Martes, 14 de Diciembre de 2010
Goji berries have the same nutrients as fruits and vegetables and a significant placebo effect
A University of Granada professor specialist in Nutrition explained that the species Lycium Barbarum –currently imported from China– comes from the Mediterranean regions and grows in other mild regions of the world. Also, he stated that “Goji berries will not have any positive effect on people that do not follow a balanced diet”.
While the consumption of Goji berries has risen dramatically over the last months, their properties have not been scientifically proven yet by any (...)
Jueves, 30 de Abril de 2009
Scientists of the UGR obtain a bioinsecticide to control the Mediterranean fruit fly
The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, is a world plague which represents one of the most serious problems for agriculture. However, the control methods currently present in the market for this plague are ineffective.The research group of the Institute of Biotechnology of the University of Granada (Spain) has isolated and identified a stump of the genus Bacillus, extremely toxic for larvae of C. capitata. After subjecting such stump to a specific treatment, protected by a (...)
Martes, 20 de Mayo de 2008
Nutritionists of the UGR suggest diet improvements during Ramadan
Researchers from the departments of Nutrition and Bromatology and Chemistry-Physics of the University of Granada have carried out a study in which they have revealed the need of counterbalancing the diet of the university population who follows Ramadan.According to the collected data, in this period of time macronutrient consumption levels are not appropriate if compared with the reference recommendations. The number of daily ingestions drops to 2 or 3, with regard to the 4 or (...)
Lunes, 28 de Abril de 2008
New computer applications allow to classify Iberian pig meat automatically
Fast identification of animal meat for human consumption is especially interesting as it is a guarantee of quality for consumers and producers. Consumption of Iberian pig meat is traditional in Spain as an exponent of good taste and maximum gastronomic quality. In the last years, a booming economic sector is growing around such animal species, already exceeding the Spanish borders: Iberian ham, dried meat, cold meats and cold cuts are already been exported all over (...)
Martes, 22 de Abril de 2008
A study proves that giving probiotic bacteria to babies can help prevent development of eczema
The University of Granada will host tomorrow Wednesday, 23rd April, the International Symposium on Early Nutrition Programming, a meeting which will have the participation of about 300 researchers from all over the world as a part of the EARNEST European Project, including 38 companies and universities from 16 European countries. The EARNEST Project (The Early Nutrition Programming Project) intends to contribute to the formulation of action policies, information campaigns and preparation of documents, guides and (...)
Lunes, 21 de Abril de 2008
New insights into brain development offer potential for improving health and happiness of future generations
Remarkable new research into how way environmental factors affect the development of the brain has opened up the possibility that an infant’s future mental abilities and susceptibility to mental illness can be permanently altered by dietary changes in early life. Evidence that changes in early diet can have long term effects on brain structure, verbal IQ, eyesight, appetite regulation and possibly on neurodevelopmental outcome will be presented at an international symposium on Early Nutrition (...)
Lunes, 13 de Diciembre de 2004
A genetic ID card to certify the quality of Andalusian goat’s cheese
The study of the Department of Microbiology of the UGR, under the supervision of Professor Manuel Martínez Bueno, intends to characterize the bacterial strains in the home-produced cheeses Cueva de la Magahá and Montefrieño (Granada), as well as from Aracena (Huelva). Such cheeses are representative of a traditional production process using raw milk and rennet. Its microbiological richness is higher than that of industrially-produced ones which, although they are completely fit for human consumption, lose (...)
Miércoles, 03 de Noviembre de 2004
The UGR and the sugar refinery Azucarera Ebro produce two polysaccharides of interest for the food industry by using sugar beet molasses
The doctoral thesis Producción de xantano y gelano a partir de coproductos de la industria azucarera (Xanthonomas and gelling polymer production from sugar industry coproducts), carried out by Rafael Páez Valle, under the supervision of teachers Emilia Quesada Arroquia and Ana del Moral García, reveals the scientific viability of the use of beet molasses as a substratum to produce Xanthonomas and gelling polymers.In the course of these scientific works, experiments have been carried out with (...)
Jueves, 28 de Octubre de 2004
A thesis of the Department of Analytical Chemistry wins the XXII “San Alberto Magno” Prize of doctoral thesis
Sonia Cortacero Ramírez´s thesis shows that the analytical technique known as capillary electrophoresis can be implemented in the brewing laboratories for a fast control of the production processes and quality of the final product. This experimental work proves that this process allows an easy and fast characterization of the nutritional and healthy properties of different types of beers.The Official Association of Chemists of Andalusia and Extremadura announces every year the San Alberto Magno Prize of (...)
Viernes, 15 de Octubre de 2004
Researchers from Granada clarify the status of Guadalquivir sturgeons
The Acipenser naccarii is an indigenous species of the Guadalquivir. That is the main conclusion of the study, recently published by the prestigious journal Conservations Genetics, presented this morning in the Science Park by the persons in charge of the work, Manuel Ruiz-Rejón and José Antonio Lorente.That means that a sturgeon species which was thought up to now to be exclusive of the Adriatic Sea, lived for years in the Andalusian river. But the (...)