Some Hunky Somerset Farmers Suggest You Try Their Yoghurt….
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Would you buy your organic yoghurt from one of these hunky Somerset farmers?
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 10:29:36 PM
Low-fat yogurt intake when pregnant may lead to child asthma and hay fever
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Eating low-fat yoghurt whilst pregnant can increase the risk of your child developing asthma and allergic rhinitis (hay fever), according to recent findings. The study will be presented at the European Respiratory Society's (ERS) Annual Congress in Amsterdam on 25 September 2011. All the abstracts for the ERS Congress will be publicly available online from today (17 September 2011). The study aimed to assess whether fatty acids found in dairy products could protect against the development of allergic diseases in children. The researchers assessed milk and dairy intake during pregnancy and monitored the prevalence of asthma and...
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 10:29:36 PM
Yoghurt and Beer Paths to Salvation
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It's a bit like our Lassi Festival. Ok, so we don't have a Lassi Festival, but the lines of people winding their way up to the Drepung monastery to celebrate Shoton, the Tibetan Yogurt Festival, have all the signs of a Kumbh. Most of those walking from Lhasa in the 6.20 am darkness are pilgrims to In Tibet, only Lonely Planet carries a statutory warning Drepung, some 20 minutes by road from central Lhasa. The remainder are like Confucian me are curious folks getting a glimpse into the heart of Tibetan culture in Tibet. The climb up the steps, not...
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Greek man sues Swedish firm over Turkish yoghurt pic
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A Greek man has sued a dairy firm in southern Sweden after his picture ended up on a Turkish yoghurt product. The man whose picture adorns the Turkish yoghurt product, manufactured by Lindahls dairy in Jönköping, argues that the company does not have permission to use his image. He has now sued Lindahls for 50 million kronor ($6.9 million), according to Sveriges Radio (SR) Jönköping.
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 10:29:36 PM
Want to live 100 years? Eat Bulgarian yoghurt
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MOMCHILOVTSI, Bulgaria (Reuters) - Lactobacillus bulgaricus sounds like a nasty infectious disease but the organism that curdles milk may be the reason Maria Shopova recently celebrated her 100th birthday. Unaware that she may owe her longevity to the friendly bacterium, Maria grins, unveiling her two remaining teeth, and explains: "It's luck given by God". The lively centenarian, who kept a cow until she was 80, has lived on dairy products -- yoghurt in particular -- most of her life in the picturesque mountain village of Momchilovtsi in southern Bulgaria. The Balkan country proudly claims to have invented yoghurt and given...
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 10:29:36 PM
Discovering yogurt the way it used to be
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<p>Cheap and versatile, widely acclaimed for its nutritional benefits and a central component of some of the world's great cuisines, plain yogurt has nevertheless failed to win many converts in America. It's watery, detractors complain, and too sharp.</p><p>So we package it with fruit and flavorings in an effort to make it more like pudding, or sweeten it and freeze it in an attempt to ape ice cream.</p>
Published on Tuesday 7th of February 2012 10:29:36 PM
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