Pectin News

BEIRUT: Farmhands will be leaving Lebanon's fruit orchards with gloved hands soaked blood red in the coming months, as mulberry season has arrived.

Do physicians routinely prescribe too many unnecessary statins to people of all ages instead of reaching for more natural solutions first--such as niacin and other vitamins or even fruit pectin? Numerous doctors and HMOs routinely prescribe statins to people whose diet and lifestyle aren't helping their cholesterol.

Nutrients in oranges are plentiful and diverse. The fruit is low in calories, contains no saturated fats or cholesterol, but is rich in dietary fiber, pectin, which is very effective in persons with excess body weight.

I originally wrote this recipe with the intent of making a healthier version of the fat-laden coleslaw that comes paired with your favorite fried chicken.

Combining pea protein with oat fiber or apple pectin may help reduce cholesterol, with the effects being additive, suggests new results from the University of Milan in Italy.

Bright citrusy flavors. Splashes of colorful sugary confetti. Rich creamy frosting flecked with berries.