Nutrition
Eating well, yet cheaply, means shopping perimeter of store and skipping the packaged items (click 'See also'). Nutritious, delicious items for less than $1 a serving: oats, eggs, kale, potatoes, apples, nuts, bananas, chickpeas, broccoli, watermelon, wild rice, beets, butternut squash, whole grain pasta, sardines, spinach, tofu, milk, pumpkin seeds, coffee.
By Tara Parker-Pope
The New York Times 2008-12-29 (entry)
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Public health advocates, pointing to diet-related disease epidemic and record levels of food stamp use, look to skirt paternalism but to link food assistance, school meals to good nutrition. Program that doubles value of food stamps and fruit and vegetable vouchers of low-income mothers, seniors at farmers' markets in San Diego is instant hit - sales soared by more than 200 percent.
By Jane Black
The Washington Post 2008-12-24 (entry)
Philadelphia mayor signs strong menu labeling law that requires most chain restaurants to display calorie, fat, other nutrition information starting in 2010. Most of city's cheesesteak joints are stand-alone shops or small chains and won't be subject to law.
By Maryclaire Dale
The Associated Press; International Herald Tribune 2008-12-18 (entry)
If Tom Vilsack confirmed as USDA secretary, Iowa (No. 1 in corn, hogs, ethanol) will have one of its own heading agency that dispenses federal crop subsidies, controls nearly two million acres of Iowa land, regulates state's many slaughterhouses. He's sympathetic to agribusiness giants, supports biofuels, agricultural biotechnology. And: Former governor will oversee $95 billion budget, with bulk going to nutrition - food stamps, school lunches (click 'See also').
By Philip Brasher
The Des Moines Register 2008-12-16 (entry)
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Many poor, obese children are deficient in calcium, magnesium, potassium and phosphorus - nutrients required for cell function, metabolism, study shows. Nearly half don't eat enough calories for growth. Childhood obesity a harbinger of diabetes, heart disease. In Texas, cost of obesity-related ills projected to rise from $3.3 billion in 2005 to $15.8 billion by 2025.
By Jan Jarvis
Star-Telegram (TX) 2008-11-18 (entry)
New cell biology field probes bacteria inside us, which outnumber our human cells and show regional differences - maybe an Inuit's bacteria help digest Cheerios but an Argentine's wouldn't (click link to listen). Some may cause obesity, and could be changed, but then what? Balance is fragile - certain bacteria linked to stomach ulcers, but kill them with antibiotics, and patients get more asthma, hay fever, allergies, eczema.
By Robert Krulwich
National Public Radio/All Things Considered 2008-11-04 (entry)
Food industry would rather us not notice: its billions spent on ads to children; its donations to nutrition associations; its lobbying that has made food labels confusing; its minimizing of health concerns related to its products; that it fronts groups that fight obesity and that it tries to discredit critics. Opinion: Modifiable diet factors cause much more illness, death than car crashes, nutrition professor, pediatrician say (click 'See also').
By Adam Voiland
U.S. News & World Report 2008-10-17 (entry)
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Hong Kong toddler found to have kidney stone after drinking tainted milk products daily for 15 months; in China, four children have died and thousands are ill. China's dairy producers vowed to improve quality of products and make appropriate reparations to victims. Nearly 10 percent of milk, drinkable yogurts sampled there shown to contain melamine.
By Jeffrey Hodgson, Kirby Chien, David Chance and Manny Mogato
Reuters 2008-09-21 (entry)
Raising good little eaters begins with serving variety of foods. Six strategies: Involve them in cooking, encourage a taste of new foods but remain neutral in face of refusal, stock only healthful foods and give children free access, teach good dietary habits by your own balanced diet, dress up the vegetables, and serve a new food 15 times before concluding the child won't eat it.
By Tara Parker-Pope
The New York Times 2008-09-14 (entry)
Eat less meat to make personal difference in climate change, says authority on global warming. Diet change will have impact because of greenhouse gas emissions, habitat destruction linked to rearing cattle and other animals. And: Food emissions occur mostly during production (83 percent), with transportation contributing 11 percent (click 'See also').
