Slow Down on the French Fries

About seven years ago, Swedish researchers caused an uproar when they reported that starchy foods like french fries, crackers, potato chips, and even bread and breakfast cereals contain acrylamide, a chemical that causes cancer in lab animals.Acrylamide is produced when carbohydrates are cooked at high temperatures—that is, fried, grilled, baked, or toasted. Scientists have long [...]

Protecting Canola Oil Quality

Canola oil, as well as other oils and fats, don’t encourage the growth of bacteria because they contain no water, which bacteria need in order to grow. Fats and oils are generally never a vehicle for food-poisoning bacteria. For that reason refrigeration isn’t required. The biggest problem with fats and oils is the quality deterioration [...]

How Would You Like Your Pork? Well Done, Please!

If a restaurant server asks if you want your pork chops prepared rare, medium-rare or well done, it’s safer to choose the latter. Attention: Backyard barbequers – that goes for Baby Back Ribs, too. Undercooked pork, which has an internal temperature less that 155 degrees Fahrenheit (69 C) , may still carry a parasitic agent [...]

Home is a Major Source for Most Intestinal Illnesses

The worst part about being home sick with intestinal illnesses could be knowing you probably got it right there — in your home. A study published in the International Journal of Food Protection found the home was the source of about half of all intestinal illnesses.The second most frequent place for acquiring illness was during [...]

Artificial Sweeteners May Be Increasing Your Weight

Artificial sweeteners could impair the body’s natural ability to count calories and regulate body weight, a U.S. study reported has revealed. Purdue University researchers said the study results could explain why a growing number of people in the United States lack the natural ability to limit their food intake and body weight as the consumption [...]

What is Trans Fat and Why is it Bad for You?

Have you heard of trans fat? Do you know just how bad it is for your health? Many people may of have heard about trans fat being bad, but most don’t know that much about what it actually is or why it is so bad. Today, we will take a look at the whole issue [...]

Food Colorings and Preservatives = Hyperactive Children

Artificial food colorings and preservatives have a “significant” impact on hyperactivity levels in very young children, finds research in Archives of Disease in Childhood. Removal of these substances could be in the long term interest of public health, say the authors. The authors base their findings on over 1800 three year old children, who were [...]

Tip of the Week – March 16, 2009

We live in a tropical environment and with that comes special precautions concerning the health of our family. So we get up one morning and open a loaf of bread to make toast. We see that one piece has some blue-green mold on it. What do we do? It is best to throw the entire [...]

Benefits of Fish During Pregnancy

A study of children in Bristol, England has shown that women who ate fish regularly during pregnancy had children with better language and communication skills by the age of 18 months. In the USA, prospective mothers have been warned against eating more than 12 ounces of fish per week because of the effect of mercury [...]

Tip of the Week – February 9, 2009

How Would You Like Your Pork?   Well Done, Please! If a restaurant server asks if you want your pork chops prepared rare, medium-rare or well done, it’s safer to choose the latter. Attention: Backyard barbequers – that goes for Baby Back Ribs, too. Undercooked pork, which has an internal temperature less that 155 degrees Fahrenheit [...]

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