According to foodnavigator.com, new research is building on findings that caffeine can help a major sleep disorder occurring in newly born babies.
Apnea, the absence of breathing, is the most frequently reported disorder of breathing control in premature infants, and neonatal care units often use methylxanthine derivatives such as caffeine to treat these patients who are less than a month old.
Scientists claim that caffeine treatment for premature infants is supposed to increase breathing frequency, decrease the number of apneic spells, and reduce partial tension of carbon dioxide (PCO2) and the need for (and duration of) mechanical ventilation.
Dream scholarship
Campbell’s Tomato Soup is partnering with NBC’s “American Dreams” and Scholastic to sponsor a national essay contest for high school students, with a grand prize of a $100,000 scholarship.
The essay contest, ending Nov. 30, will ask participants, “How does your American Dream compare to that of your parents”? The contest is open to teenagers ages 13 to 18 who are in grades 9 to 12 across the country.
Students can enter online, and details and rules can be found on www.campbellsdreams.com.
Everyone loves a sandwich
Great taste and ease of preparation have helped make the sandwich a cornerstone of the American diet. Here are some fun facts that confirm our love for sandwiches:
* Americans eat more than 45 billion sandwiches in a single year.
* The average American eats 193 sandwiches in a year.
* The average American eats a sandwich every three days.
* Sandwiches are the number one usage for deli meat.
* About two-thirds of households eat a deli sandwich one or more times a week.
* More than half of all home lunches contain deli meat sandwiches.
* Sandwiches are in the top 10 most frequently eaten foods.
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