By Juliette Jowit
The Observer (UK) 2008-09-07 (entry)
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As products from cloned animals and their offspring begin to trickle into food stores, consumer and animal-welfare groups report sending FDA 150,000 letters opposing label-free decision. Government panel says organic and cloned are mutually exclusive, but USDA hasn't yet agreed. Ben & Jerry's has pledged not to knowingly use such products.
By Jane Zhang and Julie Jargon
The Wall Street Journal. (may require subscription) 2008-09-02 (entry)
To make progress on energy, health care and climate change, food must be addressed, says Michael Pollan, author and an organizer of four-day Slow Food Nation event. Co-organizer Alice Waters advocates persuasion via the palate. The group hopes to convince Americans to reject fast, cheap food and choose organic, local agriculture and to return to the kitchen.
By J.M. Hirsch
The Associated Press; Austin American-Statesman 2008-08-29 (entry)
As understanding of fiber expands, companies develop items to exploit benefits. Researchers now understand that fiber, by way of friendly bacteria called probiotics, provides fuel to the colon, in addition to improving cholesterol, slowing sugars' entrance to bloodstream and speeding transit of food through body. Good sources of fiber: fruits, beans and whole grains.
By Mark Anthony
FoodProcessing.com 2008-08-01 (entry)
Some Kellogg's Eggo products advertised for sale a pirate bandana 'like the one worn by Jack Sparrow' in a 'Pirates of the Caribbean' movie.
Pitches for sodas, restaurant items, boxed cereals led $1.6 billion in spending to sell processed food items to children in 2006, FTC report says. Beyond that 63 percent, $860 million aimed for children 12 and younger; $1 billion was directed at adolescents. And: In 1999, candy and snack ad spending was $1 billion; USDA spent $333 million on nutrition education, evaluation, and demonstrations (click 'See also').
By Bob Dart
Cox News Service/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 2008-07-29 (entry)
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Citrulline in watermelon and its rind relaxes blood vessels and could benefit heart, circulatory and immune systems, researcher reports. Eating the fruit also could help with angina, high blood pressure. But the trick is eating enough: six cups. Also: Watermelon could aid in diabetes treatment (click 'See also').
By Betsy Blaney
The Associated Press; Austin American-Statesman 2008-07-02 (entry)
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In effort to increase graduation rates of native American students and teach them about science, nutrition, food costs and medicine, Minnesota medical school plants garden in hockey rink. The gardens, which are blessed each morning, show how individuals, planted in good soil, can grow into something really spectacular as well, says advocate.
By Jana Hollingsworth
Duluth News Tribune 2008-06-27 (entry)
Many health-conscious foods at Chili's, Taco Bell, Applebee's and other chains contained as much as twice the calories and eight times the fat claimed on published data, investigation shows. Macaroni Grill's 'Pollo Margo Skinny Chicken,' was advertised at 500 calories with 6 grams of fat but had 1,022 calories and 49 grams of fat.
By Isaac Wolf
Scripps Howard News Service 2008-05-21 (entry)
In study of 14,000 children in Belarus, researchers see higher intelligence in those who were breastfed, but they're unsure whether the credit goes to the milk, the bond, or a combination of both.
BBC News 2008-05-06 (entry)
Researchers now probing broader eating patterns, rather than reducing a diet to its essential foods and then foods to their essential nutrients to isolate those that may contribute to good health. And inactivity is dangerous: Inactive obese women are two and a half times more likely to develop heart disease than lean active women or even obese active women, study shows (click 'See also.')
By Katherine Hobson
U.S. News & World Report 2008-04-07 (entry)
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In fall of 2009, the 8 million-plus WIC participants permitted to buy fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and soy-based products. Amounts of cheese, eggs and fruit juice will be limited. Change is first in 35-year history and is more consistent with the government's dietary guidelines. Also planned: fruit and vegetable cash-value vouchers for grocery stores and farmers markets.
By Susan Bowerman
Los Angeles Times 2008-04-28 (entry)
Strawberries and raspberries add depth to the Hannah Banana Smoothie.
