Some may fly up to 31 miles (50 kilometers) to find food during their nightly journeys.
Here are the nutrition facts for pineapple according to the U s. Food and Drug Administration which regulates food labeling through the National Labeling and Education Act:
Nutrition Facts Serving size: 2 slices 3 diameter 3/4 thick (4 oz/112 g) Calories 50 Calories from Fat 0*Percent Daily Values(%DV
and will hunt for food at night and sleep during the day. Young wolves are called pups.
Young pups start off drinking milk from their mother but around five to 10 weeks they will start eating food regurgitated from adult pack members.
They can eat up to 20 pounds (9 kg) of food during one meal. Since they are carnivores their meals consist of meat that they hunted.
and other foods may improve the function of blood vessels in people with cardiovascular disease according to a new study
Nearly a third of all the food produced in the world is lost or wasted according to the UN s World Resources Institute.
If we convert this mass into calories it constitutes nearly a quarter of all food produced
It is a sad irony that we waste so much food especially fruit and vegetables but still fail to feed the world s ever increasing population.
We need to start minimising the amount of food that is produced and then lost. Loss happens when food is spilt in transit
or spoilt from heavy bruising or wilting. It is unplanned the result of an agricultural process gone wrong or technical limitations in storage infrastructure packaging or marketing.
Good food is wasted also when it is thrown simply away before or after it spoils. A key way to minimise the amount of food lost is through postharvest technology
which can help make food last longer without losing nutrients. Once developed it needs to be integrated into the global supply chain of food production.
We need to optimise the food we already produce especially in developing countries. This can be done by significantly improving the way food is handled after harvesting particularly to make the process more hygienic.
We should make sure postharvest techniques are environmentally friendly and of course nontoxic to humans when applied to food.
The use of natural biodegradable products as an alternative to synthetic chemicals has shown remarkable improvements in maintaining fruit quality
and extending shelf life. These natural products are nontoxic to humans and safe. Chitosan for example is a natural product obtained from crustacean shells.
It has been shown to significantly maintain papaya fruit when applied to it. In combination with Gum arabic (hardened sap obtained from the acacia tree) it can also delay the ripening of bananas.
This includes packing food in containers that modify the atmosphere to prevent decay hot water treatment
Once proper postharvest technologies are used efficiently food losses can be minimised and the problem of food insecurity alleviated.
Hopefully too we can develop better ways of reducing the huge amount of food loss that takes place
and focus on getting food to those who need it. Asgar Ali receives funding from the Ministry of Agriculture Malaysia.
Doc Reviews Food Words Used in Medicine From symptoms such as watermelon stomach to blueberry muffin rash food imagery has helped long doctors describe features of diseases and health conditions.
References to food items although sometimes stomach turning reinforce doctors'understanding of diseases and have enriched the medical lexicon said Dr. Ritu Lakhtakia head of the department of Pathology at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman.
and will continue to be a lively learning inducement for generations of budding physicians she said. 7 Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe From anchovy sauce to spaghetti and meatballs The food references in medicine range from beverages and fruits to dairy products
Reminiscent of imagination cultures and creativity These audacious and colorful references can be attributed to the imagination of the scientists who came up with them as well as to those scientists'regional food preferences Lakhtakia said.
The majority of the references mention European foods but American foods have been added later and there are a few examples of more-Eastern food items as well.
Besides their usefulness in teaching medicine such food references could stimulate epicurean enlightenment in medical students
and teach them about this aspect of global culture and gastronomical differences Lakhtakia said. However using allusions to food
when referring to illness also calls for strong stomachs Lakhtakia said. It is a wonder that in the midst of the smells
and sights of human affliction a physician has the stomach to think of food at all she wrote.
#In Massive Shift, Nestlã Takes on Animal Cruelty (Op-Ed) Matthew Prescott food policy director for The Humane Society of the United states contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices:
and the health of animals raised for food and firmly believe that robust farm animal health
and welfare standards can have both a direct and an indirect impact on food quality and safety.
