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Just a spoonful of black rice bran contains more health promoting anthocyanin antioxidants than are found in a spoonful of blueberries, but with less sugar and more fiber and vitamin E antioxidants,

Black rice packs an antioxidant punch

By Catholic Online • Catholic Online • 8/31/2010

While blueberries are enjoying resurgence in popularity in places such as South Korea, for its antioxidant properties in addition to taste, black rice has been proven to be even better for you. Research shows that black rice packs a bigger antioxidant punch even than blueberries, which have long ...

To minimize the threat posed by salmonella, avoid foodstuffs that use raw eggs.

More than half a billion eggs recalled

By Catholic Online • Catholic Online • 8/23/2010

More eggs are set to be recalled in the wake of salmonella poisoning across the United States. More than half a billion eggs have already been recalled, in what the Food and Drug Administration calls "largest such egg recall in recent history." FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg says the task at ...

Demand for blueberries is high in South Korea, so the small fruit is fetching a hefty price in the marketplace, retailing for about $50 per kilogram in department stores.

Blueberries enjoy popularity in South Korea

By Catholic Online • Catholic Online • 8/20/2010

Blueberries, the common blue-colored berry grown in abundance in the United States, is enjoying heightened popularity in South Korea. People there are increasingly consuming the vitamin-rich fruit because of research contending blueberries may help ward off cancer, heart disease, strokes, ...

The story behind these delicious cookies are a hoax -- but they're delightful all the same!

E-mail hoax is still a delicious treat

By Catholic Online • Catholic Online • 7/2/2010

It's all a hoax - albeit a very delicious one. The respondent receives an e-mail that claims to be a true story that goes something like this: "My daughter and I had just finished a salad at a Neiman-Marcus Cafe in Dallas, and we decided to have a small dessert. Because both of us are such cookie ...

While the FDA does not have a problem with livestock getting antibiotics to combat infections, they are opposed to the practice of antibiotics being applied to livestock to make them gain more weight.

FDA calls animal antibiotics a threat to public health

By Greg Goodsell • Catholic Online • 6/30/2010

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has declared that giving animals antibiotics in order to increase food production is a threat to public health -- and should be stopped. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - The agency says that while it does have the power to ban the practice, it will begin by ...

Vern Yip will be acting as a spokesperson for a series of ads touting Kraft's new flavored mayonnaise brands.

Mayonnaise gets a flavor facelift from Kraft

By Greg Goodsell • Catholic Online • 5/27/2010

Mayonnaise has the lackluster reputation of being the choice of unremarkable sandwiches. White and gelatinous, it basically acts to make the bread less dry and is overshadowed by pickles, lettuce and tomatoes who give lunchtime its "zing." Not any more. Kraft is set to unveiled a new line of ...

The ace card Procter & Gamble's Web site has is a single, flat rate for standard shipping rate of $5 -- regardless of quantity or product size.

Procter & Gamble opens online store

By Greg Goodsell • Catholic Online • 5/20/2010

One of the largest consumer goods corporations in North America and beyond has opened a direct online store for customers in the U.S. Procter & Gamble's Internet store, called the eStore debuts this week. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Owned and operated by PFSweb, the eStore features the ...

According to a recent study, processed meats such as bacon, salami, sausages, hot dogs and processed deli meats may be the most important to avoid.

Processed meats found to be very unhealthy

By Greg Goodsell • Catholic Online • 5/19/2010

Bacon, sausage and hot dogs were never really considered healthy. Researchers say that processed meat definitely increases your risk for heart disease and diabetes. Surprisingly - the good news is that untreated beef, pork and ham apparently do not. The findings suggest that salt and chemical ...

European authorities are now debating over the efficaciousness of feeding livestock antibiotics to promote growth.

Antibiotics for livestock questioned

By Greg Goodsell • Catholic Online • 5/14/2010

Antibiotics have greatly reduced the number of deaths and disease across the globe. However - doctors warn that when they are overused, strains of bacteria become resistant, or new strains of disease mutate in order to bypass them. European authorities are now debating over the efficaciousness of ...

There are a growing number of American households where families go to bed each night hungry. In response to this, Wal-mart will be giving gifts of fresh produce, meat, dairy and other foods to make a billion meals to qualifying families.

Wal-Mart joins effort to fight hunger

By Greg Goodsell • Catholic Online • 5/13/2010

Wal-Mart says it will commit $2 billion to combat hunger in the United States. "Fighting Hunger Together," the name of the retail giant's initiative, will donate more than 1.1 billion pounds of food, valued at 1.75 billion. Cash grants to the tune of $250 million will support hunger relief ...