Kids discover cooking can be fun and moms discover kids who cook are also interested in healthy eating. That edible creativity grows into prize-winning recipes. Other benefits: music, good talks and laughing. One child, an avid athlete, links good food he cooks and eats to his performance at game time. Another takes smoothies to a new level. For recipes, click 'See also.'
By Nancy Churnin
The Dallas Morning News 2008-04-22 (entry)
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Government launches menu-planning tool based on dietary guidelines set in 2005. Planner also provides tips on reaching goals - incorporating oatmeal as a whole grain, for instance. Agency hopes to expand program to include nutritional needs of nursing mothers and for preschool children. Click 'See also' for site.
By Heather Terwilliger
USA Today 2008-03-26 (entry)
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Food, energy prices affecting our most vulnerable children; increase seen in anemic and underweight babies in cities, indicating later limits on their educational achievement and impaired ability to work. Food stamps won't pay for a healthy diet. Policies that help low-income children succeed belong on all candidates' agendas.
By Mariana Chilton and John Cook
The Inquirer (PA) 2008-04-01 (entry)
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Researchers find that teens who eat breakfast have lower body mass index. Study found that breakfast eaters eat more carbohydrates and fiber and less fat and exercised more. Eating healthy breakfast promotes healthy eating throughout the day, says researcher, who examined eating and exercise habits of 1,007 boys and 1,215 girls in Minnesota.
By Nicholas Bakalar
The New York Times 2008-03-25 (entry)
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Though most food additives are safe, the list can be perplexing. This chart from the Center for Science in the Public Interest can help shoppers know their butylated hydroxyanisole from their cochineal extract. Best to avoid: sodium nitrite, saccharin, caffeine, olestra, acesulfame K, and artificial coloring.
Center for Science in the Public Interest 2008-03-01 (entry)
Eating three servings of fruits and four servings of vegetables cost as little as 64 cents daily in 1999, data shows. A price analysis of 69 fruits and 85 vegetables showed that more than half cost about 25 cents or less per serving, federal government reported in 2004.
By Jane Reed, Elizabeth Frazão, and Rachel Itskowitz
USDA Economic Research Service 2008-01-23 (entry)
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Confused by labels? Here's a handy guide that explains fat-free, organic, low-fat and light, as well as trans fats, low sodium and whole grains.
By Keri Glassman
CBS News 2008-03-05 (entry)
Cities take on their own food deserts, where Twinkies are easier to buy than tomatoes. Successes include Philadelphia's Fresh Food Financing Initiative, which has placed supermarkets in poor urban areas and refrigerators in corner stores; and in Troy, N.Y., a mobile fruits and vegetables market that delivers to low-income neighborhoods.
By Chris Kenning and Jessie Halladay
USA Today 2008-01-24 (entry)
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With nutrition coach, reporter lowers cholesterol the old-fashioned way - with increased exercise and increased consumption of delicious (and particularly nutritious) foods, including almonds, eggplant, white beans with escarole and tomato, steel-cut oats, roasted soybeans, flaxseed and Brussels sprouts.
By Thomas M. Burton
The Wall Street Journal 2003-07-22 (entry)
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Regulators propose nutrition- and alcohol-content labeling for products of $160 billion beer, wine and liquor industry, and all have competing concerns about cost, placement and shape. But consumers want to know alcohol content by volume and in fluid ounces by serving. Tobacco, Tax and Trade Bureau is accepting comments; click "See also," below.
By Cindy Skrzycki
The Washington Post; Bloomberg News 2008-01-22 (entry)
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In the apple-a-day category, nutrition specialists recommend that we make these foods a habit: spinach, yogurt, tomatoes, carrots, blueberries, black beans, oats and walnuts. Plus, their simple tips on working them into our diets with a minimum of fuss.
Ben Hewitt
BestLife; Men's Health 2008-01-08 (entry)
Eating fruits and vegetables and drinking in moderation pairs with regular exercise and eschewing smoking for four habits that add 14 years to life, British study reports. Social class and weight didn't seem to matter, researchers said.
