Teenagers’ potassium intake may lower blood pressure in adulthood
A study published in JAMA Pediatrics shows that a diet high in potassium may protect teenagers from high blood pressure in adulthood. IFT Daily News
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Quick-service restaurant visits signal growth for foodservice industry
Visits to quick-service restaurants, which represent the bulk of global foodservice traffic, were more a reflection of consumer sentiment than each country’s economic state in the fourth quarter of 2014, … Continue Reading →
How Nestlé designed a diet to fuel solar flight
Scientists at the Nestlé Research Center (NRC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, have spent five years researching and developing food for the pilots of the Solar Impulse as they attempt to fly … Continue Reading →
Symrise partners to make cat food tastier
Symrise’s Diana Pet Food business has partnered with biotechnology company Brain AG to study the mechanisms related to taste perception in cats. IFT Daily News
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams recalls all products
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams has initiated a voluntary recall of all ice creams, frozen yogurts, sorbets, and ice cream sandwiches for all flavors and containers because of the possible presence … Continue Reading →
Immune system protein may regulate sensitivity to bitter taste
New research from the Monell Center published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity shows that tumor necrosis factor (TNF), an immune system regulatory protein that promotes inflammation, also helps regulate sensitivity … Continue Reading →
Brain development suffers from lack of fatty acids
A study published in The Journal of Neuroscience shows that dietary deficiencies in the type of fatty acids found in fish and other foods can limit brain growth during fetal … Continue Reading →
USDA to work with farmers, ranchers to address climate change
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has laid out a comprehensive approach to partner with agricultural producers to address the threat of climate change. IFT Daily News
PepsiCo eliminates aspartame in <em>Diet Pepsi</em>
According to the USA Today, PepsiCo North America Beverages has announced that an aspartame-free Diet Pepsi—sweetened with sucralose and ace-K—will hit retail shelves in August. IFT Daily News
Minnesota declares state of emergency over bird flu in poultry
According to Reuters, Minnesota has declared a state of emergency over a fast-spreading strain of avian flu that has led to the extermination of more than 7.3 million birds in … Continue Reading →