Health Food
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Monday, November 23, 2009

The effect of organic status and management practices on somatic cell counts on UK dairy farms.

30 Jul 2009 The numbers of organic dairy farms are increasing in the United Kingdom and in other parts of the world. On organic farms, the use of veterinary medicines is restricted. Because of this, there is concern that cow health is poorer on these farms. As ... Read more...

Should Lactobacillus sporogenes and Bacillus coagulans have a future?

30 Jul 2009 Probiotics are gaining increasing scientific and commercial interest as functional foods. Their success has led to the development and marketing of a broad range of products based on probiotics. In this context, resolution of the taxonomy of ... Read more...

Integration of risk and benefit analysis-the window of benefit as a new tool?

30 Jul 2009 Foods and food components can have positive and/or negative effects on our health, resulting in benefits and risks. At present these are evaluated in largely separated trajectories. In view of assessment, management, and communication, we here ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Health Food'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Biotech's plans to sustain agriculture. 29 Sep 2009
• Garden brings bounty home. 30 Aug 2009
• Almonds lower LDL cholesterol. 30 Aug 2009
• America's food crisis and how to fix it. 29 Aug 2009
• Organic food--eat the emotion, but question the evidence. 6 Aug 2009
• Organics: evidence of nutritional superiority is weak [corrected]. 5 Aug 2009
• The effect of organic status and management practices on somatic cell counts on UK dairy farms. 30 Jul 2009
• [Nature is healthy] 30 Jul 2009
• [How healthy are organic foods?] 30 Jul 2009
• [Differential perception of natural and synthetic poisons] 30 Jul 2009
• Should Lactobacillus sporogenes and Bacillus coagulans have a future? 30 Jul 2009
• Organic dairy cow management and indicators of energy balance. 30 Jul 2009
• Integration of risk and benefit analysis-the window of benefit as a new tool? 30 Jul 2009
• Nutritional quality of organic foods: a systematic review. 27 Jul 2009
• Phosphorus forms in conventional and organic dairy manure identified by solution and solid state p-31 NMR spectroscopy. 21 Jul 2009
• [Influence of black vinegar on itraconazole absorption] 29 Jun 2009
• Dr. Kellogg, I presume. 29 Jun 2009
• Correlates for healthful snacking among middle-income midwestern women. 29 Jun 2009
• Prevalence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 in organically and naturally raised beef cattle. 17 Jun 2009
• Three-year comparison of the polyphenol contents and antioxidant capacities in organically and conventionally produced apples ( Malus domestica Bork. Cultivar 'Golden Delicious'). 8 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Health Food'

Definition: A non-medical term defined by the lay public as a food that has little or no preservatives, which has not undergone major processing, enrichment or refinement and which may be grown without pesticides. Health foods have been attributed with the ability to prevent the development of diseases, slow the aging process, and prolong life. (from Segen, The Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)

Descriptor UI: D019123

Alternative terms: Health Food; Food, Health; Foods, Health; Health Foods; Organic Food; Food, Organic; Foods, Organic; Organic Foods;

Related Mesh Headings: Diet, Macrobiotic;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; analysis; classification; economics; history; microbiology; parasitology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; toxicity; utilization; statistics & numerical data; virology;

Tree Number: J02.500.525.450;

History Note: 96

Technical Notes: coord IM with specific food or type of food (IM)