But Nestlã's policy is perhaps the most comprehensive among the major global food producers and purveyors as it outlines an entire menu of changes that its suppliers must embrace
For a food giant like Nestlã to recognize this and demand change represents an important step toward a more humane world.
Potatoes are thought often of as a comfort food richly mashed with butter and sour cream or crisply fried in vegetable oil.
Here are the nutrition facts for a potato according to the U s. Food and Drug Administration
which regulates food labeling through the National Labeling and Education Act: Nutrition Facts Serving size:
Potassium is a mineral that helps lower blood pressure according to the U s. Food and Drug Administration.
Scientists at the Institute for Food Research have discovered that potatoes contain chemicals called kukoamines which are associated with lowering blood pressure.
which functions to provide food to the leafy part of the plant. The eyes of potatoes are buds
and when the blight reached Ireland the residents'main staple food disappeared. Many poverty-stricken families struggled to survive.
The new study suggests the trees will also march upward according to where they find the best food.
Hamsters will also store food in their burrows. Living underground keeps wild hamsters cool in hot climates.
If there isn't enough food stored hamsters will wait to hibernate until their surplus is to their liking.
They have pouches in their cheeks that they stuff with food. Then they will carry their hoard back to their colony so they can eat it later.
Pet hamsters will often store food under their cage bedding. Male and female hamsters waste no time when mating with one another.
and food within swimming range for feeding those chicks the study found. When you have these two conditions these two parameters that are met then the population can just explode said study co-author Emiliano Trucchi an evolutionary biologist at the University of Vienna in Austria.
In the winter the penguins venture about 621 miles (1000 km) to the fringes of Antarctica to forage for food though exactly what they eat is said a mystery study co-author CÃ line Le Bohec a polar ecologist at the Centre Scientifique
and hence a public health concern they wrote. 6 Foods That May Affect Breast cancer Risk The results also showed that eating more poultry in early adulthood was associated with a lower risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women.
The researchers estimated that replacing one daily serving of red meat with a serving of other protein-rich foods may reduce risk of breast cancer by 14 percent.
and it competes with the food supply. Mango Materials'process uses bacteria grown in fermenters to transform methane and oxygen along with added nutrients (to supply excess carbon) into PHA.
Wandering spiders are named for their tendency to wander around looking for food instead of spinning a web.
But the problem in recent years would be the food availability and the sea-ice conditions in Antarctica.
while on land and while they forage for food underwater. This will help reveal how the penguins spend their time away from their chicks
The unusual wetness in a typically arid region would have lead to carpets of greenery perfect food for the half dozen
Facts, Food & Bites Corn snakes are nonvenomous snakes found primarily in the southeastern United states. They are medium-size snakes brightly colored with individual patterns.
Bratwurst a form of sausage is associated closely with German food. Cabbage beets and turnips are incorporated commonly into meals as they are native to the region
and obesity amid today's excess of fat and sugar. 7 Foods You Can Overdose On
Likewise most people manage to drink without getting drunk often consuming low levels of ethanol with food he said.
From moms who turn their bodies into food to others who encourage their young to become cannibals here are the weirdest mothering techniques in nature.</
While the journey takes the gray whales away from a bountiful food supply the southern neighborhood is free of the dangerous orcas (they stick to colder waters) that otherwise hunt the newborn whales.
How Food Affects Mood and Mood Affects Food (Op-Ed) This article was published originally at The Conversation.
The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.
Eating good food promotes overall health and well-being but what you eat may also impact how you feel.
Research suggests that not only can the food you eat affect your mood but that your mood may influence the foods you choose to consume.
Enjoying a wide variety of vegetables fruits nuts seeds wholegrain cereals legumes low-fat dairy lean meat
And the opposite holds for a diet based on foods high in refined sugar (think lollies) one that combines high levels of sugar
And eating foods that maintain a steady blood-sugar level within the appropriate range such as wholegrain cereals helps to stabilise mood.
But how does your mood affect the foods you select? Results of research on the connection between food selection and poor mood are reasonably consistent people in a negative frame of mind are more likely to choose sugary fatty or salty indulgence or comfort foods rather than nutritious ones.
