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Chopped carrot pieces are among the most universally enjoyed foods and a snacking staple — a mainstay of school lunchboxes, picnics and party platters year-round. An estimated 1,600 people in the U.S. contract a serious infection from Listeria bacteria in food each year and, of those individuals, about 260 people die, according to the Centers for Disease … Short-chain fatty acids , which are produced by gut bacteria from dietary fiber, regulate our immune system, but the mechanism of their action remains unknown. A new study explores whether the plentiful, fibrous byproduct of CBD production holds potential promise as a… READ MORE
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LUANG PRABANG – The United Nations World Food Programme in partnership with the Government of Japan today launched a project aimed at empowering coffee farmers in two districts of Lao PDR’s Luang Prabang Province. This initiative will bolster their coffee production and marketing efforts, while also improving access to and understanding of essential nutrition. Other papers have been published with similar themes, showing, for example, the impacts of the rising frequency of “flash droughts” and concurrent heatwaves in grain-producing regions, and how global heating hits food security. Crawfish shortages and high prices threaten the city’s supply of the beloved mudbugs.… READ MORE