As challenging as it might sometimes seem, shedding those excess pounds and keeping them off is not an impossible task. For many overweight and obese people, simply making a few basic dietary changes is enough to achieve dramatic weight ...
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Pathogenic bacteria already exist in even a healthy gut. But the healthy gut maintains a balance between beneficial and pathogenic bacteria of usually 80 to 85 percent beneficial to 20 or 15 percent pathogenic. This ratio is normal for a ...
Buying organic bulk produce, grains, and beans and becoming your own chef will save you money by not selecting processed foods packaged at higher prices. Those only make you trade health for convenience. You're paying for the packaging, ...
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EFAs are essential fatty acids, which we need to live but our bodies cannot create. So we need take EFAs from outside sources. Johanna Budwig, the creator of the Budwig Diet for successfully treating cancer, claimed before she died at age ...
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Sigma Alimentos, a processed foods subsidiary of Mexican conglomerate Alfa, has offered €675m to take over Spanish meats processor Campofrio. Campofrio operates a network of manufacturing facilities in eight countries. For the fiscal ...
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Davisco Foods International, a US-based family owned dairy company, has launched three new ingredients, Whey Protein Concentrate 80 Heat stable (WPC80-HS), Instantized WPC80 IP and Instantized BiPRO IP. The new products complement the ...
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There is a lot of controversy in nutrition and it often seems like people can’t agree on anything. But there are a few exceptions to this. Here are the top 10 nutrition facts that everyone actually agrees on (well, almost ...
More and more consumers and corporations are touting the benefits of "local" foods, often described as "sustainable," "healthy," or "natural." According to the trade publication, Sustainable Food News, "local" as a marketing claim, has ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed measures that would potentially eliminate artificial trans fat in processed foods as it poses health risks. The agency has announced its preliminary determination that partially ...
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Alfa, a Mexican conglomerate engaged in car parts and petrochemicals, is looking at options to launch an initial public offering (IPO) for its processed foods division Sigma Alimentos. Sigma produces dairy and meat products under Fud and ...
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The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has launched new regulations for labeling on packaged foods, including dairy and bakery products, and is seeking suggestions from its stakeholders regarding the proposal. One of the ...
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Nissin Foods, a Japanese food and instant noodles manufacturer, is looking at options to acquire Capital Foods, an Indian-based processed foods and ingredients firm. Capital Foods is 40% owned by investment firm Future Ventures, while the ...
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Brazilian food company Brasil Foods (BRF) is set to establish a new AED533m ($145m) food processing facility at Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad). The agreement for a land plot of 174,300ft2 in the free zone area's food ...
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US agribusiness company Cargill plans to invest $48m in a new automated distribution system at its beef processing facility in Dodge City, Kansas. Cargill noted that new system will allow the company to better support its customers and ...
Ajinomoto Brazil, a subsidiary of Japanese ingredients company Ajinomoto, has completed the expansion of its Limeira facility in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The company announced the BRL47m ($19.6m) investment in 2012 to substantially expand its ...
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