News tagged with salad dressings

Gene related to fat preferences in humans found

A preference for fatty foods has a genetic basis, according to researchers, who discovered that people with certain forms of the CD36 gene may like high-fat foods more than those who have other forms of this gene.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

When the fat comes out of food, what goes in?

When fat, sugar and gluten come out of salad dressings, sauces, cookies, beverages, and other foods with the new genre of package labels shouting what's not there, what goes into "light" or "-free" versions of products to ...

Chemistry / Other

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New biotech advance to add heart healthy omega-3s to US diet

A new heart-healthy, essential omega-3 fatty acid is about to improve an American pantry staple: soybean oil. The new scientific advance will move biotechnology onto the average consumer's daily radar. U.S. soybean farmers ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New evidence that vinegar may be natural fat-fighter

Researchers in Japan are reporting new evidence that the ordinary vinegar -- a staple in oil-and-vinegar salad dressings, pickles, and other foods -- may live up to its age-old reputation in folk medicine ...

Chemistry / Other

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Study in pregnant women suggests probiotics may help ward off obesity

One year after giving birth, women were less likely to have the most dangerous kind of obesity if they had been given probiotics from the first trimester of pregnancy, found new research that suggests manipulating the balance ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Omega-6 fatty acids: Make them a part of heart-healthy eating

Omega-6 fatty acids - found in vegetable oils, nuts and seeds - are a beneficial part of a heart-healthy eating plan, according to a science advisory published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0