Beyond Vegetarianism--Raw Food, Vegan, Fruitarian, Paleo Diets Reports from veterans of vegetarian and rawfood diets, veganism, fruitarianism, and instinctive eating, plus new science from paleolithic diet research and clinical nutrition. http://www.beyondveg.com/
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Case 1 - Before You Begin An elementary plant science program for 4th and 5th grade students. Helps increase understanding of how food grows. http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/tg/c1-before.html
Science Of Cooking Recipes, activities, and webcasts are used to explain the science behind food and cooking. http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/index.html
Extractions: Making a winter soup? Find out how to make a healthier creamy soup without the cream For chefs, the chicken comes before the egg. Visit an organic egg farm and see the how the eggs go from the hen to you. Take a look at the treasure trove of archived Monthly Features Watch a series of archived live Webcasts , like the Science of Bread! Learn how to "read" a french fry; use your t-shirt to make ice cream, and more What can I do about bitter eggplant?
Extractions: Welcome to Bioriginal, a global provider of innovative essential fatty acid (EFA) solutions. Our products are used in nutraceuticals, functional foods, skin care products, cosmetics, animal feed, veterinary products and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals. We have offices and facilities in Canada, the United States, Europe and China, enabling international distribution of our innovative EFA products.
International Inflight Food Service Association A global professional association is dedicated to the advancement of the art and the science of the multibillion dollar inflight and rail food service industry. http://www.ifsanet.com/index.html
Extractions: Your Global Forum for Innovation, Communication and Education Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the International Inflight Food Service Association is a global professional association created to serve the needs and interests of airline and railway personnel, inflight and rail caterers and suppliers responsible for providing passenger foodservice on regularly scheduled travel routes. IFSA's membership is dedicated to the advancement of the art and science of the multi-billion dollar inflight and railway foodservice industry. 2005 IFSA Global Leadership Conference:
Extractions: RELATED Hawaii Natural Energy Institute Environmental Science and Technology journal (CNN) A meal you don't eat could return to your kitchen table not as leftovers, but as plastic wrap. Using food scraps, biochemical engineer Jian Yu and colleagues at the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute in Honolulu have come up with what they claim is an inexpensive way to make a biodegradable polymer. The substance could be used in disposable products such as bottles, wrappers and even surgical instruments, according to the researchers, who recently published their work in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. Plastics engineers with the British company ICI began making this type of polymer about a decade ago, but they used pure sugar and organic acid, a much more costly process. Food waste can reduce the expense by 40 percent, according to the Hawaii researchers. It contains more organic matter that can be easily digested by microbes for polymer biosynthesis, they said.
Extractions: Daryth D. Stallone, Ph.D., M.P.H. Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D. Parents expect baby foods to be just as nutritious as possibleto live up to Heinz' slogan "Only the best ingredients for the best nutrition." This report was intended to inform parents about nutritional differences among types and brands of commercial baby foods and to discourage them from paying high prices for baby food. While our study indicates that some baby foods are diluted, they do not appear to endanger the health of infants, inasmuch as most of infants' nutrition comes from breast milk, formula, or cow's milk. Gerber and Heinz replace real food with water and thickening agents in many of their products for children over six months of age. Such adulterated products are nutritionally inferior to products made with more fruits and vegetables. Makers of baby food encourage a mystique about their products. They want parents to think that commercial baby foods have special properties that make them particularly appropriate, if not essential, for infants. Advertising campaigns promote the myth that commercial products are especially good at meeting the nutritional and developmental needs of infants. Gerber's public relations and advertising machinery has cultivated an almost sacred image in people's minds of Gerber products. Those perceptions are clearly untrue. Parents, armed with a food processor, blender, or mashing fork, can easily prepare safe, nutritious, and economical food for their infants at home. Of course, many commercial products are nutritious and do fill a need when convenience is desired.
Science Blog - Drinking Without Food May Set You Up For High Blood Pressure An epidemiological study conducted by the University at Buffalo suggests that moderate to high consumption of all kinds of alcoholic beverages without accompanying food consumption is a significant risk factor in developing hypertension. http://www.scienceblog.com/community/article4903.html
Extractions: During this season to be jolly, when alcohol flows more freely than usual, a new study alerts drinkers that a habit of drinking outside of meals may be setting them up for high blood pressure. Research conducted at the University at Buffalo has shown that consuming alcohol mostly without food is a significant risk factor for developing hypertension. The effect was present even in people with light-to-moderate alcohol intake.
