| Low-fat dairy enhances weight loss in diabetics
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Research results suggest that a diet rich in low-fat dairy calcium boosts weight loss in overweight type 2 diabetics. "Such a diet should be tried in diabetic patients," researchers conclude, particularly in those individuals who have a tough time sticking to other weight loss diets. The weight-loss promoting effect of dairy calcium came to light in ancillary analyses of data from a study in which 259 overweight diabetic patients were put on a mixed glycemic index diet, a low-glycemic index diet, or a modified Mediterranean diet. Glycemic index is a measure of how quickly a food causes blood sugar, or "glucose," to rise. Generally, foods with refined sugars and simple starches, like candy and white bread, have a high glycemic index, while those with more complex carbohydrates and greater fiber content, such as vegetables and whole grains, have a low glycemic index.
Diamond-like carbon for data and beer storage
(Nanowerk News) Carbon is a very versatile element that can crystallize in the forms of diamond or graphite. There are many noncrystalline carbons, known as amorphous carbons. An amorphous carbon with a high fraction of diamond-like (sp3) bonds is named diamond-like carbon (DLC). .
Dancing Dragon brings a taste of the Orient
RECEPTION pupils at Rookwood School celebrated the Chinese New Year in style by turning their classroom into a Chinese restaurant. They used traditional chopsticks for their meal of noodles with prawn crackers and spicy seaweed with lychees for pudding. The restaurant was part of their study of China and its culture. They had created a huge dragon for the classroom wall and even made their own Chinese hats for the occasion. Some also wore Chinese costume and made a banner for the grand opening of the Dancing Dragon Restaurant. They greeted every visitor to the restaurant' with very authentic cries of Gung Hay Fat Choy which means Happy New Year. "The Dancing Dragon restaurant was a wonderful way of bringing Chinese food alive for the children and rounded off a very interesting topic which they have all enjoyed very much.
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.
A powerful late start for young-adult book author Mal Peet
It was just a small scrap of silk, no bigger than a chocolate bar, imprinted with radio code from a war that had been over for more than half a century. Mal Peet, an English writer, heard about it from a friend whose father had been a British agent in Holland during World War II. The code's survival was amazing, the agent's survival even more so. "These guys had a life expectancy of three months," Peet said. "I think he was one of only half a dozen underground wireless operators who survived the war in Holland." Life-or-death risks, secret identities -- it's the stuff of novels, and Peet knew he'd stumbled onto something rare. From that intriguing scrap of war memorabilia, he spun "Tamar," a novel of such power and nuance it went on to win Britain's prestigious Carnegie Medal, to Peet's great delight.
South Beach Wine And Food Festival Wrap Up
Miami Beach, FL (AHN) - The annual South Beach Wine and Food Festival hosted by the Food Network closed its tents and served its last dish on Sunday. However, as a first-time participant to the event, I'm already looking forward to next year's recipes. The four-day festival can credit bringing together the biggest names in the food industry and some of the most discerning palates. From meeting celebrity chefs to sampling dishes from world-renowned restaurants, visitors had a smorgasbord of activities centering around food and libations to satisfy even the pickiest connoisseurs. Widely known chefs such as Bobby Flay, Nigella Lawson, David Chang and Norman Van Aken were on hand at the festival and inside the Publix Kitchen to lend expertise and samples of their dishes during seminars and book signings.
Jimmy's Food Store debuts wine room
DALLAS The day started with a persistent gust of wind from the south. El Niño was pushing the cold weather back north. This was going to be a "Big Night" for East Dallas. Jimmy's was inaugurating their back room, their circolo, with Tuscan vintner Andrea Cecchi and a group of Italian food- and wine-loving insiders. Mercedes, Volvos, and exotics lined the parking spaces in this urban-fusion neighborhood. It's a part of Dallas that has some of the best Asian food, along with an encampment of several Italians, herb-brujo Tom Spicer, a community garden frequented by Cambodian and Vietnamese farmers, and Latino and hip-hop locals who call this place home. Everyone gets along well, no one has major turf problems, and Dallas is a richer place because of it. The foodies started piling in early, Smart Cars and Dodge trucks alike, filling in the spaces.
Does eating ice cream prevent infertility in women?
Eating too much of low-fat dairy foods such as skimmed milk and yoghurt may harm women's fertility while eating whole fat dairy products such as whole fat milk and ice cream may have a protective effect against infertility, a new study suggests. In the study published on February 28 in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal, Human Reproduction, U.S. researchers found an association between a low-fat dairy diet and increased risk of infertility due to lack of ovulation or anovulatory infertility. Women who ate two or more servings of low-fat dairy foods per day were 85% more likely to experience ovulation-related problems compared to those who ate less than one serving per week. In contrast, women who ate at least one serving of high fat dairy foods per day had a 27% reduced risk of anovulatory infertility compared to those who ate one serving or less per week.
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