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Prairie Fare: Don’t Miss This Nutrient
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Step right up and hear about a special nutrient that’s a real deal for your health.
Food servers get handle on safety through online training
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COLLEGE STATION 'Savory flavors and a satisfied appetite should be what's remembered about eating out, not a lengthy illness, food experts agree. “Every time you go out you are putting your life in someone else's hands to properly prepare your foods,” said Rebecca Dittmar, Texas AgriLife Extension Service food protection management associate. “We do
Prairie Fare: Plan and Shop for Good Nutrition
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When your job is to help people recognize healthy food selections and handle them safely, you feel compelled to follow your own advice.
Research shows Brazilian acai berry antioxidants absorbed by human body
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COLLEGE STATION - A Brazilian palm berry sweeping the globe as a popular health food - though little research has been done on it ' now may have its purported benefits better understood. In the first research involving people, the acai (ah-sigh-EE) berry has proven its ability to be absorbed in the human body when consumed both as juice and pulp. T
Pandemic flu threat nothing to sneeze at
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COLLEGE STATION 'It happened three times in the 20th century, and health officials believe history could repeat any time 'pandemic flu. An outbreak of a new viral disease spreading quickly around the global would have a huge impact on society. “Seasonal flu occurs from October to May annually, peaking from December to March,” said Josefa Pena, Texas
FDA irradiation decision hailed electron beam researchers, trainers
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COLLEGE STATION - The decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to allow irradiation of certain fresh produce will "change the landscape of food safety in the nation forever," according to a leading irradiation expert with Texas AgriLife Research. "This is a benchmark and courageous decision," said Dr. Suresh Pillai, director of the National
Food, health get top billing at national chemistry meeting
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PHILADELPHIA 'Credit goes to chemists for advising us to drink enough H2O and not eat too much NaCl. Now they are getting elemental with grapefruit, onions, peppers, tomatoes, carrots and watermelons at this week's American Chemical Society meeting. The world's largest scientific society is observing the 100th anniversary of its Agricultural and Foo
Kyle Smith Named Executive Associate Director of Texas AgriLife Extension Service
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COLLEGE STATION 'Kyle Smith, a veteran of nearly 36 years with the Texas A&M System, was named executive associate director of the Texas AgriLife Extension Service on Friday by the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents.Smith, who has served as the agency's associate director for county programs since 1993, succeeds Dr. Margaret Hale, who anno
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NDSU Launches Online Playground Safety Publication
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A new online NDSU Extension Service publication can help you determine whether the playground your children use is safe.