distinguished service professor at Johns hopkins university in Baltimore who was involved not in this study.
and as reported this June the toxic effects of the pollutant benzene. 2. Eat soy products to reduce both the risk and recurrence of breast cancer.
Soy products such as edamame tempeh and tofu also have protective properties and if substituted for red meat can help reduce exposure to fats
and other chemicals that promote cancer and heart disease. 3. Limit or avoid dairy products to reduce the risk of prostate cancer.
or avoid alcohol to reduce the risk of cancers of the mouth pharynx larynx esophagus colon rectum and breast.
The PCRM reports that one drink per week increases the risk of mouth pharynx and larynx cancers by 24 percent;
two to three drinks per day increase the risk of colorectal cancer by 21 percent.
Also a drink a day seems to promote heart health. The American Cancer Society recommends that people limit their alcohol intake to no more than two drinks per day for men and one per day for women (in part because of women's smaller average body size.
5. Avoid red and processed meats to reduce the risk of cancers of the colon and rectum.
Following this advice may help prevent heart disease stroke and diabetes. Large studies from the Harvard School of Public health revealed that regular consumption of red meat particularly processed meats such as sausages
and cold cuts will shorten your life. This news doesn't need to ruin your summer cookout plans.
Doyle said to exercise common sense and that the occasional hamburger or hotdog even grilled (uh-oh see the next recommendation) is fine.
The broader issue she said is reducing consumption to reduce risk given your risk profile
and family history. 6. Avoid grilled fried and broiled meats to reduce the risk of cancers of the colon rectum breast prostate kidney and pancreas.
The reason is that cancer-causing chemicals called heterocyclic amines (HCAS) are created when creatine and amino acids in skeletal muscle aka meat are cooked at high temperatures.
Even the smoke from grilled meat can contaminate grilled vegetables which otherwise don't have HCAS.
Cancer risk reduction doesn't guarantee cancer avoidance. According to the World health organization up to 30 percent of all cancers might be caused by a poor diet.
The rest are attributed to smoking pollution and genetics which may affect you no matter what you eat.
Wanjek is the author of Food at Work and Bad Medicine. His column Bad Medicine appears regularly on Live Science n
#Where Do Cashews Come From? Though you might think of it as just another nut in the trail mix the cashew is a decidedly strange snack.
Sprouting like a tail from the bottom of an oddly-shaped fruit the cashew in its natural state is both very weird-looking and very poisonous.
While many of the cashews produced for commerce come from Africa and India the cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale) is native to tropical regions of Brazil.
The tree produces a long fleshy stalk called a cashew apple which resembles a small pear.
At the end of this stalk grows the kidney-shaped cashew nut that many know and love. Cashew nuts are protected from hungry passerby by a double shell containing a potent poison called anacardic acid.
This oily substance#closely related to urshiol the toxic compound found in poison ivy poison oak and poison sumac#acts as an irritant causing an allergic rash on the skin.
Its corrosive coating is the reason that cashew nuts are sold not in their shells like pistachios or peanuts.
Instead cashews are dried typically and roasted a process that rids the nut of toxic oils and leaves its shell brittle and easy to remove.
However cashews that have not been dried and roasted can be purchased in some stores and online. But as Deborah Enos a certified nutritionist and health coach explains in her column for Live Science people should use caution
when purchasing any cashews labeled as raw. Though these nuts are steamed most likely or otherwise processed Enos said that those with a severe allergy to urshiol
(i e. poison ivy) may not want to risk finding out whether these processes for removing anarcardic acid are entirely effective.
Despite its propensity to poison the cashew is lauded for its substantial store of nutrients. Along with Brazil nuts and almonds cashews have the highest magnesium content per serving of any tree nut.
And like most nuts cashews are also a good source of Vitamin e and cancer-fighting phytochemicals.
See also: Top 10 Cancer-Fighting Foods And in addition to the cashew's known nutritional benefits researchers have explored also the possibility of using the toxic oil found in the nut's shell as an antibiotic.
One study by researchers at University of California Berkeley found that anarcardic acid is effective at killing the bacteria that causes acne as well as that which causes tooth decay and the erosion of tooth enamel.
