Health
Confusing food labels are about to get a lot simpler
Pop quiz: What's the difference between "best by," "sell by" or "expires on"?
Feb 28, 2017
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Improved knowledge of shelf life of food
"Best before", "usable at least until" and "expiry date" - those are the Danish shelf life labels used in connection with food. In 2012 a study examined whether the Danes knew the difference between these labels, and in 2015 ...
Aug 10, 2016
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Health
When picky eating is too great a luxury
Poor families, like families everywhere, share an age-old parental challenge: getting kids to eat healthy.
Apr 8, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
More than 380 in US sickened by cilantro-linked infection
Two U.S. agencies say more than 380 people in 26 states have been diagnosed with a stomach illness tied to Mexican cilantro contaminated by human waste.
Aug 4, 2015
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Research uncovers basis for cadmium toxicity
University of Adelaide research has uncovered how the metal cadmium, which is accumulating in the food chain, causes toxicity in living cells.
Mar 4, 2015
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Paying attention to what we cook can help reduce food waste
Americans waste about 35 million tons of food every year—enough, by some estimates, to fill the Rose Bowl every day. Discarding food squanders natural resources and hurts the environment, as rotting food in landfills is ...
Nov 25, 2014
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Pediatrics
Urban food initiative ethical for addressing food issues
(HealthDay)—The urban food initiative (UFI) seems to be a safe and ethical approach to addressing obesity and food insecurity, according to a viewpoint piece published online Aug. 18 in JAMA Pediatrics.
Aug 19, 2014
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New school meal standards significantly increase fruit, vegetable consumption
New federal standards launched in 2012 that require schools to offer healthier meals have led to increased fruit and vegetable consumption, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers. ...
Mar 4, 2014
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Fighting food waste in Nicaragua by 'eating united'
The former University of Bristol student's community project, 'Eat United Nicaragua', combats food poverty and malnutrition among the most vulnerable people in Managua, Nicaragua, by collecting and cooking food that would ...
Feb 10, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'Please feed me': The power of putting a human face on social causes
Companies often put a personal face on products in an attempt to reach a deeper connection with consumers. New research suggests the same idea can be applied to social causes: Putting a human face on the campaign for a social ...
Nov 6, 2013
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