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New evidence that vinegar may be natural fat-fighter

Researchers in Japan are reporting new evidence that the ordinary vinegar -- a staple in oil-and-vinegar salad dressings, pickles, and other foods -- may live up to its age-old reputation in folk medicine ...

Chemistry / Other

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Revolution with a salad spinner (w/ Video)

A simple salad spinner will save lives this summer, if everything goes as planned by two Rice University undergraduates. The spinner has been turned, so to speak, into a rudimentary centrifuge that medical ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 03, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Salmonella's sweet tooth predicts its downfall

For the first time UK scientists have shown what the food poisoning bug Salmonella feeds on to survive as it causes infection: glucose.

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Omega-6 fatty acids: Make them a part of heart-healthy eating

Omega-6 fatty acids - found in vegetable oils, nuts and seeds - are a beneficial part of a heart-healthy eating plan, according to a science advisory published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Best intentions: The presence of healthy food can lead to unhealthy choices

More restaurants and vending machines offer healthy choices these days, so why do Americans' waistlines continue to expand? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that some efforts to control eating may ba ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Leafy greens present growing threat of food-borne illness, researchers say

A growing threat for food-borne illnesses comes attractively packaged, is stunningly convenient and is increasingly popular with shoppers looking for healthy meals: ready-to-eat leafy greens that make putting together a green ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

When the fat comes out of food, what goes in?

When fat, sugar and gluten come out of salad dressings, sauces, cookies, beverages, and other foods with the new genre of package labels shouting what's not there, what goes into "light" or "-free" versions of products to ...

Chemistry / Other

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1