Sep 7, 2016 | Australia, Diet/Food, Olive Oil News, Olives and Health
Eating plenty of vegetables, nuts and olive oil is more effective than drugs such as statins in treating heart disease, an “extraordinary” study suggests. Source: The Australian Patients who stuck to a Mediterranean diet were a third less likely to die early than...
Aug 31, 2016 | Diet/Food, Environment, International News/Trends
Like any other home gardener, former UC Co-operative Extension horticulture adviser Paul Vossen, 59, still gets excited by the discovery of a few red, juicy tomatoes ripening on his own vines.
Aug 31, 2016 | Diet/Food, International News/Trends, Marketing
As food has become a symbol of social status, it has allowed marketers to attract customers as what was merely functional is now also fashionable. Social Status, Fashion Drive Consumer Food Choices...
Aug 31, 2016 | Diet/Food, International News/Trends, Olive Oil News
Consumers are confused over the healthiness of saturated fats, worried about chemical contaminants in processed oils and turned off by labels cluttered with additives to extend shelf and fry life. So what are the options? At this year’s IFT, FoodNavigator spoke to oil...
Aug 24, 2016 | Diet/Food, NZ
Just a short hop over that rather large hill from Wellington is the Wairarapa – a region well-known for its pinot noir, and one that boasts about its artisan food producers and restaurants. So while in the capital recently, I thought it would be rude not to nip across...
Aug 11, 2016 | Diet/Food, International News/Trends, Olives and Health
Several food constituents that make up the Mediterranean diet have been strongly credited in extending life span, a 10-year follow-up study has shown.
