LONGER CHEWING = INCREASED ENERGY ASSIMILATION | NUTALK NEWS

A July 14 panel discussion at the 2013 institute of Food Technologies (IFT) Annual Meeting & Food Expo® held at McCormick Place had Dr. Richard Mattes saying “Particle size has bio-accessibility of the energy of the food that is being consumed”. 

CAFFEINE LINKED TO LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES | NUTALK NEWS

Maternal nutrition is important to a developing embryo and to the health of the child later in life. Supplementing the diet with recommended specific vitamins is known to increase health of the fetus for example folic acid (vitamin B9) reduces the risk of spina-bifida.

EATING JUNK FOOD WHILE PREGNANT MAY MAKE YOUR CHILD A JUNK FOOD ADDICT | NUTALK NEWS

There is another reason why a healthy diet during pregnancy is critical to the future health of your children.

Here's another reason why a healthy diet during pregnancy is critical to the future health of your children:

New research published in the March 2013 issue of The FASEB Journal, suggests that pregnant mothers who consume junk food actually cause changes in the development of the opioid signaling pathway in the brains of their unborn children.

MODERN LIFESTYLES CAN PUT YOUR HEALTH AT RISK | NUTALK NEWS

Source: medicalnewstoday.com

Living against the clock, working late night shifts or eating at inappropriate times can come with real health risks, metabolic syndrome, obesity, and diabetes among others. Now, researchers reporting in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, have new evidence to explain why it matters not just what mice (or by extension, people) eat, but also when they eat it.

BREAST MILK CONTAINS MORE THAN 700 BACTERIA | NUTALK NEWS

Microbes taken from breast milk by the infant are identified.

Spanish researchers have traced the bacterial micro-biota map in breast milk, which is the main source of nourishment for newborns. The study has revealed a larger microbial diversity than originally thought: more than 700 species.