Indulgence foods may boost energy and improve mood in the short term but these positive effects are usually fleeting.
For some people such effects can often be followed by guilt (because we know those foods aren t good for us)
and a consequent drop in mood. This can trigger more bad eating and set up a vicious circle.
Such activities not only enhance mood but also assist with controlling indulgence food intake. The connection between food selection and positive mood (if there is one) is still unclear.
Research suggests people in a good mood are more likely to prefer nutritious foods that are low in sugar salt
But other studies point to the potential for people in a good mood consuming comfort foods or overeating.
If not they may be more likely to choose indulgence foods to sustain positive feelings. Other research indicates that regardless of mood long-term future-focused thinking can lead to healthier food choices.
And there s evidence for gender differences in the effects of mood on consumption of comfort foods.
One study found that women are more likely to eat indulgence foods when they re feeling depressed lonely or guilty.
While men are more likely to turn to soups pasta and steaks as a reward when they re feeling upbeat.
which is likely to be the stronger driver mood or food? In other words does the consumption of particular foods lead to mood changes
or is our mood generally the predominant factor in determining the food we choose to eat?
Research suggests the foods we consume may be of paramount importance and that what s eaten today may affect mood a couple of days later.
This association was stronger for negative moods so consumption of excessive energy (kilojoules) saturated fat and sodium was associated with a worse mood two days later.
What then can we conclude from the current evidence about the relationship between food and mood?
and gathering as the principal means for obtaining food. At the same time societies in which everyone had been more or less equal began to schism into classes with clear leaders emerging.
Many researchers have theorized that agriculture allowed people to hoard food and resources and that with this power they could induce others to follow them.
If leaders give their people an advantage in producing food the people will follow them he added.
Inequality in these groups is thought to have been very low with evidence suggesting food and other resources were shared equally between all individuals.
and positioning hunters agriculture presented an opportunity to massively increase the amount of food that could be produced.
This would provide the benefit of increased food production enhancing both their quality of life and the number of surviving offspring they could produce.
And empirically hierarchy formation most often cooccurs with an increase in food production that drives population growth.
Uric acid is created a waste product during the normal breakdown of purines naturally occurring substances found in foods such as liver mushrooms anchovies mackerel and dried beans according to the NIAMS.
and breakdown of purines patients can reduce the concentration of uric acid in the blood by avoiding high-purine foods such as anchovies asparagus dried beans and peas mushrooms and organ meats (such as livers
Leopard Poop Reveals Leopards that roam rural India have a surprising favorite food: dogs. The big cats even seem to prefer eating domestic dogs in areas where cows goats
though considered wild are completely dependent on human-related sources of food. The small portion of the wild animals in the leopards'diet consisted of mostly rodents as well as civets monkeys mongooses and birds.
Is It Safe to Cut Mold Off Food? This article was published originally at The Conversation.
and release poisons called mycotoxins into the food that could over time make you very sick.
Some moldy foods should simply be discarded (ideally to compost. For others though you can salvage
That s good if your moldy food is an expensive vintage cheddar cheese! Molds are fungi.
They are heterotrophs meaning they can t make their own food (unlike plants. Instead they degrade complex organic molecules in their environment into smaller molecules they can absorb to meet their energy and nutrient needs.
When water and nutrients are available (such as in semi-perishable foods) they grow in number:
and spoil our foods. Among those we are likely to encounter on foods in our homes are Penicillium(#oecousins#of those used to make antibiotics
or to ripen some cheeses) Aspergillus and on fruits Botrytis. You re unlikely to experience any immediate symptoms from ingestion of mycotoxin-contaminated foods.
Ongoing exposure increases the chances of a range of diseases including include kidney liver and immune system damage increased risk of a range of cancers and neurological symptoms;
Not all molds on foods will produce mycotoxins or produce them at harmful levels but without a microscope and laboratory its hard to distinguish the dangerous and harmless ones.
