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Nutrient Content

Consumers Appear to Get the Message that Organic Milk is Higher in Healthy Fats

Posted on February 19, 2020 in In The News, Nutrition, Organic | 112 Views | Leave a response
Recent market reports suggest that American consumers are beginning to understand that organic milk is healthier for them and the environment. But first, a little background… In 2013 we worked on a paper that reported significantly higher concentrations of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids in organic vs. conventional milk.  A follow up study in 2018 revealed […]

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UK Program to Provide Fresh Fruits and Veggies to Schoolkids Needs Improvements, Report Shows

Posted on December 3, 2018 in In The News, Nutrition, Pesticides | 411 Views | Leave a response
By Rachel Benbrook The state of kid’s nutrition is getting some renewed attention in the U.K. in response to a new report released by the UK Soil Association‘s Food for Life program. In particular, the British government’s program that provides free, fresh produce to young children in state funded schools, the School Fruit and Veg Scheme, is […]

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New Climate Change Report Highlights Challenges Ahead for Ag

Posted on November 26, 2018 in Environmental Impacts, Hot Science | 363 Views | Leave a response
A dark new climate report was released on Black Friday, a day usually reserved for the kind of news someone wants overlooked. The Fourth National Climate Assessment was produced by 13 federal agencies including the Department of the Interior, EPA, NOAA, and the Department of Commerce.  Together with experts from non-governmental science institutions, they make up […]

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High-Fat Diets Appear Capable of Boosting Effectiveness of Some Cancer Treatments

Posted on July 10, 2018 in Hot Science, Nutrition | 761 Views | Leave a response
“Physiologically we’re discovering that not every calorie is equal.” Dr. Siddahrta Mukherjee, Columbia University Medical Center Amen. Each gram of fat contains roughly the same calories, yet the nutritional value of fat varies greatly across different saturated fats, in saturated fats versus monounsaturated fats, in omega-3 vs. omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), in long-chain PUFAs […]

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As Trans Fat Ban Becomes Official, It’s Time to Say Hello to High-Oleic Soybeans

Posted on June 25, 2018 in GMOs, In The News, Nutrition | 432 Views | Leave a response
In an important dietary shift that has been a long time coming, following a three-year phase out period on June 18, 2018, artificial trans fats are now officially banned in the U.S. food supply.   These altered vegetable oils, which have been partially hydrogenated to extend the shelf life of some processed foods, have long been linked […]

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New Research Shows Climate Change May Lead to Reduced Nutrient Content in Many Crops

Posted on June 25, 2018 in Hot Science, Nutrition | 167 Views | Leave a response
A recent story on NPR reviewed a new body of emerging research on the nutritional impact on food crops of the higher carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere that are the driving force of global climate change. Atmospheric CO2 levels are up and continuing to rise, and scientists are working to understand how this will effect […]

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“Scientific American” Chimes in on Nutrient Decline

Posted on March 19, 2018 in In The News, Organic | 641 Views | Leave a response
The oldest running monthly magazine in the US and one of the staples of popular science highlighted the declining nutritional value of American produce in a 2011 blog post called “Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutritious?” Here at Hygeia we are a part of this discussion, having  recently created a new Nutrient […]

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The Multiple Benefits of Grassmilk Dairy Production Deserve a Closer Look

Posted on February 27, 2018 in Animals, Hygeia's Blog, Nutrition, Organic | 217 Views | Leave a response
Blog by Chuck Benbrook and Don Davis We started our research in 2011 comparing the fatty acid profile of whole milk from cows managed conventionally and on organic farms, and now in our new paper, on grassmilk farms. Our first paper in December 2013 describes how organic management improves the fatty acid levels and quality […]

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Introducing New Nutrient Decline Section

Posted on February 1, 2018 in Hygeia's Blog, Nutrition | 389 Views | Leave a response
We launch today a new focus area on Hygeia Analytics – Nutrient Decline. Last week, a Reuters story reported that Brazil was capturing soybean export market share from the U.S., in large part because of the falling levels of protein in US-grown soybeans, and the greater volume and higher quality of non-GM soybeans available from Brazilian […]

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Huge Differences in Soybean Protein Content in Beans from Five Countries

Posted on February 1, 2018 in GMOs, Hot Science | 167 Views | Leave a response
A team of animal scientists from the University of Illinois and Ohio State University pushed an unusual paper in 2004 in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (Karr-Lilienthall et al., “Chemical Composition and Protein Quality of Soybeans and Soybean Meals from Five Leading Soybean-Producing Countries.” The beans were grown circa 2002. The soybeans and […]

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