Browsing by Subject "calcium"

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    • Aquaculture: The wave of the future 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, December 1, 2002, on page B-5)
      Ranking officials of international donor agencies and institutions supporting and working on aquaculture and related fields in Asia and the Pacific began their three-day meeting in the country yesterday, confident that ...

    • Carbon dioxide threatens: Tropical coral reefs 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 3, 2000, on page B-11)
      As if there weren't already enough threats to coral refs, now scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) have found that carbon dioxide (CO2) dissolved in seawater could be a direct threat to these ...

    • Exploring the benefits of seaweed 

      Yap, Julio Jr. (Panay News, October 7, 2016, on page 12)
      Living up its status as an agriculture-business (agri-business), marine and aquatic institution in the country, a school in Malita, Davao Occidental, has explored one of the many benefits of seaweed by converting it to ...

    • Facts about oysters 

      (Panay News, October 23, 2015, on page B6)
      Oyster - people either love them or hate them, but rarely do oysters garner a simple "meh." Yet surprisingly, there is a lot we don't know about this tasty and slimy bivalve, save for the idea that you eat them raw, ...

    • Fish, cereals, eggs, olives help prevent muscle cramps 

      Quirino, Cory (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 6, 2010, on page C2)
      Muscle cramps - general weakness and nightly muscle stiffness: Vitamin B1 (thiamine), nuts, legumes, whole grains, potatoes, meats (pork, liver); Vitamin B6-fish, cereals; Biotine-unpolished rice; Vitamin D-fish liver oils, ...

    • The hard and soft water story 

      Mana-ay, Edgar (The Daily Guardian, October 29, 2018, on page 4)
      Water hardness is the traditional measure of the capacity of water to react with soap and describes the ability of water to bind soap to form lather (ang pagbukal sang habon), a chemical reaction detrimental to the washing ...

    • Healthiest fish to eat 

      (Panay News, September 10, 2015, on page B3)
      Fish can provide an excellent low-calorie protein source without the fat and cholesterol of red meats. However; some varieties such as shark and mackerel are very high in mercury. Mercury is a known carcinogen and a pollutant ...

    • A low-salt mussel sauce 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 22, 2018, on page B-5)
      A project by the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) has developed a low-salt mussel sauce. The project, led by Ernestina M. Peralta of UP Visayas Institute of Fish Processing technology, is funded by the Philippine ...

    • Major shifts in fish feed formulations 

      Icamina, Paul M. (Malaya, May 25, 2012, on page A9)
      Fish Feed formulations are undergoing major shifts, away from fishmeal and toward the plant, protein concentrates. One reason is the pressure that fish meals and fish oil- for - example, from anchovies, sardines, sprats, ...

    • Milkfish bone eyed for 'polvoron': Rich in calcium, protein 

      (Manila Bulletin, March 13, 2000, on page 31)
      Milkfish bone ("tinik") is not only good for cats. It can be ground and made into calcium-rich and protein-packed "polvoron," said Dr. Laurentina Calmorin of the Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC) in Estancia, ...

    • Sardines can be rich source of calcium 

      (The Philippine Star, July 16, 2000, on page 27)
      In childhood, we are taught that mineral calcium is the building block for strong teeth and bones. While we commonly think we out-grow this need, only now are we learning that our dependence on calcium increases over the ...

    • A snail's tale, by Dr. Lourdes Cruz 

      Carpio, Audrey N. (The Philippine Star, March 14, 2010, on page K-4-K-3)
      Professor Lourdes J. Cruz of the Marine Science Institute of UP Diliman was recently awarded the prestigious "For Women In Science" award in Paris, France along with four other female scientist from around the world. Her ...

    • Viability of producing functional food 

      Yap, Julio P. Jr. (Panay News, July 27, 2018, on page 10)
      The production or processing of functional food is becoming one of the fast growing segments of the country’s food industry. Functional food contains both essential nutrients and health promoting non-nutrients. However, ...