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Sucrose sans sugarcoating
Published July 6, 2009, 2:07 am, Manila Bulletin
What is this most talked about food ingredient in children’s milk, sucrose? A type of carbohydrate (composed of simple carbohydrates fructose and glucose), sucrose is a crystalline disaccharide which occurs naturally in every fruit and vegetable.
Sugarcane research aims to harvest green energy
Published July 5, 2009, 11:33 pm, University of Queensland
Scientists based at UQ are working towards one of sustainable energy’s holy grails harvesting the untapped potential of sugar cane.
Sweetness perception could vary with ethnicity: Study
Published July 4, 2009, 10:57 am, Food Navigator USA
The study, from Givaudan and the National Institute of Health, showed that carriers of the gene were less sensitive to sweetness, and that carriers (with this lower sensitivity) were more common in Asian and African ethnic groups than in Europeans.
Bar none?
Published July 3, 2009, 9:08 pm, Albany Times Union
Getting the skinny on so-called nutrition bars
Sweeter fruit may follow melon genome completion
Published July 1, 2009, 9:27 am, Food Navigator USA
European scientists, from France and Spain, had previously succeeded in mapping two unconnected sections of the melon DNA sequence. Now, in a new study published in the Journal of the American Society of Horticultural Sciences, US researchers claim to have joined them up.
Canola protein shows anti-diabetes potential
Published July 1, 2009, 9:25 am, Nutraingredients.com
"This effect is important inasmuch as it is of a magnitude similar to that afforded by the dual substitution of n-3 polyunsaturated fat for saturated fat and starch for sucrose," wrote lead author Francois Mariotti from France's Institut National de la Research Agronomique (INRA - UMR914 Nutrition physiology and ingestive behaviour).
Young Brain For An Old Bee
Published July 1, 2009, 8:26 am, redOrbit
We are all familiar with the fact that cognitive function declines as we get older. Moreover, recent studies have shown that the specific kind of daily activities we engage in during the course of our lives appears to influence the extent of this decline.
A young brain for an old bee
Published July 1, 2009, 3:03 am, PhysOrg
Scientists have found that by switching the social role of honey bees, aging honey bees can keep their learning ability intact or even improve it. The research team is hoping to use them as a model to study general aging processes in the brain and how to prevent or ameliorate cognitive impairments associated with old age.
Carbohydrate: The Real Energy Source
Published July 1, 2009, 12:23 am, Swimming World Magazine
Guest Editorial by Dawn Weatherwax-Fall As the popularity of energy drinks has grown, some athletes are using these caffeine-containing drinks more than ever to gain a performance edge, Increasingl...
A young brain for an old bee
Published June 30, 2009, 9:24 pm, EurekAlert!
( Society for Experimental Biology ) Scientists have found that by switching the social role of honey bees, aging honey bees can keep their learning ability intact or even improve it. The research team is hoping to use them as a model to study general aging processes in the brain and how to prevent or ameliorate cognitive impairments associated with old age. The results will be presented at the ...
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