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Pulses Help Prevent Disease

By Lorraine Stevenson February 19, 2009

You don’t need to eat a lot of beans to benefit from their nutritional qualities, research released at a recent health symposium here shows. Results of six clinical research trials released at Pulse Canada’s second annual food and health symposium show pulses’ can help ward off a range of chronic diseases. Regular consumption of pulses

News, Pulses

Pulses Need A Hollywood Image

By Lorraine Stevenson February 12, 2009

Pulses pack a mighty punch with their nutrition and health benefits, but like a poorly understood superhero, they can’t get any respect, nutritional experts lamented here last week. In fact, as incomes rise in countries that have traditionally leaned heavily on dietary pulses, consumers abandon them in favour of diets less conducive to good health.

Country Crossroads

Be prepared when travelling in cold weather

By Julie Garden-Robinson January 29, 2009

From a safety and health perspective, extreme cold can be deadly if you were to become stranded after a vehicle stalls. The best thing we can do is be prepared with water, food and other supplies in the event of vehicle problems. Nutritionally, we can survive without food for days, but staying hydrated is a

Hogs, Other

Increasing sow and gilt nutrient intake during lactation

January 15, 2009

BERNIE PEET Peet on Pigs Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. Second of two articles on nutrition during lactation In my previous article, I looked at the factors that influence sow feed

Country Crossroads

Survival skills for holiday eating

By Connie Burns December 4, 2008

Try a snack before you go, like a piece of fruit or some crackers. Since holidays revolve around food – and lots of it – here’s some tips to help keep the calories down. Avoid going to gatherings starved. If you arrive too hungry, you’ll eat too fast, choose the less-healthy foods available and end

Country Crossroads

Research examines potential market for functional foods

By Lorraine Stevenson October 23, 2008

“They want to have better education as to why they’re choosing certain products.” – CHRISTINA LENGYEL, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA Baby boomers are keen to eat well and stay healthy as they age, but personal health isn’t the only thing on their minds. Food products specific to the needs

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Pulses Help Prevent Disease

Pulses Need A Hollywood Image

Be prepared when travelling in cold weather

Increasing sow and gilt nutrient intake during lactation

Survival skills for holiday eating

Research examines potential market for functional foods

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