By Maria Cheng
The Associated Press; Wired magazine 2008-01-08 (entry)
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Eating a rainbow on the plate pleases the eye, delights the palate and provides a wholesome diet, and it's easy to do. The notion was popularized with the U.S. government's 5-a-day campaign that urged residents to eat five servings of fresh fruits and vegetables daily.
By Bae Ji-sook
The Korea Times 2008-01-06 (entry)
Snapping ourselves out of holiday mode and into delicious and nutritious eating means choosing five powerhouse foods: beans, blueberries, eggs, salmon and sweet potatoes.
By Kim Pierce
The Dallas Morning News 2007-12-31 (entry)
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Amherst ethnobotanist searches world for plants that hold cures and vitality for humans, but must take care to compensate natives for knowledge and culture. One of his finds is maca. In Peru, the root vegetable is used in soups, cakes, juice and candy; researchers link it to enhanced stamina, reduced risk of prostate cancer and an increase in quality and quantity of sperm.
By Andrew Downie
The New York Times 2008-01-01 (entry)
Dark chocolate might not be as delightful as we thought, since many manufacturers remove beneficial flavanols because they're bitter, says medical journal. And, says the Lancet, flavanol content rarely is mentioned on the label, so we can't tell what's good for us and what's merely full of fat and sugar.
BBC News 2007-12-24 (entry)
Enjoying the "golden years" means indulging moderately in dark chocolate, red wine and in pleasures of socializing, along with weight maintenance and sensible exercise, says author and geriatrics specialist.
BY Kay Quinn
St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2007-12-17 (entry)
In study of 63 preschoolers, researchers find that children prefer tastes of foods and drinks if they thought they were from McDonald's, with the effect stronger among children with more television sets at home and among those who eat at McDonald's more often. Results suggest that branding could improve young children's eating behaviors.
By Thomas N. Robinson, MD; Dina L. G. Borzekowski, Donna M. Matheson, and Helena C. Kraemer
Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 2007-08-01 (entry)
Garlic may boost hydrogen sulfide production in our bodies, which helps relax blood vessels, increases blood flow and may prevent damage to heart muscle from heart attack. For benefits, eat at least two cloves a day, crushed and left at room temperature for 15 minutes, or snack on garlicky hummus with vegetables.
By Tara Parker-Pope
The New York Times 2007-10-15 (entry)
Strong bones throughout life require a consistent foundation of calcium-rich foods, vigorous exercise and plenty of sunshine, for vitamin D. Children's needs grow as they do. Dietary sources of calcium include dark leafy greens, broccoli, milk, cheese and yogurt.
The Associated Press; San Francisco Chronicle 2007-11-26 (entry)
With 500,000 or more people in Chicago - mostly low-income African-American and Hispanic areas - living in food deserts, it's time for city to attract supermarkets that sell the fresh meat, produce and frozen foods that are essential to a healthy lifestyle.
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Chicago Sun-Times 2007-11-25 (entry)
Partial fasting - drinking only water for 24 hours once a week - as way to tune up glucose regulation, reduce sugar cravings and lower blood pressure, is gaining proponents in medical field.
By Patricia Neighmond
National Public Radio 2007-11-21 (entry)
Cranberries, likely in the smallest bowl on the Thanksgiving table, are nutritional superheroes, high in compounds thought to reduce risk of chronic disease, slow the spread of cancer, increase effectiveness of chemotherapy, fight stomach bugs and tooth decay and reduce damage from strokes. Native Americans were using them when the Pilgrims arrived.
By Lee Dye
ABC News 2007-11-21 (entry)
Establishing a carbohydrate budget - skipping the second buttered roll so we can have dessert later - and practicing portion control can help diabetics maintain control of blood sugar, and the rest of us maintain same clothing size throughout the feasting season.
United Press International 2007-11-19 (entry)
It's the whole foods, not the specific nutrients, that help us achieve general health and well-being, and it's time shift the focus toward food synergy - nutrition in regard to a healthy human body.
Journal of Nutrition Reviews; University of Minnesota; Science Daily 2007-11-07 (entry)
For women whose infertility is blamed on ovulation disorder, chances of pregnancy are enhanced by diet rich in nuts and avocados, olive oil, abundant vegetable protein, whole grains, and iron-rich foods, say Harvard researchers.
