Archives for August 18, 2005

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Specific protein the answer to rising obesity?

By  staff reporter

One protein could be the answer to rising levels of obesity, say US researchers investigating why some mice, like many obese consumers, cannot stop eating.

Cross breeding could boost chickpea crops

By Hridyesh Pandey

Indian scientists have developed a way of cross breeding chickpeas, a feat that to date has been extremely difficult to undertake. The programme is aiming to develop chickpeas that are more resistant to disease, in turn boosting crop yields.

Meeting the demand for preservative, additive free foods

By  Ahmed ElAmin

Consumer demand for natural foods or products without synthetic or chemical preservatives has led European processors to pile into the market with a wave of new offerings, according to research produced by Mintel.