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News & Articles By Ralph Flores
02/11/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Stressed-out cacao trees produce more nutritionally potent chocolate – new research
A bite of your favorite chocolate bar can take off the stress for most people – studies have already looked into it – but research has shown that putting cocoa trees under stress can lead to better-tasting chocolate. In particular, drought and other weather conditions have more impact on cocoa production than how the tree themselves are grown. The […]
02/11/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Nutritional benefits of pasta can be greatly enhanced by adding holy basil powder
Researchers at the Bundelkhand University in India have brought the best of both worlds together by combining holy basil, one of the most popular medicinal herbs in traditional Ayurvedic medicine, and pasta, the ready-to-cook and easy-to-prepare ingredient that’s gaining ground in modern Indian cuisine. This gave birth to a distinct pasta that has a high fiber content, […]
02/08/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Cancer cells use sugar to divide; starving them of sugar can slow their progression
Researchers have discovered a mechanism that explains how reducing sugar can cause cancer cells to die. The study, which was published in the online journal Science Signaling, presented a novel cell death pathway through introducing how depriving cancer cells of sugar can trigger a reaction that causes them to die. This research builds on earlier scientific literature that indicates that cancer cells that […]
02/07/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Inducing a stress response through growing conditions alters the chemical composition of Theobroma cacao L. beans (cocoa)
Dry spells and other weather conditions have more impact on cocoa production than how the tree themselves are grown. The report, published in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, detailed the impacts that different cultivation methods have in the chemical composition – as well as the flavor – of cocoa beans. There […]
02/05/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Upcycled: Wastewater from olive mills can be transformed from a pollutant into a biofuel and bio-fertilizer
Researchers have developed an environment-friendly process to convert wastewater from producing olive oils into biofuel and fertilizer, as published in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. The study, led by researchers from the Institut de Science des Matériaux de Mulhouse and RITTMO Agroenvironment in France and the Water Research and Technologies Centre and the Higher Institute of Sciences and Technology for […]
02/04/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Supplementing food nutrition through fortification of pasta with tulsi powder
Adding tulsi powder, also known as holy basil, in pasta increases its fiber content and decreases its cooking time, according to researchers from the Bundelkhand University in India. In the study, which was published in the IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT), the authors analyzed tulsi-fortified pasta and evaluated it based […]
02/04/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Negative health effects of consuming energy drinks put youth, young adults at risk
Young adults who drank energy drinks have felt its negative side effects, a study published in the journal CMAJ Open has revealed. The paper, which was conducted by researchers from the University of Waterloo, indicated that more than half of youth and young adults in Canada who drank energy drinks have had adverse reactions, with some even […]
02/04/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Bananas for oranges: Pectin from banana peels can stabilize and preserve orange juice naturally
Certain fruits go well together and can be combined to create a delicious fruit bowl, but researchers from the Benue State University in Nigeria had something different in mind with the combining process that they have developed. The study, which appeared in the IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology (IOSR-JESTFT), looked at the possibility […]
02/03/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Hormones that govern hunger found to rise in the evening hours, raising risk of overeating
Eating in the evening presents a high risk of overeating, especially when coupled with exposure to stress, according to a study published in the International Journal of Obesity. The findings also hinted that people who are prone to binge eating are more likely to overeat. Earlier studies revealed that ghrelin, a hormone associated with hunger, increases […]
02/02/2018
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By Ralph Flores
Mangiferin, a compound found in mangos, exhibits inhibitory activity on Helicobacter pylori-induced inflammation in human gastric carcinoma AGS cells
Researchers have discovered that mangiferin, a polyphenol found in the bark, fruits, and leaves of the Mangiferin indica L. (commonly known as the mango tree), was able to reduce inflammation caused by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria in cancer cells. The study, published in the African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, reviewed mangiferin’s possible use in chemotherapy, […]
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