Reuters 2007-10-31 (entry)
When we crave Italian food, Olive Garden and Romano's Macaroni Grill are ready, but most pasta dishes there are piled with 1,000-plus calories and a day's worth of saturated fat, or more. At Olive Garden, try Venetian Apricot Chicken (450 calories) and Pork Filettino (with vegetables, 340 calories). At Macaroni, we're safe with Pollo Magro "Skinny Chicken" (330 calories) and Simple Salmon (590 calories).
Center for Science in the Public Interest 2007-10-31 (entry)
Citing ills of industrial farming, pollution, and epidemics of obesity and diabetes, reform-minded citizens react to status-quo farm/food bill with emotions ranging from disappointment to fury, while faintly applauding increased funds for produce farmers, organic farming, conservation, and fruits and vegetables for schoolchildren.
By Carol Ness
San Francisco Chronicle 2007-11-01 (entry)
If we can't afford to buy all organic foods for our families, there are a few foods that experts believe are more important than others: milk, potatoes, peanut butter, ketchup, apples, bell peppers, celery, cherries, imported grapes, nectarines, peaches, pears, red raspberries, spinach and strawberries.
By Phuong Cat Le
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (WA) 2007-10-24 (entry)
Newcastle University study shows that some organic foods may be more nutritious than conventionally grown counterparts; milk, in particular has great benefits, with 60 percent more antioxidants and fatty acids, researcher says.
By Ian Sample
The Guardian (UK) 2007-10-29 (entry)
Excess sugar intake shown to encourage skin wrinkles and dullness, study shows; author recommends reading labels (a teaspoon of sugar equals 4 grams) and replacing the sweet stuff with more antioxidant-rich fruits, nuts, and vegetables, such as cranberries, walnuts, and red bell peppers.
By Karyn Repinski
Prevention magazine; MSNBC 2007-10-21 (entry)
Garlic lovers and coffee drinkers likely inherited tastes from their parents, say researchers at King's College London who studied food preferences of more than 10,000 sets of twins; news might predict limited success of government's effort to change children's diets.
By Rebecca Smith
The Telegraph (Great Britain) 2007-10-24 (entry)
Fasting for Ramadan was no hindrance in performance for Denver Broncos' Hamza Abdullah and other professional athletes who cite better focus with hunger, but others find water, nutrition depletion a distraction.
By Neil MacFarquhar
The New York Times 2007-10-13 (entry)
Nutrition labels, with information in percentages, and physicians' recommendations, in milligrams, means we don't obtain enough calcium, and possibly other nutrients, studies show; FDA, on website, instructs us to add a 0 to the percentage daily value to translate to milligrams.
Science Daily; University of Wisconsin 2007-10-05 (entry)
As China's economy booms, its military hires dietitians and the soldier's diet improves in quality and variety; rice and wheat consumption drops as that of animal protein goes up, and Mao's time of troops' digging wild vegetables seems distant.
China Daily 2007-10-05 (entry)
As concerns grow over the origins and safety of what we eat, manufacturers and grocers respond with a positive yet puzzling new vocabulary, and consumers are left wondering about the differences between "organic" and "natural."
By Andrea Weigl
The News & Observer (NC) 2007-10-03 (entry)
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As colleges evolve into new view of students as customers, cafeterias begin buying locally, thinking sustainably and replacing mystery meat with offerings like pesto-crusted pork loin and oven-roasted beef with black-pepper demiglace; at Bowdoin, if the food tastes like Mom makes, that's because it's Mom's recipe.
By Bonny Wolf
National Public Radio 2007-10-01 (entry)
Mom's quest for a high-nutrition bar her daughters would eat (aided by her expertise in nutrition and diet) has grown into Manna Gourmet, a New Jersey company that makes the bars in five flavors as well as whole-grain, high-fiber cookies, with and without chocolate.
By Sally Friedman
Philadelphia Inquirer 2007-09-16 (entry)
A quiz to determine your knowledge of sodium content in the food you eat, from the American Heart Association.
