As much as 50 percent of the olive oil sold in the U.S. is not actually pure olive oil, as some brands claiming to be "extra-virgin" or "100 percent Italian," for instance, have actually been adulterated with toxic rapeseed oil, more ...
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Many health-minded individuals understand that eating fried or overcooked foods is unhealthy due to the chemical transition of normally stable fats to trans fats that have been shown to dramatically increase heart attack risk. Researchers ...
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Polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) is the technical term for a type of fat (fatty acid) with two or more (poly) double bonds (unsaturated). They exist in many different forms, varying in chain length, degree of unsaturation, and rotation ...
Mullein, a plant that grows in dry, barren places, has been used for centuries because of its outstanding medicinal qualities. Its healing properties are found in its roots, leaves, and flowers, and it has been effective in treating a ...
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Juniper has been used in ancient Greece and Egypt to combat the spread of disease and was still being used by hospitals in France during the First World War. The warm, woody-scented essential oil is extracted from juniper berries, as well ...
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Fried foods damage your body and brain in many different ways, and it's not just a long term consequence, but a short term detriment as well. Just as a car needs good clean oil to run efficiently and not break down, your body needs food ...
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About 30 percent of heart attacks, strokes and deaths from heart disease can be prevented in people at high risk if they switch to a Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, nuts, beans, fish, fruits ...
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The U.S. stand-up pouch market has seen dramatic growth over the past five years, increasing by 50 percent in unit volume terms to approaching 17 billion units in 2013. Beverages and pet food are the largest end use categories, each ...
Crown Food Europe, a subsidiary of Crown, has installed an in-house aluminum can production line at inside the Portuguese canned fish provider Cofaco's Rabo de Peixe plant. The new line is expected to address the growing market demand for ...
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Jersey Mike's Subs, known for its fresh sliced/fresh grilled Jersey Shore-style subs, is celebrating the season with one of its tastiest bread options ever. Rosemary Parmesan Bread is back by popular demand for a limited time only ...
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Honoring its longstanding tradition of quality, Progresso expands its soup offerings with the introduction of Artisan Soups. The line, featuring a new repertoire of ingredients, comes in five flavorful varieties and demonstrates the ...
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Land O'Lakes, a farmer-owned food and agricultural cooperative, has added Teriyaki to its line of Sauté Express Sauté Starters. Sauté Express Sauté Starters are an all-in-one combination of seasoned butter and ...
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Desperate times call for desperate measures, so if you find yourself in a situation where you just don't have access to a good lamp try making a candle out of an orange and about a cup of olive oil. It will only take a minute. This YouTube ...
A team of Harvard material scientists has engineered a coating for glass that makes it self-cleaning and scratch resistant. It means that not only will you never have to rub down your glasses again, but huge amounts of money and energy ...
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A new transparent, bioinspired coating makes ordinary glass tough, self-cleaning, and incredibly slippery, a team from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Harvard School of Engineering and ...
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