| Want to Have a Baby? Eat Ice Cream, Drink Milk!
(AXcess News) Houston, TX - Women who eat ice cream and drink whole-fat rich milk have a better chance of becoming pregnant, researchers say. Those women who are looking to avoid pregnancy should eat low-fat ice cream and drink skim milk, the oppositedietofwomen who want to become pregnant. Researchers found that women who ate two or more portions of low-fat dairy foods a day increased their risk of ovulation-related infertility by 85%, compared with women who ate less than one portion a week. Those findings came from a study conducted by Dr. Jorge Chavarro, M.D., Sc.D. and his colleagues of the Harvard School of Public Health which was publishedin the Feb. 28 issue of Human Reproduction. Dr. Chavarro explained that if women ate at least one portion of high-fat dairy food a day, their risk of anovulatory infertility was 27% lower compared with women who had one high-fat dairy serving a week, or even less.
Brain Chemical Tied to Drug Addiction
March 1, 2007 -- A brain chemical called dopamine may affect impulsivity and drug addiction, British researchers report. The researchers included Jeffrey Dalley, PhD, of the University of Cambridge in England. Their findings, published in Science, could help explain the brain's role in drug addiction. "The next step is identifying the gene or genes that cause this diminished supply of brain receptors," Dalley says in a University of Cambridge news release. Addiction to stimulants "is often linked to excessive risk taking, sensation seeking, and impulsivity, but in ways that are poorly understood," write Dalley and colleagues. Their goal was to see which comes first: impulsivity or drug addiction; and how dopamine influences impulsivity and addiction.
ALFRED STATE COLLEGE AGRICULTURE CENTER GROWS WITH $4.9 MILLION GRANT
Thanks to a $4.9 million state grant presented to Alfred State College by New York State Sen. Cathy Young, R-Olean, the Colleges vision and plans for the on-campus farm will take a giant leap forward. Officially named the Center for Organic and Sustainable Agriculture at Alfred State College, the new facility will house the states first on-campus organic dairy herd. The Center also will include renovated facilities, a working farm, applied research, a new computerized dairy management system, and a variety of continuing education opportunities, such as research projects, conferences, workshops and online tutorials for the community. The state funds represent a $4.9 million down payment on cutting-edge agricultural education, sustainable natural resource management and organic dairy and crop production, college officials said.
Asian grocery chain eyes aging shopping center
An Asian grocery chain has partnered with a local real estate developer to upgrade a 25-year-old corner of the city this year to the tune of an estimated $9 million. H-Mart, a New Jersey-based Asian market, in October purchased the corner space formerly occupied by Mervyn's department store. Mervyn's vacated the space in 2006 when the department store chain scaled back its Texas operations.H-Mart is working in tandem with the developers of the Asian North Town Center, the center's co-manager Richard Kang said. The pair is working to revamp the northwest corner of Old Denton Road and Trinity Mills Road in Carrollton.Kang introduced the Asian grocer to the city council, and the rest, as they say, is history.H-Mart's concept includes a food court featuring sushi, Korean and other Asian food, a specialty produce section and retails shops within the store itself, much like a shopping mall."It's going to be really nice looking," Kang said.
Coca-Cola and Kraft Foods Team with Boys and Girls Clubs To Create ...
ATLANTA - Studies by Arizona State University1 have shown that healthy habits are modeled and reinforced at home; yet many of todays parents often lack the time and resources needed to help their children make constructive choices. To help battle this challenge, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), along with partners The Coca-Cola Company and Kraft Foods are making available free of charge the Triple Play Parents Game Plan, a parents guide to encourage young people to better understand nutrition, get them active and teach them to get along better in social and recreational situations. Developed specifically for home use by parents everywhere, content for the Triple Play Parents Game Plan was adapted from BGCAs successful program called Triple Play: A Game Plan for the Mind, Body and Soul which takes a holistic approach to positively influence a childs wellbeing.
2 women named food consultants
BRUNSWICK - Tammy Bureau of Lewiston and Sara Quinn of Turner have become independent consultants with Tastefully Simple Inc., a national direct-sales company featuring easy-to-prepare gourmet food products.
As consultants, they will offer the company's gourmet foods and beverages to guests at home taste-testing parties. Guests receive samples, easy meal ideas, recipes, and serving suggestions.
For more information, contact Mary Smith at 203-555-5555, or www.tastefullysimple.com. .
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