NEWS WORTHY WEDNESDAY:
With pink slime out of the news it might be time to revisit Transglutaminase A recent conversation at the farmers market brought up the subject of pork tenderloin. This particular customer had seen pork tenderloins in the grocery store that were about 6 inches in diameter and a couple feet long. The package was vacuum sealed and a tenderizing solution was listed on the label, no ingredients listed (if the ingredient is proprietary it doesn't have to be labeled), just a tenderizing solution. Large tenderloins could be from an older sow, but more than likely they were "meat glued" pieces.
HERE"S AN EYE OPENER...no pun intended
Caffeine could improve dry eyes, but obesity is linked to sleep deprivation. The good news... you can be fat and cry about it. Tokyo's School of Medicine researchers have shown that caffeine intake significantly increases the eye's ability to produce tears. Dry eye syndrome affects four million people aged 50 and older. In another study, published in The American Journal of Human Biology, inadequate sleep causes obesity. Lack of sleep can impact appetite regulation, impair glucose metabolism, and it increases blood pressure. In summary; increasing caffeine for dry eyes could make you a big fat crybaby. Also, you're over 50 so you have that to cry about, too.
WHAT"S IN A LABEL?
Apparently not enough information, or misleading information. Kashi Cereal's maker, Kellogg Company has issued a clarifying statement after a grocer in Rhode Island posted a sign in his store stating Kashi Ceeal is made with GMO grains. The word "natural" on the label was misleading consumers. The company has issued an apology and promised that by 2015 70% of the ingredients in Kashi will be organic.