Imagine a fresh, crunchy salad that has been… frozen and defrosted? A unique method of freezing vegetables and fruit that keeps cells alive has been developed, and patented, at Lund University in Sweden. The researchers say that within a year, fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables could be available in...
Beans have a positive effect on the blood sugar curve 12 hours after a meal. The best results were produced by Swedish brown beans. Beans also increase the feeling of satiety for this length of time, and the best results for this were produced by chickpeas, closely followed by brown...
Follow dietary guidelines, but get into the habit of adding some legumes and barley every day, and you could reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease by eleven per cent. This is the conclusion of an extensive new food study from Lund University. The results of the study showed that the...
Certain cows’ milk is excellent for cheesemaking, whereas others’ is considerably less suitable. This has been shown in a new thesis from Lund University. The findings could possibly lead to certain cows’ milk being used entirely for cheese, and others’ milk for drinking milk. “No one knew this. At present,...
Opinion by Ulf Ellervik, Professor in organic chemistry 2012 Think of a random four-figure number, perhaps 4352, and then count backwards in sevens. Soon all thoughts have vanished and the mind feels completely clear. This exercise was used in a study where 17 men and women who were in love...
Within just a few days of having obesity surgery, the majority of patients cease to suffer from type 2 diabetes. At the Lund University Diabetes Centre, a research group is trying to get to grips with the apparently inexplicable connection. It is hoped that in the long run a cure...
Obesity is an increasing problem and the health care costs for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and other lifestyle-related diseases are rocketing. At the Antidiabetic Food Centre, researchers are developing new preventive foods. Metabolic syndrome – obesity, abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high blood fats and insulin resistance – is...
After a voluntary ten-year break in the transplant of dopamine-producing cells to treat Parkinson’s disease, new trials will now be carried out. In these trials, five patients in Lund and a further 15 in England and Germany will be treated this year. In one to two years, the effects will...
Incorrect use of medication is the cause of a third of all visits to accident and emergency departments among elderly people. For patients, this entails major health risks and for the health service, medicine-related injuries take up a lot of resources. General practitioner Patrik Midlöv in the town of Eslöv...
