News tagged with fruit juice

US blocks some orange juice imports over fungicide

US authorities on Friday seized nine shipments of orange juice from Brazil and Canada after their contents tested positive for an illegal fungicide.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teens choose water when calorie count of sugary beverages is easier to understand

Thirsty? You may be more inclined to reach for plain old H2O if you knew how many calories are in sugar-sweetened beverages; this is according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Japan's Sony generates power from paper

Japanese electronics giant Sony on Thursday revealed technology that generates electricity from shredded paper.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Tart cherry juice drinkers gain sleep advantage

Americans seeking a better night's sleep may need to look no further than tart cherry juice, according to a new study in the European Journal of Nutrition.1 An international team of researchers found that when adults had t ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

High sugar diet of moms-to-be linked to larger babies and childhood obesity

(Medical Xpress) -- Consuming too many high sugar and high GI foods like white bread and fruit juice during pregnancy can increase the chances of giving birth to a larger baby, according to study findings. And with recent ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Laser makes sure food is fresh

Minced meat, bread, fruit juice and many other foods are packaged in a protective gas which extends their shelf life. There is currently no good method to check whether the packaging has the correct gas content. However, ...

Chemistry / Other

created Oct 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fruit and vegetable compound offers hope against gum disease

(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists at the University of Birmingham have found that supplementing the diet with a special combination of fruit and vegetable juice powder concentrates may help to combat chronic gum disease when ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

IV fluids may reduce severity of kidney failure in kids with E. coli infection

Infection with E. coli bacteria can wreak havoc in children, leading to bloody diarrhea, fever and kidney failure.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

CDC: 1 in 4 high schoolers drink soda every day

A new study shows one in four high school students drink soda every day - a sign fewer teens are downing the sugary drinks.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Flavored milk no longer a choice in LA schools

(AP) -- The Los Angeles Unified School District is taking a stand against child obesity, becoming the nation's largest school system to stop serving sugar-laden flavored milk.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

Deciding to stay or go is a deep-seated brain function

Birds do it. Bees do it. Even little kids picking strawberries do it.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New review suggests drinking 100 percent fruit juice may offer disease-fighting benefits

Drinking 100 percent fruit juices could have protective health benefits similar to those of whole fruits, according to research presented in a literature review yesterday at the 2011 Experimental Biology (EB) meeting.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Creating the perfect Bloody Mary: Good chemistry of fresh ingredients

After tackling the chemistry of coffee, tea, fruit juices, soda pop, beer, wine and other alcoholic beverages, why not take on the ultimate challenge, the Mount Everest of cocktails, what may be the most chemically complex ...

Chemistry / Other

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Chocolate is a 'super fruit'

It is widely known that fruit contains antioxidants which may be beneficial to health. New research published in the open access journal Chemistry Central Journal demonstrates that chocolate is a rich source of antioxidants and co ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Research shows gender difference in energy compensation effect

The results of a new scientific study from Oxford Brookes University show that the consumption of caloric beverages has different affects on short-term total energy intake in men and women.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 25, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0