The issue includes short updates on ARS research from coast-to-coast
about human nutrition, new foods and food safety. For instance, the
Briefs report that:
The potential cholesterol-lowering effects of a citrus compound
called limonin will
be examined in a one-of-its-kind study.
Vitamin B12
deficiency, already linked to low bone density in women, also correlates to
poor bone health in men.
Gulfking and Gulfcrest, two delicious
new peaches
from ARS plant breeders and their university colleagues, may begin showing up
in the some supermarkets this year.
Secrets that scientists are uncovering about a novel protein in
many Vibrio species may reduce the incidence of
shellfish-related
food poisonings.
An optical method called
surface plasmon
resonance, or SPR, may be put to work helping food-safety inspectors ensure
that products such as ham, whole liquid eggs and milk are free of harmful
microorganisms.
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