http://www.gobiofood.com/wordpress Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:00:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cocoa powder and baking chocolate deliver the highest levels of the antioxidant resveratrol.  This study was conducted among 19 cocoa-containing and chocolate products on the U.S. market and published by the American Chemical Society. Scientists found trans-resveratrol levels were highest in cocoa powders. Abstract:Dietary resveratrol has been implicated in the health ... http://www.gobiofood.com/wordpress/?p=31 Extracts from black tea may reduce total cholesterol levels by 9 per cent and LDL cholesterol levels by 12 per cent, according to a new study from Japan. Consumption of the black tea extract (BTE) was also associated with beneficial changes in blood levels of triglycerides and body weight, according to ... http://www.gobiofood.com/wordpress/?p=30    Coffee is a beverage made from coffee beans, which are the seeds of the coffee cherry. The coffee bush, which produces the cherries, grows around the world in a narrow subtropical belt between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn at elevations varying between 2,200 and 6.000 ... http://www.gobiofood.com/wordpress/?p=23 Is the environmental trend "sustainable"? To be so, marketers mad about the mantra might want to make sure their customers know what it means to maintain.In conducting its Project Green study, BuzzBack, New York, found that only about one in three people were "familiar" or "very familiar" with the term ... http://www.gobiofood.com/wordpress/?p=20 What is organic?                                                                                                              Organic refers to the way agricultural products—food and fiber—are grown and processed. Organic food production is based on a system of farming that maintains and replenishes soil fertility without the use of toxic and persistent pesticides and fertilizers. Organic foods are minimally processed without artificial ingredients, preservatives, or ... http://www.gobiofood.com/wordpress/?p=19 (Jun 27, 2007) With a market flooded with delicious -- and unhealthy -- snack foods, it can be hard to find tasty and reasonably priced alternatives. Flavourless rice cakes aside, what’s out there that isn’t full of artery clogging saturated fats, barrels of salt or tons of unrefined sugars? Go for ... http://www.gobiofood.com/wordpress/?p=18 Come to see and hear former President Bill Clinton to speak at Toronto's Green Living Show April 25 – 27, 2008, Exhibition Place.                                                           Tickets to hear him discuss "Embracing Our Common Humanity" go on sale on Saturday, March 29 at 10:00 a.m. at http://toronto.greenlivingshow.ca/clinton.php. The Green Living Show is Toronto's first consumer show ... http://www.gobiofood.com/wordpress/?p=17 March 2008: Natural Marketing Institute (NMI), the leading market research and strategic consulting firm specializing in health, wellness and sustainability, reported today that its recent Health & Wellness Trends Database™ survey revealed that consumer integration of organic into their lifestyles is growing. New data reveals that total organic household penetration ... http://www.gobiofood.com/wordpress/?p=16 In the rapid race of development we have inflicted serious damage to our natural resources and consequently to ourselves. Pesticides once used to promote and protect crop yield are now being used indiscriminately-harming both, the environment and human life. Over the years these chemicals accumulate in the environment and poison ... http://www.gobiofood.com/wordpress/?p=15 The benefits of green tea might include blocking fat and keeping extra pounds at bay, according to preliminary lab tests in mice. Don't skip over that word "preliminary." There's no proof yet that sipping green tea will do the same for people. Staying in shape continues to be a balancing act ... http://www.gobiofood.com/wordpress/?p=14