Jun 8, 2017 | Diet/Food, International News/Trends, Olives and Health
It’s time to move beyond the single nutrient model that looks only at individual fat, sugar or protein content, say scientists. Foods are eaten whole and so their effect on health must also be considered in a more holistic manner. There’s a lot of relevance...
Jun 8, 2017 | Diet/Food, International News/Trends, Olives and Health
The action of trans-fatty acids may be more damaging to cells than previously thought, as a study reveals the mechanism by which cell death occurs faster, leading to atherosclerosis, heart attacks and strokes. Read this and pass it on … the words ‘cell death’ are...
Jun 8, 2017 | Australia, Diet/Food, Events, Olive Oil News
It started with Hunter region olive oil meeting a hot pan. Then the East Maitland potatoes, spices, curry leaves, Mount Vincent eggplant, and coconut milk helped create a sizzling aroma that only beef and potato curry can do justice. What a great recipe! Not only...
May 31, 2017 | Awards, Diet/Food, International News/Trends
Leading members of the functional foods, supplements and healthy nutrition industry gathered in Geneva to celebrate huge successes … and find out who won out in the battle to become a winner of the NutriIngredients Awards 2017. Go to the Ingredient of The Year – Heart...
May 26, 2017 | Diet/Food, International News/Trends, Olives and Health
A Mediterranean diet can almost halve your risk of becoming obese, a landmark study has found. The diet rich in vegetables, nuts, grains and olive oil slashes the likelihood of you getting too fat by 43%. Even without doing any more exercise, people can dramatically...
May 26, 2017 | Diet/Food, International News/Trends, Labelling, Olives and Health
“If we were looking for an easy answer and widespread agreement on the definition of ‘healthy,’ we didn’t find it [at a public meeting last month],” observed the FDA in a blog post this week. So could it seriously consider banning the word from food labels altogether,...
