

Latest ARS
Food & Nutrition Research Briefs PostedBy Marcia Wood January 31, 2003The
Agricultural Research Service has posted
the January 2003 issue of Food & Nutrition Research Briefs on its
web site at: http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/np/fnrb
The Research Briefs present concise updates about ARS research in
human nutrition, food freshness and safety, and new foods. Web visitors can
search the newsletter, including past issues. They can also
sign up to
receive future issues of the Briefs by e-mail. Included in the January 2003 issue: - Dark-orange carrots may supply more of an important antioxidant,
beta-carotene, than their lighter-orange counterparts.
- Exercise such as lifting weights helped Hispanic Americans with type 2
diabetes- reduce their reliance on diabetes medication.
- Blueberries may boost brain power, if tests with laboratory rats prove
true for humans.
- Seniors who took calcium and vitamin D supplements for a nutrition study
lost fewer teeth than elderly who didn't receive the supplements.
- A healthful new baby formula was made possible, in part, by ARS research
on oil from cotton seed.
- New trees that yield cacao for making chocolate, cocoa and cocoa butter
are resistant to key insect and fungal enemies.
ARS is the chief scientific agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Contact: Marcia Wood, USDA-ARS Information Staff, Beltsville, MD 20705;
phone (301) 504-1662, fax (301) 504-1641, e-mail
[email protected]. U.S. Department of Agriculture | |