Given the risk to your health its best to take a very cautious approach to visible mold growth on any food with some exceptions.
whether a moldy food can be saved#is its moisture content or firmness. Foods with a high moisture content such as cooked casseroles soft fruit
and vegetables pastes/sauces and soft cheeses can have invisible hyphae growing below the surface
The same is true for porous foods such as bread and cakes where the hyphae can penetrate.
All of these foods should be discarded if you see mold on the surface. Conversely a cheddar or a salami or carrot that have dense structure are less likely to have extensive hyphal growth away from the visible mycelium.
or two depth) and the remaining food consumed with little risk. The United states'Department of agriculture s website is a good source of advice for dealing with mold contamination on a wide variety of foods.
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Food poisoning is caused by eating food contaminated by organisms such as bacteria viruses and parasites. Symptoms include nausea vomiting diarrhea abdominal cramps and fever.
The onset of symptoms can occur hours after consumption of the tainted food. However symptoms can take days
The following in alphabetical order) are some possible food contaminants: Campylobacter Clostridium botulinum Clostridium perfringens Escherichia coli (E coli) Giardia lamblia Hepatitis a Listeria noroviruses rotavirus Salmonella Shigella Staphylococcus aureus and Vibrio vulnificus.
meat and poultry soiled by animal feces during processing foods kept warm for too long unpasteurized milk
and apple cider raw produce contaminated water improperly canned commercial foods smoked or salted fish cream sauces undercooked ground beef alfalfa sprouts raw
Do not eat the following foods: anything that contains raw eggs such as cookie dough or hollandaise sauce packaged foods with broken seals
or cans that are bulging or dented honey that hasn't been heat-treated soft cheeses alfalfa sprouts raw ground beef or fish.
or regurgitating food in the three gorillas studied. Previous research on how music affects zoo-housed gorillas produced mixed results.
and regurgitating and re-ingesting food repetitive behaviors which are considered often signs of stress in captive gorillas.
and re-ingested food less often when natural sounds were played to them. Both Koga and Sidney and Lily two adult females turned to face the source of the music a hidden speaker more often
what kind of jaw it has for masticating (chewing) food where it lives and what food sources are available to it.
Sea turtles depending on the species may eat seagrasses algae sponges sea squirts squid shrimp crabs jellyfish cuttlefish or sea cucumbers.
Terrestrial turtles also eat a variety of foods from earthworms grubs snails beetles and caterpillars to grasses fruit berries mushrooms and flowers.
and just like their wild cousins they eat a diverse range of foods. Commercial turtle pellets and fish pellets as well as gut-loaded insects (bugs with nutrient-rich diets) earthworms and small fish are sold often as turtle food at pet stores.
Turtle owners should speak with a veterinarian or other professional when planning a diet for their pet as the diets of captive turtles also vary by species. Follow Elizabeth Palermo on Twitter@techepalermo Facebook or Google+.
Experts Look at Foods'Bacteria & Health Claims The term probiotic is misused so often that a group of experts has taken a fresh look at what probiotics really are examined
a food science researcher and consultant who was one of the experts on the panel as well as executive science officer for the organization that convened the panel. 5 Ways Gut Bacteria Affect Your Health
This includes undefined bacteria present in fermented foods. For example there may be numerous species of bacteria in blue cheese
There's much folklore around the health benefits of fermented food Sanders told Live Science. For example aged cheeses such as blue cheese contain a mix of bacteria.
And although cheese makers likely use defined cultures of bacteria that include a known mix of species the microbial content of any given cheese isn't listed on the food's label
But in Canada and Italy foods labeled as probiotic are required to contain at least 1 billion colony-forming units (CFUS) of probiotics per serving.
indeed phages are present in many foods and natural environments. But this specificity also makes it challenging to find a suitable phage for a given situation.
At its core is the homogenisation of global food systems which increasingly must deliver the same products to an expanding population (in all senses) across the world.
whereby 70m customers in 118 countries would consume an estimated 1%of the food eaten every day on the planet in a Mcdonald s outlet.