According to the researchers using cashew oil isn't an entirely new idea as the acid was used at one time in Brazil to treat leprosy.
Cashew nut oil as well as the leaves and bark of the cashew tree have also been used in traditional medicines in communities around the world to treat everything from toothaches to diabetes.
I can't really track the food-miles of everything I eat I can't always avoid driving
and I love my lamb kabob once in a while so I can't really zero out my meat consumption.
There is so much of the world I haven't seen and I can't imagine that global warming will keep me from flying to those places.
Can a poor family struggling to earn three meals a day really make decisions based on carbon footprint?
We don't need necessarily to produce food as we have done for the last 10000 years the main advance being the use of fertilizers to increase yields.
Maybe geneticist Craig Venter will find a way to produce food in the lab making traditional agriculture disappear.
It is possible that the same human ingenuity that gave us industrial production of ammonium for manufacturing fertilizer will find a way to use oceans for hydroponics along with aquaculture to sustainably produce sufficient food for the world.
Brown bears despite their name come in many colors from light cream to almost black according to the San diego Zoo.
and cinnamon brown causing some people to confuse them with brown bears. Giant pandas are noted for their striking black-and-white coloration.
Hibernation is a deep sleep that allows a bear to live without food for long periods of time.
Bears are omnivorous meaning they eat vegetation and meat. Each species of bear has certain foods that they eat more than others though.
For example the polar bear eats mostly seals and the giant panda bear spends 12 hours per day eating bamboo.
Termites are the primary food of sloth bears. Sloth bears have especially long noses that allow them to suck termites from their holes.
and rely on their mothers for food and protection. Sun bear cubs have no hair and cannot smell
Some of the strongest advocates for the world's forests are the communities that depend on them for food livelihoods and culture.
and foraged on lichen and algae for food. The locust's abdomen shows hints of decay and the insect is surrounded by ants inside the amber suggesting the ants might have been carting off the carcass for a meal.
Heads named the locust Electrotettix attenboroughi after British naturalist and filmmaker Sir David Attenborough. A description of the new species was published today (July 30) in the journal Zookeys.
#The 9 Unhealthiest Restaurant Meals French toast served with butter syrup and bacon a platter of fried seafood and hush puppies and a cheesecake made with Reese s peanut butter cups
and fudge are among the meals singled out this year for their shockingly unhealthy nutrition content in a new report from a nonprofit watchdog group.
Nine meals from American chain restaurants were selected for the 2014 Xtreme Eating Awards a list released yearly by the Center for Science in the Public interest as a way to highlight meals that are very high in calories saturated
fat sodium and sugar. Nearly all the meals on this year's list have at least 2000 calories and a few top 3000 calories.
You could take half home and still overeat the CSPI says. Three of the meals on the list are from the Cheesecake Factory including the restaurant's Brulã ed French toast
which consists of custard-soaked bread powdered sugar maple-butter syrup and bacon and contains more than 2700 calories CSPI says.
The meal also has 93 grams of saturated fat which is nearly five days'worth CSPI says.
It would take seven hours of swimming laps to burn this meal off the group says. 9 Snack foods:
Healthy or Not? Other winners include: When French toast is#Brulã ed fries are'bottomless 'and steaks are garnished now with not just one
but two Italian sausages it s clear that caloric extremism still rules the roost at many of America s chain restaurants said Paige Einstein a dietitian at CSPI.
To help people avoid overeating while dining out CSPI recommends the following when possible: Order from the lower-calorie menu
if one is offered; take home half of a regular meal; order alternative sides such as steamed broccoli in place of fries;
order a burger with lettuce in place of the bun; order a thin-crust pizza instead of a deep-dish pizza;
for Mexican dishes order items à la carte instead of as a combo meal; and ask for no chips.
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#A Centenary for the Last Passenger pigeon (Op-Ed) Steve Zack is coordinator of Bird Conservation for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS.
He contributed this article to Livescience's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Monday is the centenary of the extinction of the passenger pigeon.
