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Released: 21-Oct-2024 9:35 AM EDT
Submit Abstracts by Oct. 31 for IAFNS 4th Annual Science Innovation Showcase
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An exchange of science related to nutrition, innovative ingredients, products and processes across the food and beverage ecosystem.

Released: 17-Oct-2024 9:35 AM EDT
Experts Refine Strategies to Address Sodium Reduction and Replacement in Foods
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New recommendations include enhancing reduction, substitution, monitoring and education efforts.

Released: 15-Oct-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Comparing Sodium Contributions from Store-Bought vs. Restaurant-Prepared Foods
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New assessment of the sodium content and consumption of grocery store foods compared with restaurant-prepared foods helps identify top contributors of sodium in U.S. diets.

Released: 10-Oct-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Americans are Meeting Minimum Needs for Essential Amino Acids
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Essential amino acid intakes in the US population exceed recommended minimum requirements, but higher intakes were not correlated with muscle benefits in older adults.

Released: 4-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Metals in Leafy Greens Can Be Reduced by Better Understanding How They Move in the Soil and Plants
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Health and nutrition factors that affect the availability of metals when ingested should also be considered.

Released: 3-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Sustainable Food Production Practices May Pose Food Safety Dilemmas
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Sustainable agriculture can benefit the environment but only when food safety and human health are taken into account.

Released: 21-Aug-2024 11:30 AM EDT
Reviews of Sweeteners’ Impact on Body Weight Focus on Different Studies and Produce Different Findings
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Published reviews of the impact of low- and no-calorie sweetener consumption on body weight differ because they are based on studies that ask different questions.

Released: 16-Jul-2024 3:45 PM EDT
‘Food & Nutrition: Research for the Future’ focus of IAFNS 4th Annual Science Innovation Showcase
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This exciting, virtual event brings together university, industry, venture investment, non-profit and government experts to review, discuss and advance innovations.

Released: 28-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Taking Protein Quality into Consideration When Formulating Innovative Protein Foods
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New protein digestibility methods could encourage more frequent labeling of protein adjusted for quality and reduce the use of test animals.

   
Released: 20-Jun-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Ensuring Research Tools Measure Brain Benefits from Nutrition that Consumers Actually Seek
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Advances will aid research designs that reflect potential day-to-day benefits of nutrition, including attention, memory, anxiety and other benefits.

   
Released: 1-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Register for Food and Nutrition Institute’s Fourth Annual Conference on Science, Regulation
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Event at National Press Club features nutrition, food safety scientists and leaders addressing major issues with a research and regulatory lens.

   
Released: 16-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
New Study Seeks to Integrate Data from Multiple U.S. and European Studies to Improve Nutritional Guidance for Cognitive Health
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By merging the findings of several diet-brain studies, researchers hope to better understand the association between dietary intake and cognitive decline or impairment.

Released: 26-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Register Today for Food and Nutrition Institute’s Fourth Annual Conference on Science, Regulation
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Registration is open for what promises to be an exciting scientific program with important technical updates for those curious about science in the food and beverage sector.

Released: 20-Mar-2024 11:45 AM EDT
Life in the Age of Plastics: Prevalence and Risks of Nano and Microplastics in Food & Beverage Containers
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‘Nano- and Microplastics from Food Contact Containers: Unveiling the Known and the Unknown’ is the title of a free webinar coming up April 3.

Released: 14-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Restricting Carbohydrates Linked with Cardiometabolic Indicators but Not Mortality
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New study finds that getting less than 45% of total energy from carbohydrates is not associated with elevated mortality risk compared with groups that consume more carbohydrates.

Released: 12-Mar-2024 10:50 AM EDT
Added Dietary Fiber’s Health Effects in Children Warrants Closer Look
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There is enough evidence to evaluate several health benefits in children associated with adding isolated and synthesized fibers to food.

Released: 14-Feb-2024 1:15 PM EST
The Institute for the Advancement of Food & Nutrition Sciences is Now Accepting Applications for Summer Research Opportunity Fellowships
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Part-time, summer opportunity for graduate students to directly participate in advancing food safety or nutritional sciences.

Released: 9-Feb-2024 5:25 PM EST
IAFNS Looks Ahead at Third Anniversary to More Actionable Science, Data-Sharing
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IAFNS enters its fourth year as a science-focused nonprofit uniquely positioned to mobilize government, industry and academia to drive, fund and lead actionable research.

Released: 9-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Study of Unintentional Contaminants in Food Packaging Urges Scrutiny
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Researchers detect hydrocarbons, PAHs and other chemicals in recycled plastics, raising concerns about detecting and evaluating risks in plastic packaging.

Released: 8-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Review Shows Promise of Live Dietary Microbes in Supporting Health
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A review of hundreds of experiments focused on health impacts lays the groundwork for future research in cancer prevention, weight management and other areas.



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