By Gwen Schoen
Sacramento Bee 2007-09-16 (entry)
Norway's Bastoey Prison now operates with ecologically sound food production, solar panels, wood-fire heating instead of oil and strict recycling to teach its 115 inmates respect for environment and for others.
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The farm/food bill, now in Senate, covers land conservation, food stamps, school snacks and foreign aid, but it's really about politics and money; House agriculture chair declares that advocates for change were pushing too hard, but Bush likely would veto its version.
By Stephen J. Hedges
Chicago Tribune 2007-08-13 (entry)
It's the 303 million overfed and undernourished Americans who deserve nutritional health and better food safety through the farm/food bill being debated in Congress, writes nutrition professional.
By Connie Diekman
President, American Dietetic Association; Chicago Tribune 2007-08-28 (entry)
Austin-based non-profit group adds school gardens and farm-to-fork program to agenda that includes teaching low-income residents garden programs and how to sell produce they grow at farmers' markets.
By Paul Brown
News8Austin (TX) 0000-00-00 (entry)
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Despite day jobs, couple hunt, fish and gather about a third of the food they eat, using a nearly comprehensive mental map of Seattle foraging spots to relish what they call unbelievably bountiful land.
By Huan Hsu
Seattle Weekly 2007-08-08 (entry)
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Bane and benefit both, blackberries cover the Oregon landscape with a thorny thicket but are high in antioxidants, show promise in tumor reduction, are a high cash crop, a primary food source for honeybees and other pollinators - and they're tasty as well.
By Joe Mosley
The Register-Guard (OR) 2007-08-11 (entry)
Grapes, radishes, purple corn, purple carrots, chokeberries, cranberries, carrots and elderberries contain compounds that, when slightly modified, help slow progress of certain cancers of gastrointestinal tract, Ohio State University shows.
By Joi Preciphs
Bloomberg 2007-08-19 (entry)
Program that last year brought 35,000 pounds of hunter-donated venison to low-income clients of southern Wisconsin food pantry endangered by budget cuts; testing the deer for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) reduced by 60 percent; experts predict explosion in deer population.
By Christina Beam
Reedsburg Times Press (WI) 0000-00-00 (entry)
In effort to increase demand for beef from "future consumers," Kansas beef farmers continue funding 17-year-old program for public schools that teaches cooking techniques, beef cuts, food safety, nutrition; teachers can also request additional materials to supplement beef lessons.
Cattlenetwork.com 2007-08-13 (entry)
Marion Nestle, professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology at New York University. Her degrees include a Ph.D. in molecular biology and an M.P.H. in public health nutrition. She is the author of "Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health,"Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism," and "What to Eat."
By Marion Nestle
2007-08-16 (entry)
When returning to beef that grazed on grass, be prepared for pure taste that removes the sweet, bland and rich coating that corn feed provides -- and take care to cook meat carefully to achieve tenderness.
By Corby Kummer
The Atlantic magazine (entry)
CARE turns down $45 million in food aid from U.S., citing practice of selling tons of often heavily subsidized American farm products in African countries that compete with the crops of local farmers; other charities disagree.
By Celia W. Dugger
The New York Times (may require subscription) (entry)
Seeking sales, food processors add crushed insects to yogurt and grapefruit juice, titanium dioxide to Betty Crocker's white frosting, and dye to fish and chicken feed, but FDA rules are lax on ingredients disclosure, so labels might read 'artificial color.'
By Pallavi Gogoi
Business Week Online 2006-10-01 (entry)
Vermont school, working with local farmers and agricultural experts, plants garden designed to feed its 200 students homegrown vegetables at lunchtime, teaching a way of life, not only nutrition or fitness.
By Nicole Orne
Brattleboro Reformer (VT) (entry)
Son's battle with cancer, and his effort to eat more healthfully during battle, inspires grieving mother to honor her son and support leukemia resesarch by compile cookbook and donating proceeds.
By Erin Sauder
Geneva Republican (IL) (entry)
A few new cookbooks for those with diet-related disease have words of wisdom for all of us: Adapt everyday cooking to healthy meals that can be prepared quickly, practice portion control, shop carefully and read food labels.
