8:00 am in Food & Health, health, nutrition by TreeHugger
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A holistically healthy lifestyle marked by ample exercise and a healthy whole foods diet means less
risk of Alzheimer's. Basically, the way you treat your body has a lot to do with your mind. New research links activity level, blood pressure, weight, and smoking to Alzheimer's, according to the
Washington Times. And prevention is c...
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5:00 pm in Food & Health, health, nutrition, organic by TreeHugger
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A recent
Thompson Reuters poll found that 58 percent of consumers prefer organic to conventional foods if given the choice, according to an article on
Huffington Post. The numbers are highest in the young and educated segments of the population. But does this mean that we're buying more organic than conventional? Not so fast....
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Just in time for the Fourth of July, let's take a closer look at hot dogs. Are they dangerous? What about organic and natural products? Recently
The New York Times examined some misleading hot dog labels. Consumers are especially concerned with avoiding
nitrates and nitrites because of their link to cancer but it turns out confusing labeling could be giving us a false sense of security....
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7:00 pm in Food & Health, health, nutrition, politics by TreeHugger
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It was a game changer and a surprising one at that.
Folks on Capitol Hill pronounced the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act dead, but in an end of year surprise, it unanimously passed the Senate. The bill gave the FDA power to recall tainted food. Until recently, only private companies had the right to recall and pull their own products. And most recently, according to
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5:45 pm in Food & Health, health, nutrition, politics by TreeHugger
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It's about the lesser of two evils, isn't it? But when push comes to shove, how different is sugar from high fructose corn syrup (HFCS)?
The Western Sugar Cooperative is claiming that the two are in fact very different. It recently filed suit against sugar refiners for misleading consumers in calling HFCS corn sugar, according to the
Des Moines Register and as discussed on
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5:30 pm in Food & Health, health, kids, nutrition, politics by TreeHugger
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Chocolate milk has become a
real point of contention in schools across the nation. Schools in the District of Columbia and Los Angeles County have become the center of controversy over none other than flavored milk. And
Jamie Oliver was even kicked out of LA County schools for bringing light to the issue, amongst other...
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