Nutrition

Published in Nutrition
Tuesday, 08 May 2018 07:17

Pasta can be part of a healthy diet

Carbohydrates get a lot of bad press and blame for the obesity epidemic, but a new study suggests that this negative attention may not be deserved for pasta. Unlike most…

Published in Health and Wellness
Wednesday, 02 May 2018 07:25

High-energy breakfast promotes weight loss

In patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, a meal schedule that includes a high-energy breakfast promotes weight loss, improves diabetes and decreases the need for insulin, new research from…

Published in Nutrition
Monday, 30 April 2018 07:36

Tasty superfood from plant cell cultures

In recent years, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed plant cell culture technologies with the aim of creating a completely new and groundbreaking method of producing vegetable foodstuffs…

Published in Agenda (English)
Friday, 30 March 2018 07:32

Crazy for food between social, superfood and diet “do-it-yourself”: the experts will talk about that during NutriMI 2018

NutriMI is preparing to welcome the specialist in the field of Food and Nutrition who wish to deepen the trendiest issues related to the world of nutrition thanks to the…

Published in Nutrition
Tuesday, 14 November 2017 07:34

Consumers see ‘organic’ and ‘non-GM’ food labels as synonymous

Consumers are confused between foods labelled as "organic" and "non-genetically modified," according to a new study led by a University of Florida. In fact, researchers found that some consumers view…

Published in Nutrition
Thursday, 24 August 2017 07:47

Why sugary drinks and protein-rich meals don't go well together

Having a sugar-sweetened drink with a high-protein meal may negatively affect energy balance, alter food preferences and cause the body to store more fat, according to a study published in…

Published in Applied Research
Monday, 03 July 2017 07:41

Eggs can significantly increase growth in young children

Eggs significantly increased growth and reduced stunting by 47% in young children, finds a new study from a leading expert on child nutrition at the Brown School at Washington University…

Published in Agenda (English)
Friday, 07 April 2017 07:35

Vegetarian and vegan diets? Pros and cons revelaled by experts at NutriMI 2017

Recently, people who have decided to adopt a vegetarian or vegan dieta has increased: the Eurispes Report 2017 revealed that almost 2 million people do not eat animal protein and,…

Published in Nutrition
Tuesday, 29 November 2016 07:41

Could eating insects help meet the nutritional needs of the world’s growing population?

Scientists from King College London, UK and Ningo University, China are reporting in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry that eating insects could be just as nutritious as sirloin…

Published in Nutrition
Monday, 25 April 2016 07:57

New Global Food Policy Report says how we feed the world is unsustainable

The 2016 Global Food Policy Report, the flagship publication of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has been released on March 31, 2016. The report provides an in-depth look…