Health & Nutrition Archive

15 May

"A Chat with…Rebecca Skolmutch, Nutrition and Public Policy & Regulations Divisions"

Name: Rebecca Skolmutch Job title: Manager, Health & Wellness Compliance Company: Disney Consumer Products IFT Division(s) to which you belong: Nutrition, Public Policy & Regulations Division (just joined!) Highest Level of Education/Degree: MS Food Science What does your schedule...

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01 April

Emulsions, High Pressure Processing, Empathetic Design, Oh My! Week of Webcasts Free for Students

By: IFT Staff The week of April 14th, IFT’s Divisions are providing five 90 minute webcasts with particular emphasis on food processing, food safety, product development, and proteins. Each Webcast and onDemand Webcast is free to IFT Student Members who use...

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20 March

“A Chat with…Rachel Cheatham, Nutrition Division”

Name: Rachel Cheatham Job title: Founder & CEO Company: Foodscape Group, LLC Highest Level of Education/Degree: PhD Nutritional Biochemistry What does your schedule look like today? • Cover the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee meeting and report out on...

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15 February

Innovative New Foods in the 2014 Heart Healthy Product Development Contest

By IFTSA Check out the awesome new heart healthy snacks and the food science students behind them for the 2014 Canola Info Heart Healthy PD contest. Healthy and delicious, these are the cream of the crop so to speak....

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14 February

An Apple A Day Keeps The Doctor Away?

By Allison Baker Antioxidants have the ability to react with harmful radical molecules. In a more scientific definition, one researcher further characterizes this group of chemicals by stating “an antioxidant is a redox active compound that limits oxidative stress...

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21 January

What You Need to Know About GMOs, GM Crops, and the Techniques of Modern Biotechnology

Originally appeared in www.IFT.org Knowledge Center Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs are one of the biggest hot button topics of our time. They bring out strong feelings and emotions whenever and wherever they are discussed. So, today we have...

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16 December

Junk food: The Working Class Hero

By Diana Maricruz Perez Santos Everything depends upon the context in which it is applied. As experts on the subject, we know junk food is characterized by providing “empty” calories that promote weight gain and that this may be...

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19 November

Fostering Food Acceptance

By Felicia Loo Have you had anyone stare at you if you are eating one of these: fried potato chips, steak covered with animal fat, sodas, or chocolate cakes? Well, if you are in front of a nutritionist, please...

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07 October

Healthier Foods?

By Felicia Loo Health -one of the keywords that have prompted the initialization of changes in our life. The health industry expects continuous profit. . According to WHO, the pharmaceutical industry alone is a$300 billion industry annually and will...

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16 September

Fermentation Art

By Kristy Vest Fermentation creates a junction where science, food, and art intersect. It is microbiology meets sensory science meets pure delight! This post suggests just a few of the principals involved in the creation of a fermented masterpiece....

Education & Experiments, Food Safety & Processing, Health & Nutrition 4 Comments

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