Health
Where will calorie labels appear? Not just menus
Diners could soon see calorie counts on menus of chain restaurants.
Apr 25, 2014
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US cos. push voluntary labels on modified foods
America's large food companies are trying to head off efforts to enact mandatory labeling of genetically modified ingredients by proposing new voluntary labels nationwide.
Feb 6, 2014
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Overweight & Obesity
Video: Brain mechanisms linked to obesity
Scientists are attempting to tackle obesity by exploring ways of helping people stay healthy. One research project aims at producing junk-free, albeit tasty, food, whereas another looks at better understanding food consumption ...
Dec 4, 2013
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Can the redistribution of surplus food really improve food security?
While surplus food redistribution has been promoted as a way of reducing food waste and food poverty, a paper published recently in Journal of Environmental Planning and Management concludes that unless a distinction is drawn ...
Oct 25, 2013
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Health
First lady hosts summit on food marketing to kids
(AP)—Michelle Obama is urging food makers and television broadcasters to do more to promote healthier foods to children—and to do it faster.
Sep 18, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
The whys of rising obesity
Harvard nutrition expert Walter Willett compared the marketing of junk food to kids with an earlier era's child labor practices, saying that young people have been "exploited" by both systems. He said such food marketing ...
Sep 16, 2013
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Health
New contamination scare hits N. Zealand dairy industry
A new contamination scare hit New Zealand's multi-billion dollar dairy industry on Monday after it was revealed a milk product with excessive nitrate levels had been exported to China.
Aug 19, 2013
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Health
Old tobacco playbook gets new use by e-cigarettes
Companies vying for a stake in the fast-growing electronic cigarette business are reviving the decades-old marketing tactics the tobacco industry used to hook generations of Americans on regular smokes.
Aug 3, 2013
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Health
Pesticides tainting traditional China herbs: Greenpeace
Traditional Chinese herbs are being contaminated with a toxic cocktail of pesticides that poses a threat to consumer health and the environment, campaign group Greenpeace said Monday.
Jun 24, 2013
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Health
Healthy menus for people and planet: Experts and food industry leaders probe intersection of diet and the environment
When it comes to human dietary health, less red meat is better. And when it comes to environmental health, a chicken looks more like a nut than a cow.
Jun 14, 2013
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