FoxNews reports:
If you need some extra calcium in your diet, a new genetically-engineered carrot could be exactly what you're looking for.
Researchers in Texas say they've developed a so-called 'super' carrot that helps people absorb more calcium. They hope by adding the vegetable to a normal diet, it could help ward off conditions such as brittle bone disease and osteoporosis.
BBC News
Public release date: 14-Jan-2008
Contact: Kathleen Phillips
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979-845-2872
Texas A&M University - Agricultural Communications
Texas A&M carrot may help prevent osteoporsis
COLLEGE STATION – A specially developed carrot has been produced to help people absorb more calcium.
Researchers at Texas A&M AgriLife’s Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center studied the calcium intake of humans who ate the carrot and found a two-fold increase in calcium absorption.
The research, which was done in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine, means adding this carrot to the diet can help prevent such diseases as osteoporosis.
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The finding will be reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences online edition Jan. 14. For an interview, contact Dr. Jay Morris, 210-213-3354, jaym@bcm.tmc.edu.
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