The homogenisation of global food systems means that any fast-food outlet must depend on a long complex and increasingly vulnerable supply chain to source products
For example bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea) is a highly nutritious drought-tolerant African food legume. However during Africa s colonial period it was displaced increasingly by the oil-rich peanut grown for its cash and export potential.
Our entire food system is in a precarious state propped up by a narrow elite range of major crops backed by global research and advocacy.
Without urgent serious and comparative research on crops that can yield in hotter volatile climates of the future the global food system will increasingly depend on only a few crops.
8 Foods for Healthy Teeth It's plaque not sugar that leads to tooth decay. Plaque starts building up after every meal and if it isn't brushed away frequently it can erode the hard outer enamel of a tooth resulting in tiny holes in the tooth's surface.
In addition to the many health benefits of a plant-heavy diet the kinds of foods you eat are important to oral health.
Some foods like hard candy breath mints raisins and dry cereal can get stuck in the grooves and crevices of your teeth where they could cause decay.
And the way you consume food is just as important as the kinds of food you eat.
For example chugging a can of soda actually does less damage to your teeth than sipping on a soda throughout the day
Eating or drinking highly acidic foods even healthy foods like citrus fruits can lead to tooth decay if oral hygiene is maintained not properly.
Also by only searching for tree fruits during the night owl monkeys avoid competing with larger monkeys that spend their days hunting for the same foods.
So by time sharing#the canopy with larger monkeys in a day/night cycle owl monkeys increase their potential for collecting food while reducing their risk from predators.
While invoking not-so-delightful images food references in medical vernacular are useful aids in helping doctors identify many different ailments.
Doc Reviews Food Words Used in Medicine Hypersexuality in women linked to this: A condition often understudied in the female population hypersexuality in women is being linked with more aggressive sexual behaviors.
People domesticated animals too as companions servants or food sources. By about 10000 years ago large permanent settlements like Jericho and Catalhoyuk appear in the archeological record.
Health professionals and parents appear to disagree about what determines children s food preferences. While the former often take the view that healthy foods
and the absence of junk food#in the home will lead to healthier choices and eating habits parents tend to focus on the individual likes
The results of a study we carried out of more than 1300 pairs of three to four-year-old twins showed that food likes
At the Health Behaviour Research Centre at UCL we decided to use the Gemini cohort a long-term study of 2400 pairs of twins to study food preferences.
In 2010 when the children were around three we asked their parents to complete a food preference questionnaire asking about their twins liking for 114 different foods in six categories:
fruits vegetables protein foods dairy foods carbohydrates and snacks. Predictably perhaps vegetables were liked the least food and snacks the most liked.
We also found that the food preferences of identical twins were much more similar than those of nonidentical twins suggesting that preferences are to some extent inherited from parents.
Statistical analyses then provided estimates of the contribution of genes and the environment to these preferences.
and protein foods can be attributed to genetic factors and the remainder to environmental factors like what parents choose to feed their children and foods available in the home.
The picture was somewhat different for carbohydrates dairy foods and salty and sugary snacks liking for which is determined more by the environment and only around 30%by genetic factors.
Most highly heritable appeared to be children s liking for vegetables (54) %and fruit (53%)with protein foods close behind (48%).
%On the other hand the environment played a larger part in liking for the other food groups: snacks (60%)carbohydrates (57%)and dairy foods (54%.
%The findings support the assertions of health professionals that the home environment exerts a strong influence on children s liking of the high-calorie foods implicated in excessive weight gain.
However they also suggest that parents are right in identifying innate differences in liking particularly for the low-calorie nutritious foods that parents
and health campaigners try to encourage. We know that children are born with a liking for sweet tastes
While the genetic effects on food preferences suggested by this study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition are large it s clear that a child s actual experiences with food are very influential.
And a substantial body of research has shown that food preferences can be changed particularly in very young children.
and enjoying these foods for example have been shown to be highly effective in increasing children s food acceptance.
and food preferences by simply limiting the availability of high fat and high calorie snacks in the home.
although genes play a part in their children s food preferences there are scientifically tested strategies to help them to create a healthy home environment and happy mealtimes even with fussy eaters.
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