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Inulins are a group of naturally occurring oligosaccharides (several simple sugars linked together) produced by many types of plants. They belong to a class of carbohydrates known as fructans.
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The ability of the prebiotic fibre inulin to boost the population of ‘friendly’ bifidobacteria in the gut works at both low and high doses without side effects, says new research.
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“….Tim Ball, a long-retired professor from the University of Winnipeg and a well-known climate-change denier who has not published a peer-reviewed scientific publication on climatology in more than a decade.” Read more: http://tinyurl.com/ynmdwd
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The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has opened a new front in its battle against hunger and malnutrition – in the world’s cities where most of global population growth is set to take place over the next decades.
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MSN…hmmmm. A career ending move would be include the first release of any new software program - like Windows Vista or WordPress 2.1 [I use WP 2.0]
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“Attention to the media, especially Arab media” is one of the taglines on the banner of this site. Multiple authors listed
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Everyone’s bookmarks = 54,279 including four of my own
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Don’t despair about global warming - do something.
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“Apple pieces are promising carriers for probiotic bacteria and may be used in the production of probiotic fermented milk and/or other food products, as well as in the prolongation of their shelf-life,” wrote lead author Yiannis Kourkoutas
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Could simple apple pieces be probiotic carriers?
http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/news/printNewsBis.asp?id=73481
By Stephen Daniells
1/18/2007- Simple apple pieces may be a simple and inexpensive method of supporting probiotics, as well as expanding the range of applications, suggests new research from Greece.
“Apple pieces are promising carriers for probiotic bacteria and may be used in the production of probiotic fermented milk and/or other food products, as well as in the prolongation of their shelf-life,” wrote lead author Yiannis Kourkoutas from the University of Patras.
“Freeze-dried apple-supported L. casei biocatalyst could be added to various solid foods (breakfast cereals, used in baking, etc.) to provide probiotic properties.” Most foods containing probiotic bacteria are found in the refrigerated section of supermarkets as the bacteria is destroyed by heat and other processing conditions.
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