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Losing weight through exercise

in 2021/April/NEWS

Around two thirds of men and half of women in Germany* are overweight, according to statistics collected by the German Obesity Society. Concurrently millions of people want to lose weight. One way to do this is exercising. But what influence does sport have on (direct) eating habits? Scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the University of Nebraska (USA) have now investigated this question for the first time.

Check out the full article here: Technical University of Munich

A new natural blue for food coloring

in 2021/April/NEWS

A natural brilliant blue coloring has been discovered by an international team of researchers including chemists at the University of California, Davis. The new cyan blue, obtained from red cabbage, could be an alternative to synthetic blue food colorings such as the widely used FD&C Blue No. 1.

Check out the full article here: University of California, Davis

Sharing and enjoying meals with loved ones reduces obesity and improves the health of adolescents

in 2021/April/NEWS

Eating together as a family, maintaining the Mediterranean diet’s traditional customs of conviviality, influences the eating habits of adolescents and prevents eating behaviour disorders, according to a new study prepared by scientists from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) …

Check out the full article here: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya

Regolamento di esecuzione (UE) 556/2021

in Health and Safety/LAW

Regolamento di esecuzione (UE) 556/2021 del 31 marzo 2021 che modifica i Regolamenti di esecuzione (UE) 1529/2017 e (UE) 540/2011 per quanto riguarda le condizioni di approvazione della sostanza di base cloruro di sodio.


Implementing Regulation (EU) 556/2021 of 31 March 2021 amending Implementing Regulations (EU) 1529/2017 and (EU) 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the basic substance sodium chloride.

Biodiversity’s healthy byproduct — nutrient-rich seafood

in 2021/April/NEWS

About a third of people around the world rely on protein from the world’s oceans, rivers, and lakes.

Check out the full article here: Yale University

Got beef? Your ancestors were likely very into meat…

in 2021/April/NEWS

Whether you are a tofu loving vegan, a vegetarian (however you choose to define it – eggs, no eggs; fish, no fish), a flexitarian, a devout paleo dieter or a strict Atkins dieter, researchers at TAU were able to reconstruct the nutrition of Stone Age humans and can tell you quite a bit about your ancestors…

Check out the full article here: Tel Aviv University

How climate change affects Colombia’s coffee production

in 2021/April/NEWS

If your day started with a cup of coffee, there’s a good chance your morning brew came from Colombia. Home to some of the finest Arabica beans, the country is the world’s third largest coffee producer. Climate change poses new challenges to coffee production in Colombia, as it does to agricultural production anywhere in the world, but a new University of Illinois study shows effects vary widely depending on where the coffee beans grow.

Check out the full article here: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Time to Shift from “Food Security” to “Nutrition Security” to increase health & well-being

in 2021/April/NEWS

In the 1960s, a national focus on hunger was essential to address major problems of undernutrition after World War II. In the 1990s, the nation shifted away from hunger toward “food insecurity” to better capture and address the challenges of food access and affordability.

Check out the full article hereTufts University

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