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These 5 foods are claimed to improve our health. But the amount we'd need to consume to benefit is... a lot
Food gives us the nutrients we need to survive, and we know a balanced diet contributes to good health.
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It's in the weeds: Herbicide linked to human liver disease
Glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Monsanto's popular weed killer Roundup, has been linked to liver disease in animal models. In a new study, the first of its kind, researchers at the University of California San Diego ...
May 14, 2019
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Could you be short on vitamin B12?
(HealthDay)—In the ABCs of vitamins, B12 is often overlooked. But it's essential for the making of nerve and red blood cells, as well as DNA along with many other body processes. Adults and teens need just 2.4 micrograms ...
May 2, 2019
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Keep pets away from gardens to prevent food-borne illness
Animal waste tainting fresh produce is one of the major causes of food-borne ailments. So farmers markets and pick-your-own growers who fear fecal contamination are increasingly guarded about tolerating pets near their edibles.
Apr 30, 2019
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The saturated fat debate rages on
(HealthDay)—It's hard to keep up with the findings from studies on the health effects of saturated fat—you know, the fat typically found in animal foods, from red meat to whole milk. But one thing's certain.
Mar 13, 2019
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Diets can do more than help you lose weight – they could also save the planet
Fad diets have long been brushed off as selfish, superficial quests to lose weight.
Mar 12, 2019
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Why we shouldn't all be vegan
After decades in which the number of people choosing to cut out meat from their diet has steadily increased, 2019 is set to be the year the world changes the way that it eats. Or at least, that's the ambitious aim of a major ...
Jan 16, 2019
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How restaurants are wooing 'flexitarians'
Restaurants are struggling to respond to consumers who are rapidly shifting away from animal protein.
Jan 11, 2019
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Why vegan diets for babies come with significant risks
There are now more than 1m vegetarians and 500,000 vegans in the UK – and numbers are thought to be growing. While these people, identified through research commissioned by the Vegan Society, are over 15 years of age, the ...
Dec 14, 2018
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Taste is key in promoting insect-based food
A new study finds that promoting insect-based food as pleasurable, rather than healthy or environmentally friendly, could be the most effective marketing strategy for these currently taboo or unappealing foods. Published ...
Oct 2, 2018
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