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Consuming a high-fat diet may send the immune system into over-drive, causing it to react more strongly to systemic bacterial infection and leading to inflammation, according to a new study with mice.
Rising obesity rates may be a more important factor for hypertension than rising sodium consumption, claim the authors of a new study that suggests US sodium intake has remained relatively constant over the past 50 years.
Daily intakes of more than 100 ml of tea or coffee may significantly reduce the risk of certain brain tumors, according to new research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Bunge North America has said that it will more than double the capacity of its canola processing plant at Altona, Manitoba, as part of an expansion plan across the company’s four plants in Western Canada.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized one of the firms behind the August egg recall to resume shipping its eggs, but it has warned the other to refrain from shipping due to unsanitary conditions.