Nutrition

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Coffee consumption caution required

Avoid excess and avoid drinking it at inappropriate times

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Innovations elevate Brazilian coffee

New cultivation techniques and improved analyses highlight the aroma and flavor of the most consumed nonalcoholic drink in the country

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Interview

Carlos Augusto Monteiro: The normality of being overweight

USP epidemiologist studying the effects of nutrition on health attributes the rise in obesity to the transformation of the food system

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Pediatrics

Anemia and nutrient deficiencies fall while being overweight increases among children up to 5 years old

A nationwide study also found that ultra-processed foods are consumed at a high frequency

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Agronomy

Another Brazilian source of hops

Experimental hop cultivation in Ribeirão Preto proves successful

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Nutrition

Ultra-processed foods lead to diabetes

Consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes

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Research itineraries

Fighting against hunger

As well as researching the topic, historian Adriana Salay runs the “Quebrada alimentada” project on the outskirts of São Paulo

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Interview

Antonio Bisconsin Junior: “Eating insects makes perfect sense”

Food scientist who developed cricket-based protein flour argues that Brazil should aim to produce knowledge and technologies in the sector

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Food

The risks of eating red meat

Study of 200,000 people associated hamburger consumption with a 40% higher risk of type 2 diabetes

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Nutrition

High-protein pasta

Dough made by fermentation increases the protein content of foods

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Impact on food production

The way basic Brazilian ingredients are cultivated needs to be adapted to withstand the effects of the climate crisis

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Insufficient food

In addition to poverty, research on hunger is starting to examine bottlenecks in the journey that food takes from farm to fork

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Biotechnology

Fungi, sources of flavor and problems

Fungi on the rind give flavor and cause problems for cheeses from Minas Gerais

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Food

Only a quarter of the average bottle of ketchup is tomato pulp

Study analyzed 25 brands of tomato sauce available in a town in the state of São Paulo

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Climate crisis impacts food production

Rice and beans, two staples of the Brazilian diet, need to be made more resistant to drought and high temperatures

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Science takes a broader look at how to end hunger in Brazil

In addition to poverty, studies are starting to look at bottlenecks in the journey food takes from farm to fork

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Nutrition

More fruit and vegetables for children

Children who sit for longer at the dinner table eat more fruit and vegetables

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Food

Another way to consume babassu

Researchers create a drink and cheese from babassu seeds

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Agronomy

Hops could replace antibiotics for chickens

Hops could replace antibiotics used to promote growth in chickens

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Health

High rates of vitamin D insufficiency

Even people who sunbathe regularly may have lower than recommended blood vitamin D levels

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Entrepreneurship

New products for rural property owners

Startups develop food and improve agricultural management and sales, according to EMBRAPA analysis

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Nutrition

The burden of ultra-processed foods

New research links consumption of ultra-processed foods to 10% of premature deaths in Brazil and accelerated cognitive decline

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RETROSPECT

The roots of hunger

Josué de Castro exposed the economic, social, and biological bases of chronic malnutrition

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Agriculture

Sparkling wines with denomination of origin

Region in Serra Gaúcha is the first Brazilian denomination of origin dedicated solely to sparkling wine production

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ETHNOBOTANY

Unconventional food plants in the Brazilian diet

Studies propose strategies for increasing the consumption of unconventional food plants in Brazil

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Nutrition

Beware of artificial sweeteners

Sugar substitutes can impair glucose metabolism and damage intestinal microbiome

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NUTRITION

Foods high in sugar, sodium, and saturated fats will have to display a warning on the label

Companies will have at least 12 months to adapt to the new labeling rules, which include changes to the nutritional information table

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Meat or vegan ultraprocessed products, does it matter?

Nutritional values of processed meat or vegan products are similar, but salt contents may be too high to be healthy | 3'44

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Retrospect

Side effects of hunger

In 1865, a Brazilian physician described an eye disease caused by malnutrition that was common among black slaves

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Endocrinology

A delicate balance

Brazilians identify new areas of the brain's hunger circuit

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