News tagged with fruit juice

Japan's Sony generates power from paper

Japanese electronics giant Sony on Thursday revealed technology that generates electricity from shredded paper.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Chemicals found in fruit and veg offer dementia hope

A group of chemicals found in many fruits and vegetables, as well as tea, cocoa and red wine, could protect the brain from Alzheimer’s disease, a  dementia expert will tell scientists at a conference today (Friday).

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 5

Chocolate is a 'super fruit'

It is widely known that fruit contains antioxidants which may be beneficial to health. New research published in the open access journal Chemistry Central Journal demonstrates that chocolate is a rich source of antioxidants and co ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

OJ worse for teeth than whitening, researchers say

With the increasing popularity of whitening one's teeth, researchers at the Eastman Institute for Oral Health, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center, set out to learn if there are negative effects on the tooth ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 6

Lemonade can help prevent kidney stones

(PhysOrg.com) -- We've all heard the expression, "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade." Passing a kidney stone would qualify for one of life's "lemons," but did you know that drinking lemonade has been shown to prevent ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A capsule for removing radioactive contamination from milk, fruit juices, other beverages

Amid concerns about possible terrorist attacks with nuclear materials, and fresh memories of environmental contamination from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan, scientists today described ...

Chemistry / Other

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

'Push! breathe! eat!' -- snacks OK while in labour: study

Eating while in the throes of childbirth should no longer be a medical taboo, according to a study released Wednesday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Fruit juices contain more vitamin C than their labels indicate

A team of pharmacists from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) has established that the levels of vitamin C in many fruit juices and soft drinks are far higher than those indicated on their labels ...

Chemistry / Other

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Drinking 100 percent fruit juice is associated with improved diet quality in children

Consumption of 100 percent fruit juice is closely linked to improved nutrient intake and overall diet quality in children and teens, according to new research presented yesterday at the Experimental Biology (EB) 2010 meeting.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Disease-causing Escherichia coli: 'I will survive'

Strains of Escherichia coli bacteria that cause food poisoning have been shown to have marked differences in the numbers of genes they carry compared to laboratory strains of E. coli. Some of these genes may enable them t ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Day care next frontier in fighting kids' obesity

(AP) -- Grilled chicken replaced the hot dogs. Strawberries instead of cookies at snack time. No more fruit juice - water or low-fat milk only. This is the new menu at a Delaware day care center, part of ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mexico to ban junk food from schools to fight fat

(AP) -- Mexico is looking to battle the bulging waistlines of its children by banning the sale of junk food in its schools, including many of the traditional treats generations of kids have grown up with.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research shows gender difference in energy compensation effect

The results of a new scientific study from Oxford Brookes University show that the consumption of caloric beverages has different affects on short-term total energy intake in men and women.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Drinking 100-Percent Juice Might Not Lead to Teen Overweight

Although some studies have linked drinking 100 percent juice to excess weight in young children, this might not be the case for teenagers, a new study suggests.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 26, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0