Tag: Food Science and Human Nutrition

A glass of OJ may soon come from citrus-greening tolerant fruit

by Brad Buck
February 13, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Some people like to wake up and drink a glass of fresh Florida orange juice. With the greening disease ravaging Florida’s citrus industry, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researchers ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Crops, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Research
Tags: Citrus, Citrus Greening, Citrus Research And Education Center, Food Science And Human Nutrition, News

UF study: Aged garlic extract may help obese adults combat inflammation

by Brad Buck
January 17, 2018

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Aged garlic extract may help obese people ward off painful inflammation and lower cholesterol levels, a new University of Florida study shows. Obesity has grown into a serious health issue worldwide, especially in Western ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Aged Garlic Extract, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Garlic, Inflammation, News, Obese, Sue Percival

Back to school means extra vigilance for kids with allergies

by Samantha Murray
August 21, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- If you’re a parent of a child with food allergies, preparing for the start of school means more than shopping for school supplies or coordinating carpools. These parents must always keep an eye out for allergens in ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Allergies, Food Science And Human Nutrition, News

UF scientists work on the ‘essence’ of better-tasting tomato juice

by Brad Buck
August 10, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- If you’re yearning for a better-tasting tomato juice, University of Florida scientists are in their labs, working on satisfying your palette. Essence, usually extracted from a plant to add flavor or provide a scent, ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Essence, Flavor, Food Science And Human Nutrition, News, Pasteurization, Paul Sarnoski, Tomato, Tomato Juice

High school students explore issues in agriculture, natural resources at Florida Youth Institute

by Samantha Murray
August 1, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – While 20 high school students examined freshly picked peanut plants at the UF/IFAS Suwannee Valley Agricultural Extension Center, farm manager Ben Broughton explained how researchers utilize the farm for a variety of experiments. ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS Teaching
Tags: Animal Sciences, CALS, Center For Aquatic And Invasive Plants, College Of Agricultural And Life Sciences, Food Science And Human Nutrition, News, Suwannee Valley Agricultural Extension Center

UF expert: Back to school may mean healthier meals

by Brad Buck
August 1, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- As they return to school, some students will eat healthier meals and snacks than they did during the summer, a University of Florida dietitian says. Laura Acosta, a lecturer in the UF/IFAS food science and human nutrition ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Back To School, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Healthy Meals, Laura Acosta, News

Achieving ‘bliss’: Children, adults differ in how they perceive sweetness of fruits

by Brad Buck
June 27, 2017

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Most children want their food to taste sweet. So, do you want your child to eat a candy bar or fruit when they have a snack? A team of researchers from the University of Florida and the Monell Chemical ... READ MORE

Category: UF/IFAS
Tags: Adults, Blueberries, Children, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Fructose, Linda Bartoshuk, Monell, News, Sweetness

UF/IFAS researchers find a probiotic combination that might curb allergy symptoms

by Brad Buck
March 1, 2017

Bobbi Langkamp-Henken GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- As we head into allergy season, you may feel less likely to grab a hanky and sneeze. That’s because new University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences research shows a probiotic ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Allergy, Bobbi Langkamp-Henken, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Probiotics

UF/IFAS study documents nutritional risk in Florida’s older adults

by Brad Buck
November 16, 2016

Please see caption at bottom of story. GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Older adults who eat at congregate meal-serving sites may come to the meals with significant nutritional deficits, according to a new study by a researcher at the University of ... READ MORE

Category: Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Elderly, Food Science And Human Nutrition, Nutrition

UF/IFAS researcher wins grant to try to manipulate iron absorption in at-risk people

by Brad Buck
September 15, 2016

James Collins GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- People with too much iron in their bodies can develop serious illnesses. So University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences researcher James Collins plans to use a $2.5 million grant to ... READ MORE

Category: Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Research, WORK & LIFE
Tags: Food Science And Human Nutrition, Grant, James Collins

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