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Category: Nutrition

Posted on July 23, 2007

Low sugar watermelon

USDA boffins breed watermelon for diabetics.

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.

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Fresh Nibbles

    1. Agrobiodiversity inspires tourism in the Andes of Peru.
    2. South African fruit exporters does its (small) bit for heirloom apple conservation.
    3. Wild tea doing just fine in the Shunhuangshan National Nature Reserve in Hunan Province, China. Even when harvested by local communities. Looks great for tourism too.
    4. Native communities in Nebraska getting some support for saving and exchanging seeds.
    5. Women are in charge of chiles in Tamil Nadu.
    6. Popular Science does genebanks. At least one genebank has tourism potential, I’d say.
    7. Want to support forest landscape restoration through native tree planting in Kenya? Go to MyFarmTrees, and help keep Kenya a tourism hotspot.

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