Almonds: A Functional Food for Skin Health and Aesthetics

The “beauty from within” movement looks at how natural and nutrition-based approaches can influence the health of the skin. While there are surely many cosmetic treatments that range from lasers to botulinum toxin to fillers that treat from the outside, the demand for internal and nutritional approaches to beauty and health has risen considerably over the past five years. Japan tops the list of countries with an insatiable demand for supplements and internal approaches, followed by China, US, France, and Italy in that order. Whole foods are now beginning to join the list of functional foods in this health and aesthetic space to meet this rising demand.

Nut consumption in a representative survey of Australians: A secondary analysis of the 2011–2012 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey.

Objective: Nut consumption is associated with a range of health benefits. The current study aimed to examine nut consumption in the 2011–2012 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (NNPAS) and to investigate associations between nut intake, nutrient intake and anthropometric and blood pressure measurements. Design: Secondary analysis of the 2011–2012 NNPAS. Usual consumption of nuts […]

USA: Pesticide Petitions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has received several initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities.