Camire answers ‘Which veggies are healthier cooked?’ in Dr. Oz The Good Life

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

September 20, 2016 UMaine in the News

Dr. Oz The Good Life magazine cited Mary Ellen Camire, a University of Maine professor of food science and human nutrition, in the article “Which veggies are healthier cooked?” Some compounds in tomatoes and carrots get a boost from heat, according to the article. “Vitamins and minerals are usually ‘locked’ inside fibrous plant cell walls,” Camire said. Cooking helps break down the walls so bodies can absorb nutrients such as lycopene from tomatoes and beta-carotene in carrots, the article states.