Nutrition
Health
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Low vitamin D levels
In Brazil, about 875,000 people aged over 50 are deficient in vitamin D
By Redação
Entomophagy
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Edible insects
High in protein, crickets, mealworms, and ants are growing in popularity as an alternative food source, with Brazil taking its first steps into the market
By Suzel Tunes
Zoology
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What’s for dinner?
The cuttlefish eats less at lunch when its favorite dish is served for dinner
By Redação
Public health
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Keep an eye on your waist
Waist circumference indicates risk of heart and metabolic diseases
By Redação
Physiology
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The orphans of the Romanian dictatorship
Adults who were deprived of food and social contact in their early years have smaller brains, according to a study
By Redação
Food Engineering
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Lab-grown beef
Research into meat made from plants or animal cells with the same taste, smell, and texture as traditional beef is advancing quickly
By Suzel Tunes
Corporate research
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Natural flavor
Duas Rodas, in southern Brazil, is investing to develop food ingredients that are responsive to emerging consumer demands
Animal nutrition
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A diet of chicken and corn
Studies find that the majority of dog food in Brazil is based on a less-than-ideal formula of these two ingredients
Nanotechnology
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Sensor detects bacteria in food
Brazilian researchers have developed a biosensor capable of quickly identifying bacteria in food and drink
By Redação
Archaeogenetics
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Tracking the ancestry of corn
DNA reveals a complex domestication history largely set in Mexico and the Amazon
SOCIOLOGY OF FOOD
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From cassava to corn, from indigenous to caipira
Studies revisit the history of one of Brazil’s most important culinary traditions
By Luisa Destri
Nutrition
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Rice loses nutrients as CO2 increases
Rice could become less nutritious over the coming decades if the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere continues to rise
By Redação
Public Health
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New test for brucellosis
Cheese and milk produced without sanitary inspection can cause brucellosis
By Redação
Development
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Mapping hunger and education in Africa
The researchers created detailed maps that also revealed large educational disparities between genders and locations in Africa
By Redação
Biology
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Seabird feces plays a major role in global nutrient cycle
An international group of researchers analyzed the impact that seabird guano has on the nutrient cycle
By Redação
PHARMACY
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An eclectic plant
Jambu is used not only in the kitchen but also in cosmetics, and could be used in dentistry and to kill ticks
By Redação
Nutrition
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New Brazilian Food Composition Database
The online tool provides data on the chemical composition and energy value of 1,900 foods consumed by the Brazilian population
By Redação
GOOD PRACTICES
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Questionable methods admitted publicly
Articles by nutritionist retracted due to errors and negligence
By Redação
Public health
Childhood obesity rates now 11 times higher than in 1975
Childhood obesity rates now 11 times higher than in 1975
By Redação