Seaweed That Tastes Like Bacon

Researchers Discover Super Healthy Seaweed That Tastes Like Bacon

http://www.odditycentral.com Sun, 19 Jul 2015 23:23:51 -0700

Chris Langdon and fellow researchers at Oregon State University have patented a strain of dulse seaweed that reportedly tastes a lot like bacon when cooked.
Photo: Stephen Ward

Dulse (Palmaria sp.) is a red marine algae that grows along the Pacific and Atlantic coastlines and is sold for up to $90 a pound in dried form as a cooking ingredient or dietary supplement. However, Chris Langdon and his colleagues at Oregon State University have patented a new strain of dulse that’s bound to revolutionize the health food industry. Not only is it an excellent source of minerals, vitamins and antioxidants and contains up to 16 percent protein in dry weight, but it actually tastes amazing. How amazing? .....

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Poor Diet Health Risks

Poor diet 'biggest contributor to early deaths across the world'

http://www.theguardian.com Thu, 10 Sept 2015 16:01:08 -0700
High blood pressure linked to bad diet contributed to most deaths, while smoking and air pollution were also high-ranking risk factors, study finds.Poor diet has emerged as the biggest contributor to early death around the world.... 
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Photograph: Philip Toscano/PA