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First course of veggies may appeal to hungry preschoolers

— 6 May 2010 14:50 | Health

Increasing the amount of vegetables in the first course of preschool lunch could be a smart way to get children to eat more vegetables, according to Penn State nutrition researchers…

How carrots help us see the colour orange

— 23 Jul 2008 21:12 | Health

One of the easiest ways to identify an object is by its colour - perhaps it is because children's books encourage us to pair certain objects with their respective colours. Why else…

Genetically modified carrots provide more calcium

— 15 Jan 2008 03:57 | Health

Genetically modifying carrots to express increased levels of a gene that enables the transport of calcium across membranes of plant cells can make the vegetables a better source of…

Carrot cake study on sugar in type 2 diabetes

— 9 Jan 2008 13:26 | Health

Patients with type 2 diabetes are often advised to cut out sucrose (table sugar) all together. However, in recent years this traditional advice has been questioned by some researchers…

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