Nutrition – Page 2
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Podcast
Vitamin B12 or Cobalamin
If you’re trying out a vegan diet, you’re likely to be told to make sure you get enough vitamin B12. But what is B12, where do we get it from, and how can we be sure we’re getting enough?
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News
The ‘Impossible Whopper’ has a secret ingredient: chemistry
The plant-based patty uses haem harvested from genetically engineered yeast
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Research
Enzyme redesign magnifies rare sugar synthesis
Tweaks could allow scientists to explore the commercial potential of an unusual disaccharide found in Japanese sake
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Podcast
Tocopherols
Mike Freemantle discovers sea buckthorn fruits also called 'beauty berries' because of their high concentration of tocopherols and tocotrienols, collectively known as vitamin E
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Research
Genes that make lemons sour revealed
When life gives you lemons, mutate their proton pumps to make them sweeter
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Podcast
Omega-3 fatty acids
Many consume cod liver oil due to 'a vague sense we should be taking them for something' – but what to the omega-3 fatty acids actually do?
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News
A taste of why successful salt substitutes remain so elusive
Salty taste’s unique chemistry has stymied the search for an effective salt alternative, and a more realistic goal might be a salty taste enhancer
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Opinion
Feeding the confusion
When it comes to working out what foods do to our bodies, mostly we just don’t know
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Review
The salt fix: why the experts got it all wrong and how eating more might save your life
A book with a controversial message. But Yuandi Li asks if it’s too good to be true
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Review
The angry chef: bad science and the truth about healthy eating
Tackling myths about food and nutrition
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Research
Dietary supplement poisoning every 24 minutes in the US
275,000 calls concerning supplements were made to poison centres between 2002 and 2012
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Business
EU conditionally approves Dow–DuPont merger
To satisfy competition concerns, DuPont will swap crop protection R&D assets for FMC’s nutrition business
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Opinion
General dietary advice should be taken with a pinch of salt
We must move away from labeling foods as universally good or bad and start talking about dose
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Podcast
Thiamine or vitamin B
Brian Clegg introduces an essential nutrient, and the first to hold the name ‘vitamin’: Thiamine or vitamin B
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News
NIH backs natural products research
The US National Institutes of Health will fund new research centres investigating botanical supplements to the tune of $35M
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Research
Purple bacteria signal zinc deficiency
Low-cost bacterial ‘litmus test’ could help identify nutrient-deficient populations
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Research
Alternative nutraceutical delivery method proposed
Alternatives address safety concerns about surfactant-based emulsifiers
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Research
Salt and flavour reach a compromise
Emulsion encapsulates salt and only releases it in the mouth
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