Earlier it was thought that tomatoes guard against prostate cancer. But now according to a recent U.S study, the antioxidant lycopene present in tomato does not provide protection against prostate cancer.
The researchers of the Fred Hutchinson…
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As a person who is fond of olives you will first hunt for them in your favorite pizza topping or will find your martini incomplete if it is not served with a stuffed olive.
The olives we generally consume are not fresh olives but are cured ones…
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You must have relished all sorts of meat as a delicacy. But now try on the new fresh slaughtered crocodiles that are available in the supermarkets of China. These crocodiles that are generally found in zoos were spotted when they were being sold in…
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The Applebee’s International has decided to stop the use of fat frying oil at its 1,800 domestic restaurants. The restaurant-chain operator disclosed this on May 17. Applebee’s chains are one of the largest operators for casual dining with its…
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There is nothing more delicious and mouthwatering then chocolate, and if I talk about chocolate chip cookie then yum, yum, yummy are the words to describe them.
I have had many kinds of cookies, and there are about 1000s of different kinds of…
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The UK’s official food watchdog is backing the mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid to reduce birth defects.
Food experts have postulated that folic acid- a synthetic form of the B vitamin folate, must be an ingredient to bread and…
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We all go about eating our favorite foods the way they have been served to us in the conventional way. How many of us have ever tried our hand at coming up with something unusual, something inventive to our most relished delicacies?
If you are a…
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Here you are just before an exam or an interview or your first date feeling tensed and your palms are all sweaty. Suddenly in this anguished moment you catch a glimpse of a chocolate out of no where and impulsively you are drawn to it, before you can…
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The Food and Drug Administration has given a green signal for farmed fish that may have been eaten with any Chinese ingredients. The FDA said that it should be safe to eat as it doesn’t contain any contamination. The two fish farms, Kona Blue in Hawaii.
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The plan of U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding toughening the regulations for handling fresh produce hasn’t got a warm reception. The FDA’s plan was reportedly rejected by the officials of the Department of Health and Human Services. As per the..
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