Food Microbiology Online course based on 'The Microbiology of food' book. http://science.ntu.ac.uk/external/foodmicrobiol.htm
Food For Space Flight Learn about the history of food in space, the space shuttle food system, the shuttle's menu, and get an insight into the science of space nutrition. http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/academy/astronauts/food.html
Extractions: STS-38: Pilot Frank Culbertson, and Mission Specialist Charles Gemar eating meal on middeck Food for Space Flight History of Food in Space The Space Shuttle Food System The Shuttle's Menu Food System Constraints As more experience in spaceflight is gained, food systems for space travelers will continue to improve. New foods are being developed and evaluated along with new commercial foods as candidates for the Shuttle food system. Foods are tested for taste, nutritional value, convenience in preparation, storage life, and microbiological safety. The containers for the foods and preparation techniques are also being evaluated. While the science of space nutrition is still relatively young, potential benefits to people on Earth will certainly arise from it. Already, the technology originally developed for spacefoods has found its way into the food market place. Space nutrition research may also help in understanding the problems of deterioration of people restricted to hospitals and nursing homes. The weightless condition of Earth orbit effects the body in much the same way as extended bed rest. Updated September 18, 1995.
Extractions: In this Issue Interview Drug Discovery Laboratory Automation Chromatography Spectroscopy ... Molecule Screening In this Issue Interview Specialist Process Equipment Food Hygiene Scientific Research ... Refrigeration and Storage In this Issue Interview E- Healthcare Contract Manufacturing Packaging and Labelling ...
ACSH > Facts & Fears A news site promoting sound science and combating the hype and junk science. The issues covered include food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health. http://healthfactsandfears.com/
Extractions: Kudos to Gov. Schwarzenegger, and state senators Escutia and Maldonado, who obviously are concerned about the epidemic of childhood obesity in California and who are trying to decrease its prevalence via legislation. But will the laws authored by the senators and signed by the governor (SBs 12, 281, and 965) really help? It's doubtful... [Read Full Text] [Read Responses] September 13, 2005 Last night I attended a book party for a colleague here in New York. In the course of mixing with other guests, I met the host's best friend from college let's call the friend Joe. Joe told me he was a film producer, a graduate of an Ivy League school, and a long-term resident of New York City. We talked about a variety of topics. He asked about ACSH and our interest in issues relating to food safety, environmental quality, pharmaceutical issues, and beyond. Out of the blue, Joe made a passionate statement: "I despise pharmaceutical companies"...
Not By Bread Alone: America's Culinary Heritage An exhibit from the Cornell University Library. Includes information on early cookery books, food nutrition and science, kitchen technology, and food processing. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/food/
Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority Of Singapore The national authority responsible for ensuring the safety of our primary foods and protecting the health of people, animals, fish and plants through advanced technology in agriculture, fisheries, veterinary science and the life sciences. http://www.ava.gov.sg
Food Poisoning Microorganisms food microbiology online course complimenting 'The Microbiology of Safe food' book. Resource portal for undergraduates and professionals. http://www.science.ntu.ac.uk/external/Food poisoning microorganisms.html
Extractions: RELATED Hawaii Natural Energy Institute Environmental Science and Technology journal (CNN) A meal you don't eat could return to your kitchen table not as leftovers, but as plastic wrap. Using food scraps, biochemical engineer Jian Yu and colleagues at the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute in Honolulu have come up with what they claim is an inexpensive way to make a biodegradable polymer. The substance could be used in disposable products such as bottles, wrappers and even surgical instruments, according to the researchers, who recently published their work in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. Plastics engineers with the British company ICI began making this type of polymer about a decade ago, but they used pure sugar and organic acid, a much more costly process. Food waste can reduce the expense by 40 percent, according to the Hawaii researchers. It contains more organic matter that can be easily digested by microbes for polymer biosynthesis, they said.
