Diet-Related Disease
Childhood obesity becomes factor in custody battles as parents' awareness grows on health problems, costs associated with fast food diet, sedentary lifestyle
By Ashby Jones and Shirley S. Wang
The Wall Street Journal. (may require subscription) 2011-10-29
Opinion: Occupy Wall Street has its points, but occupying the kitchen will bring, keep families together, and when food is sourced locally, will 'stick it to the Man,' too
By Kurt Michael Friese
The Huffington Post 2011-10-27
Opinion: House, Senate Ag panel leaders try to write new farm bill in private, with plans to take it to deficit committee to be enacted whole, without votes; farm bill sets food policy for 5 years
By Carolyn Lochhead
San Francisco Chronicle 2011-10-26
Food Safety
Krypton 81 helps track ancient water source of Nubian Aquifer, shared by Egypt, Libya, Chad and Sudan; technique could track brine in NM, where radioactive waste is stored
By Felicity Barringer
The New York Times 2011-11-21
Despite public health threat of cadmium, Mexico continues use of it in production of fertilizer, toys, batteries; population absorbs toxin through foods, smoking tobacco
By Emilio Godoy
Inter Press Service (Rome, Italy) 2011-11-03
Dam-building project means switch to water from Calaveras Reservoir for San Francisco area; customers note foul smell, moldy taste caused by Aphanizomenon, an algae
By Peter Fimrite
San Francisco Chronicle 2011-11-02
"Congress is fighting to keep pizza and French fries on the school menus when we have an obesity problem nationally."
Hunger & Food Security
Increased competition over land for growing biofuels, coupled with climate change and poor farming practices risks ability to feed growing population, UN warns
The Associated Press; The Washington Post 2011-11-28
Number of Americans receiving food stamps reached a record 45.8 million in August, with Texas having the most - 4.12 million; spending was a record $6.13 billion
By Alan Bjerga
Bloomberg 2011-11-01
Oregon congressman urges revamp of farm bill, moving billions away from agribusiness and new focus on aid to family farmers, new farmers and production of healthy, local food
By Pete Kasperowicz
The Hill 2011-10-26
Nutrition
Massachusetts farmer makes farm-to-school movement a money-maker by buying from 30 other growers, lightly processing squashes and selling to UMass, public schools, others
By Michael Prager
The Boston Globe 2011-11-03
Opinion: Self-sufficiency is a lot of work and it requires organization and improvisation, but it's no big deal; you just do it - if you're hungry
By Susan Gregory Thomas
The New York Times 2011-10-09
Yogurt, beans, jarred spaghetti sauce, oatmeal, canned salmon, peanut butter top columnist's list of best processed foods
By Jennifer LaRue Huget
The Washington Post 2011-09-27
Sports & Performance
American David Zabriskie to compete in world's most grueling bike race as vegan; cyclists in Tour de France can burn 8,000 calories a day
By Reed Albergotti
The Wall Street Journal. (may require subscription) 2011-06-29
Consuming colostrum produced by cows 48 hours after giving birth can improve athletic performance of runners by massively reducing gut permeability, study shows
By Helen Glaberson
nutraingredients.com/ Decision News Media 2011-03-30
Tainted beef from Spain caused failed drug test, says Alberto Contador, Tour de France winner; clenbuterol enhances muscle growth in livestock but is banned in U.S., Europe
By Juliet Macur
The New York Times 2010-10-01
Water
Water limits are close to being reached or being breached in areas of northern China, India's Punjab and western U.S., says report that urges farming overhaul
Reuters; BusinessWorld (Manila, Philippines) 2011-08-24
EPA moves to control perchlorate, 16 other toxins in drinking water; rocket testing ingredient thought to stunt normal growth of fetuses, infants, children
By John M. Broder
The New York Times 2011-02-03
Cholera epidemic death toll reaches 583 across Haiti; health officials expect tens of thousands more infections from tainted drinking water in next few years
BBC 2010-11-09