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Crabs feel pain

According to a recent study, crabs feel pain and remember it. The scientists used electric shock, so one of the questions in my mind is whether crabs experience pain in other situations, particularly boiling. My guess is yes, but, then, what would be the most humane way to kill a crab to eat? (Get Food News)

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No Acrylamide Breast Cancer Association says Study

Concern for the suspected carcinogen acrylamide, which develops when sugars and amino acids react to form the brown color and flavor in certain foods, has led to over 200 epidemiological studies about the compound. Since 30 percent of the calories in the United States' diet comes from acrylamide-con... (Join Food Discussion)

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New Cancer Benefits Seen with Specific Vitamin E Form

It takes a savvy consumer to avoid being confused by lofty nutrition and health promises. For instance, Japanese researchers just published a vitamin E study in The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry that suggests certain forms of the vitamin may attach themselves to cancer cells and inhibit their ... (Join Food Discussion)

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Brown Fat May Burn Off the Pounds

News of the discovery of a metabolic-boosting fat in adults has researchers poised to develop products to trigger this mechanism as a weapon against the obesity epidemic. Most fat has a whitish or yellow hue and grows around the abdominal region. However, a brown-colored fat located around the neck ... (Get Food News)

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Food Allergies on the Rise

According to four large studies published in the journal "Pediatrics," allergy rates among children are rising with approximately four percent of all children suffering some type of food allergy. Experts believe higher awareness and reporting are not the main factors for this increase. As reported ... (Join Food Discussion)

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