This is a hodge-podge of food news, garnered from the four (?) corners on "teh internets", I read them for you so you don't have to. Although in some instances it can provoke a laugh or two.
Consuming milk can assist muscle recuperation after exercise according to a study published in the August edition of the Journal of Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism.
Source: Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, Volume 33(4): 775–783 (2008)
‘Acute milk-based protein–CHO supplementation attenuates exercise-induced muscle damage’
Authors: Emma Cockburn, Philip R Hayes, Duncan N French, Emma Stevenson, and Alan St Clair Gibson.
Moving along.
Ouch!
A new study has found that rice bran contains high levels of arsenic, which threatens to seriously call into question its use in foods and supplements.
Source: ‘Inorganic arsenic levels in rice bran and its products are an order of magnitude higher than in bulk grain’, Environmental Science & Technology
Published online: August 21 2008. DOI: 10.1021/es801238p
Authors: Guo-Xin Sun, Paul N Williams, Anne-Marie Carey, Yong-Guan Zhu, Claire Deacon, Andrea Raab, Joerg Feldmann, Rafiqul Islam, Andrew Meharg.
Japanese researchers in conjunction with the Yale School of Medicine have found the mushroom extract, AHCC, can strengthen the immune system and fight the onset of cancer among over-50s.
Source: http://www.nutraingredients.com/...
An eight-week clinical trial has found consumption of curcumin can benefit advanced pancreatic cancer sufferers.
Source: Clinical Cancer Research, 2008: July 15, 2008
"Phase II Trial of Curcumin in Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer"
Authors: Navneet Dhillon, Bharat B Aggarwal, Robert A Newman, Robert A.Wolff, Ajaikumar B Kunnumakkara, James L Abbruzzese, Chaan S Ng, Vladimir Badmaev, Razelle Kurzrock
US researchers have concluded lower blood concentrations of vitamin D increase the likelihood of hip fracture among menopausal women by up to 70 per cent.
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine, August 19, 2008, Volume 149, Number 4, Pages 242-250
"Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations and Risk for Hip Fractures"
Authors: Jane A. Cauley, DrPH; Andrea Z. LaCroix, PhD; LieLing Wu, MS; Mara Horwitz, MD; Michelle E. Danielson, PhD; Doug C. Bauer, MD; Jennifer S. Lee, MD; Rebecca D. Jackson, MD; John A. Robbins, MD; Chunyuan Wu, MS; Frank Z. Stanczyk, PhD; Meryl S. LeBoff, MD; Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD; Gloria Sarto, MD; Judith Ockene, PhD; and Steven R. Cummings, MD.
Extracts from olive leaves may help reduce cholesterol and blood pressure levels, according to a small human study from Israel-based supplier Frutarom.
Source: Phytotherapy Research
Volume 22, Pages 1239-1242, doi: 10.1002/ptr.2455
"Food Supplementation with an Olive (Olea europaea L.) Leaf Extract Reduces Blood Pressure in Borderline Hypertensive Monozygotic Twins"
Authors: T. Perrinjaquet-Moccetti, A. Busjahn, C. Schmidlin, A. Schmidt, B. Bradl, C. Aydogan
Bah, humbugs! The International Dairy Federation (IDF) says the industry should not rule out using products like recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) to help boost milk supply, but must do more to prove any potential benefits to consumers.
Yeah, right! Source: http://www.foodnavigator.com/...
And finally, do we need this shit? Genetic manipulation of enzymes in plants responsible for aromas in fruit and vegetable may enable fine tuning of flavours, suggests new research in Nature.
Source: Nature, Published online ahead of print 20 August 2008, doi: 10.1038/nature07307
"Structural insights into the evolutionary paths of oxylipin biosynthetic enzymes"
Authors: D.-S. Lee, P. Nioche, M. Hamberg, C. S. Raman
So basically enzyme manipulation could give grape-flavored bananas? Well, leave me out of this nonsense.