By Kathie Smith
Toledo Blade 2007-08-14 (entry)
Canadian survey shows that productivity of hungry, sleepy workers can drop by 20 percent, that mid-afternoon lethargy often is fought with a sugary snack or a caffeine jolt, which might be because vending machines don't offer any more nutritiously attractive choices.
By Larry Johnsrude
The Edmonton Journal (Canada) (entry)
Religious groups mobilize around the farm/food bill, speaking of justice and the urgent need to fix broken food system, from nutrition programs and energy policy to farmers and the wellbeing of the people they feed.
By Joe Orso
La Crosse Tribune; Associated Press, Wisconsin State Journal 0000-00-00 (entry)
Community activists gather and build a garden for children in apartment complex; the program is part of a larger effort of education on nutrition, food security and self-sufficiency in Ohio community.
By Mike Ludwig
The Athens News (OH) (entry)
With growing rates of obesity in mind, FTC issues 44 subpoenas to food and beverage companies to learn how they advertise their wares to children; similar studies undertaken in the past with alcohol and tobacco companies.
By Mary Jane Credeur and Chris Burritt
bloomberg.com 2007-08-11 (entry)
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Carlo Petrini, guru of Italy-based Slow Food Movement, tells chef and writer of his work with Italian ministry of health to provide locally sourced - and cooked - fresh foods to hospitals.
By Giorgio Locatelli
The Guardian (UK) (entry)
In "Twinkie, Deconstructed," Steve Ettlinger describes the work of making unnecessarily complicated snacks; the book is the polar opposite (complete with smiley face) of "The Omnivore's Dilemma," Michael Pollan's frowny faced take on simplifying food.
By Chelsea Martinez
Los Angeles Times (entry)
In unusual and win-win partnership between county and charity, inmates farm to benefit Milawaukee's poor, who eat asparagus, corn, cantaloupe and green beans in season, and hunger relief group runs the operation.
By Erica Perez
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (entry)
Kamut, a heirloom wheat with a sweet, nutty flavor and high in nutritional qualities, once the darling of the Birkenstock crowd, has captured Italy carbohydrate-wise, and Saskatchewan, as well as Montana and Alberta, are profiting.
By Beppi Crosariol
The Globe and Mail (Canada) (entry)
Gustatory glamour shots aside, food photography can be creative and informative, particularly when illustrating portion sizes, caloric density and just what fast food looks like, up close - really close.
By Chelsea Martinez
Los Angeles Times 2007-07-12 (entry)
Taking a look at what's in Red Bull, and the origin of the name - can it give us wings, or is it just a bunch of synthetic bull bile - and what will that do?
By Patrick Di Justo
Wired Magazine (entry)
Find hemp seed, hemp oil, hemp butter, hemp bread, and hemp bars at the natural foods store, but it's all imported; hemp farming is banned in the U.S. because the plant is a version of the cannabis plant and contains low levels of the active ingredient in marijuana.
By Ann Woolner
Bloomberg News (entry)
Current agricultural policies distort food costs, waste billions of taxpayer dollars, and subsidize a handful of large farming operations that raise a few selected crops - and subvert subsistence farmers across the globe by dumping cheap surplus goods at below-market prices.
By Senator Richard Lugar and Representative Ron Kind
The Modesto Bee (CA) 2007-07-15 (entry)
It's a $70 billion annual bill, and before, only agribusiness cared, but a tsunami of activists now believes that its subsidies for corn and soy encourage diet-related disease and climate change; instead, they advocate money for sustainable and organic food production, agricultural conservation and for a priority on fresh, local fruits and vegetables.
By Carol Ness
San Francisco Chronicle (entry)
Diet rich in high-fat, low-nutrient junk food and meals made outside the home, plus parents' extra hours of work are combining to shorten and widen our children in comparison to others in developed countries around the world, study suggests.
By Paul Krugman
The New York Times (may require subscription) (entry)
Cargill's attempt to add Regenasure, a vegetarian version of shellfish-derived glucosamine, to European list of food products for addition in mostly beverages and fermented milk products, hits snag with questions of safety for diabetics.
By Alex McNally
nutraingredients.com (entry)
