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The year in nutrition: salt wars to E shock
FOOD FOR THOUGHT Whole grains, broccoli, omega-3s and soy continued to grab positive headlines this year, but other stories surprised, even worried, us. While Canadians’ intake of fruit and vegetables...
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Breaking the heart: heart disease starts early, studies show but it doesn’t...
The bodies in the labs belonged to teenagers who had died suddenly in car accidents, had been killed, or had committed suicide. Upon examining the bodies, researchers noticed that a surprising number...
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The reality of food animals
FOR OVER A DECADE, I’ve been travelling around the world documenting our complex and often disheartening relationship with animals. Specifically I look at the animals we use for food, entertainment,...
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Recalibrating our nutrition was a neverending story
The year 2010 was an up and down one marked by controversial study findings, outrageous fast food, updated nutrition guidelines and encouraging news stories. The introduction of a cholesterol-lowering...
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The year in nutrition: salt wars to E shock
Whole grains, broccoli, omega-3s and soy continued to grab positive headlines this year, but other stories surprised, even worried, us. While Canadians’ intake of fruit and vegetables declined for the...
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Standards for Staple Foods Revised
Nov 02, 2010 (Cameroon Tribune/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) — Revision of standards for wheat flour and refined vegetable oils took place in Douala over the week end. Members of the Standards...
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Beyond cholesterol
Abstract: Coronary artery disease prevention has not been convincingly linked to any specific anti-dietary cholesterol regimen. A healthy balanced diet, with plenty of whole grains, fruits and...
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America’s 10 least wanted: the leading causes of death in the United States
America’s 10 LEAST WANTED You won’t find pictures of America’s deadliest killers on television shows like “America’s Most Wanted” or on post office bulletin boards. The killers responsible for more...
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Cookbooks and their authors
Forty years ago, when I sat down at the reference desk as a virgin librarian and awaited my deflowering from the public, I was pretty cocky. No one could possibly be more prepared for what was to come...
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Feed the world
With the global population projected to hit nine billion before 2050, agricultural scientists are calling for a new Green Revolution to feed all of those extra mouths. But can science and technology...
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