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'The Food Movement, Rising': An Exchange
by Kevin Morgan, Ellen Finkelpearl, Joel Berg, reply by Michael Pollan To the Editors : Michael Pollan inadvertently reveals the dangers of the local food movement when he extols its multiple benefits [The Food Movement, Rising, NYR , June 10]. In an otherwise excellent article, he claims that the local food movement wants to decentralize the global economy, if not secede from it altogether ...
As food crisis deteriorates in Niger, World Vision expands response
World Vision - USA As food crisis deteriorates in Niger, World Vision expands response Aid agency says annual "hunger season" began early this year 1.5 million children suffering from malnutrition throughout Niger ...
Nutrition notes: Go ahead, eat your way to better skin
In my last column I wrote about the protein collagen, and how taking a collagen supplement for lean muscles also gives us beautiful skin.
How to dissect a food label for healthier living
Nowadays, reading a food label can be pretty confusing. Fat grams, calories from fat, sugar alcohols, net carbohydrates what does all this mean? When you first look at a food label, all of those numbers can be very puzzling, and in this article, I hope to clarify just exactly what is in a label.
YMCA to train staff on nursing
The Greater Boston YMCA will train its 1,500 employees in Eastern Massachusetts on a state law protecting mothers right to breast-feed in public, after an employee at its Woburn facility told a mother to stop breast-feeding her baby because doing so violated the Ys policy against eating food in a child care facility. YMCA - Greater Boston - United States - Breastfeeding - Organizations
Dieticians play vital role in HMC's healthcare services, says expert
From treating paediatric cases to adult patients, the Dietetics and Nutrition Department has over the years gained a valuable insight into the causes and effects of certain diets on patient health and have created special diets different patients.
How to dissect a food label
Nowadays, reading a food label can be pretty confusing. Fat grams, calories from fat, sugar alcohols, net carbohydrates what does all this mean? When you first look at a food label, all of those numbers can be very confusing, and in this article I hope to clarify just exactly what is in a label.
Aging and longevity tied to specific brain region in mice
The protein SIRT1 in the brain is tied into a mechanism that allows animals to survive when food is scarce, according to a new study. The research suggests that SIRT1 may be involved with the life span-increasing effect of low-calorie diets, they report.
Experts want junk taken off food stamp menu
Four billion dollars. That's how much Americans spend in food stamp dollars each year to buy sugar-sweetened, carbonated soft drinks. In Maine, it translates to about $2 million a year. Imagine, ...
FAO Launches Initiative To Curb Animal Diseases
In an effort to prevent and control outbreaks of animal diseases and the associated costs, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday announced a new five-year initiative "to improve global response to disease outbreaks, implement effective prevention and containment strategies and manage risks," PANA/Afrique en ligne reports (7/28)...
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