“Identification of Important Aroma Components and Sensory Profiles of Minimally Processed (Unroasted) and Conventionally Roasted Dark Chocolates”
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

New research by scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign examines blood alcohol concentrations and how obesity  and age affect the rate of absorption and elimination for women. The team included postdoctoral fellow and first author Neda Seyedsadjadi; M. Yanina Pepino, professor of food science and human nutrition; and Dr. Blair Rowitz, professor of nutritional sciences and the associate dean for clinical affairs at the Carle Illinois College of Medicine.

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The much-maligned seasoning could be the secret to eating less salt.

Chicago, US: A nutritious diet has been shown to improve body weight, cholesterol levels, and heart health. Another component is the significance of nutrition in promoting healthy gut flora, according to a new study from the University of Illinois. According to the researchers, the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) promotes a gut microbial composition that may benefit general health.

The International Dairy Federation (IDF) organized on 3 May its third annual Nutrition and Health Symposium – Beyond nutrients: the health effects of whole foods.  The symposium featured key presentations from world renowned experts on dairy’s impact on non-communicable diseases. Speakers explored the impact of the dairy matrix on colorectal, cancer, heart and bone health, as well as type 2 diabetes. The presentations were followed by an interactive panel discussion led by the moderators Professor. Corinna Walsh from South Africa and Dr Andrea Josse from Canada.

We know that eating a healthy diet affects body weight, cholesterol levels, and heart health. A new study from the University of Illinois focuses on another component: the role of diet in supporting a healthy gastrointestinal microbiota. The researchers conclude that following the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) promotes a gut microbiota composition that may support overall health.

Fecal analysis could help deliver personalized, microbiome-based diet advice.

Feces are good for so much more than flushing.

Yes, our waste contains the stuff that our bodies are generally trying to get rid of. But it can also provide insight into our gut microbiomes and how they influence our health. And we’re getting closer to understanding the impact of individual foods.

The gut microbiome is the name we give to the community of microbes that make a home in our insides. These bugs end up in our stool, as do the many chemicals they produce

If you're wondering why your hard-boiled eggs sometimes have green yolks, here's how to go for the gold. The post Solved! Here’s Why Your Hard-Boiled Eggs Have Green Yolks appeared first on Reader's Digest.

Whether you’re making deviled eggs for a summer picnic or whipping up egg salad for sandwiches, it’s extremely disconcerting when you slice open that first egg and discover the dreaded green hard-boiled egg yolk waiting inside. What’s going on?

When enhancing foods to capture the health promoting benefits of non-digestible carbo-hydrates like fibre, it is important to address consumer perceived gastrointestinal effects typically associated with fibre-rich diets.

Tolerable intake levels of non-digestible carbo-hydrates (NDCs), like fibre, are needed to manage consumer reported gastrointestinal effects such as gas and bloating.

Getting children to eat can feel like a Sisyphean task. Why are some kids picky eaters and what should parents do?

Kati Wyatt’s youngest child, TJ, ate like a normal toddler until around the time he turned 3.

Then, Wyatt said, “He started cutting foods out. The one that I remember the most is applesauce. He cut it out because, ‘That’s for babies.’”

And that was the explanation TJ repeated as he gradually stopped eating meat, fruit and vegetables — one after another. Today TJ is almost 6 and, Wyatt said, “The closest he’ll come to a fruit is a lemon-flavored Oreo.”