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Category: Nutrition

Posted on July 17, 2007July 18, 2007

Buckwheat proteins

Proteins found in buckwheat 1 grain seem to cut down the absorption of cholesterol, at least in vitro, according to a recent study. Is there genetic variation in this property? Well, I don’t suppose anyone has looked yet, but a paper just out in GRACE does point to significant variation in protein profiles among varieties and species.

Posted on July 16, 2007July 16, 2007

Ratatouille

Latest chinese dish is an agrobiodiversity bridge too far: another option.

Posted on July 12, 2007

Equine obesity

Improved forages make horses obese. That and too much TV.

Posted on July 12, 2007July 12, 2007

Thai food

BBC photo essay on Thai insect-based street food.

Posted on July 8, 2007

Eat your veggies

Second AJFAND volume dedicated to African leafy veggies is out.

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Fresh Nibbles

    1. Agriculture is bad for natural ecosystems. But great for maps, you have to admit.
    2. Greens are good for you. And this is a great roundup of the latest scholarship on brassica evolution, domestication and diversity. You’ll find most of the paper quoted in past Brainfoods.
    3. Grains are great. Especially with greens.
    4. Thank goodness for household seed banking. Especially in conjunction with the formal kind.
    5. All so we can breed a better peanut. And cut down more natural ecosystem?
    6. No, there’s community genebanks for that too…

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