That timing is precise because we know that the very last bird (Martha after Martha Washington) died in the Cincinnati Zoo on September 1 1914.
whenever a entire flock lighted in search of food. The passenger pigeon was likely the most abundant bird on earth in the 18th century numbering three to five billion individuals.
The passenger pigeon was a bird of eastern North america that moved in search of mast. Mast is a botanical term for the hard nut fruits produced by trees like beeches and acorns.
In the eastern deciduous forests of what is now the United states the search for mast was extensive
and frequently synchronized between different species regionally. The immense flocks of passenger pigeons were most abundant in these forests.
Images of Rare Passenger pigeon Museum Specimens That seems the essence of the passenger pigeon's ecology (consuming abundant mast)
and its behavior (the massive flights of these birds across the country until such mast was found).
The abundance of the species was proportional to the abundance of its mast. Colonial Americans felled the forests for their wood and to make room for agriculture.
Once abundant mast began to disappear the pigeons also lost the capacity to breed twice in a season across different masting locales.
The market hunting of mere millions of birds paled in comparison to the loss of billions that once darkened the skies in search of mast.
and mast disruption that meant the end decades before Martha's lonely demise. Forests remained but not the copious mast.
Old world vultures were once abundant highly social and mobile birds. But poisons intended to kill game
and other threats to their critically important soda lakes where they feed and breed. African Grey Parrots aggregate in tremendous numbers around fruiting trees and at forest openings rich in salts in Central African forests.
Millions of these birds have now been lost to the pet trade putting the species at risk.
According to Sea world about 67 percent of a lowland gorilla's diet is fruit; 17 percent comes from leaves seeds and stems;
The mountain gorilla eats a diet that is about 86 percent leaves shoots and stems; 7 percent roots;
They get all of the moisture they need from their food and morning dew
#Oranges: Health Benefits, Risks & Nutrition Facts Sweet juicy oranges make a delicious and healthy snack or addition to a meal.
A whole orange contains only about 85 calories and has no fat cholesterol or sodium.
Orange juice is packed also with nutrients but does not contain the fiber of a whole orange.
when drinking orange juice than when eating an orange warns the Centers for Disease Control. Here are the nutrition facts about oranges from the U s. Food and Drug Administration
which regulates food labeling through the National Labeling and Education Act: Nutrition Facts Serving size:
1 medium orange (5. 5 oz/154 g) Calories 80 Calories from Fat 0*Percent Daily Values(%DV) are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Immune system Most citrus fruits have a good deal of Vitamin c and oranges have high levels even compared to their tangy brethren.
A 2010 study published in the journal Nutrition Research found that drinking orange juice for 60 days decreased low-density lipoprotein (LDL cholesterol or bad cholesterol) in people with high cholesterol.
Oranges are a low-fat nutrient-rich food with a low glycemic index which make it an ideal food to consume to protect against obesity
which can lead to other diseases such as heart disease cancer diabetes high blood pressure and stroke Flores told Live Science.
The glycemic index is a measure of how food affects a person's blood sugar levels:
Foods with a high glycemic index (such as white bread) cause glucose levels to spike quickly after they are eaten
while foods with a low glycemic index (such as vegetables and legumes) cause blood sugar levels to rise more slowly
This nutrient contains carotenoid compounds like lutein beta-carotene and zeaxanthin which can help prevent age-related macular degeneration an incurable condition that blurs central vision.
and orange juice in the first two years of life may reduce the risk of childhood leukemia.
Because they are a high-acid food oranges can contribute to heartburn especially for those who already suffer from heartburn regularly said Flores.
These medicines increase potassium levels and if mixed with too many potassium-rich foods like oranges
Orange peels are not poisonous and as many cooks know orange zest can pack a big flavor punch.
If you do eat the peel you'll get a good amount of nutrients. Orange peel actually has more fiber then the fruit inside contains Flores said.
Flavonoids are compounds found in many foods. They are known to have antihypertensive and anti-inflammatory effects
One way to get some of the nutrients is by eating the inner part of the peel and leaving the tough outer part.
Top Food Facts Science Kids & Florida Citrus Commission) Learn more about oranges and other healthy foods at The World's Healthiest Foods.
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