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Researchers identify food price tipping point linked to rioting

August 23, 2011

Rising food costs are a key reason behind rioting.

There’s no doubt that rising food prices in a specific area can lead to rioting. We have plenty of current and historic examples of that. But some interesting new research highlighted in Technology Review shows that once average global food prices cross a certain threshold a tipping point is reached after which “almost anything can trigger a riot, like a lighted match in a dry forest.”

Check out this graph which plots the UN Food Price Index against the dates of riots around the world…

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5 Most Expensive Beers in the world

August 15, 2011

Trendy and Spendy!

Would you pay $100 for a Sam Adams? (You might have to if you go to one of those fancy downtown hipster bars.) This high priced Sam Adams “Utopia” and several other beers will run you over $100 a bottle including the $800 Antarctic Nail Ale.

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Smile Cooking Toaster brightens your mornings

August 15, 2011

Smile Cooking Toaster

Do you start your mornings with a smile from your toast? Even though they may be a little quirky , small gimmicks like this can really make a difference in your day.

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Natural preservative discovered that could extend life of food several years

August 15, 2011

Bisin would keep sandwiches on the shelves for much longer.

You don’t have time to make a packed lunch before work? Soon you could make it a year in advance. Scientists have discovered a natural preservative which could spell the end of rotting food.

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Five best web-based food delivery services

August 14, 2011

Food on the web?

Depending on where you live, a delicious meal can be yours just by opening your web browser. There are a number of web services that let you log in, choose a restaurant in your area, and order delivery with a couple of clicks. Here’s a look at the top five.
Earlier in the week we asked you which web services you used when you want to order food from restaurants in your area. With most, you don’t even have to speak to someone: all you have to do is open your browser, pick the restaurant you want, and a few minutes later your food arrives. Here’s the top 5…

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Flaxseed might protect against death from radiation

August 14, 2011

Another benefit from flax?

Flaxseed may protect against the damaging effects of radiation, whether from a terrorist’s dirty bomb or a routine cancer treatment, a new study in mice suggests.

Mice that ate flaxseed either before or up to six weeks after receiving a large radiation dose to the chest were more likely to survive and had fewer lung problems than mice not given flaxseed. Four months after receiving radiation, up to 88 percent of mice that ate flaxseed were still alive, compared with just 40 percent of mice who did not eat flaxseed.

Researchers have been particularly interested in finding a cheap, safe supplement to give to people who have been exposed to radiation in the event of a terrorist attack…

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Getting GMO labeling on the ballot in California

August 14, 2011

Do you know when you eat a GMO?

The fact that 165 million acres of GMO crops are currently being cultivated is made even worse by the idea that it’s difficult and sometimes impossible to avoid these foods in your grocery store. As a nation we have vastly more GMO cultivated land than any other country and we’re one of the few industrialized nations that doesn’t label GMOs as such. But this could all change, starting with California. Proponents of GMO labeling are fighting hard to get the measure on the California ballot in 2012 so the masses can let their opinion be known…

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Eating healthy food is expensive for many Americans

August 5, 2011

The study found that it is more expensive to eat more dietary fiber and vitamin D.

The average American’s food bill can increase by almost 10% by adding healthier food to their diet – and that is just to boost a single nutrient like potassium.

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Eating hot dogs as dangerous as smoking: doctors group reports

August 1, 2011

The non-profit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine says the processed meat in hot dogs carries a cancer risk on par with cigarettes, USA Today reports. True? Well, there’s something you should know about the PCRM first.

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Chewing more helps you eat less: study

July 30, 2011

Chewing food 40 times caused study participants to eat nearly 12 percent fewer calories.

People who chew their food more take in fewer calories, which may help them control their weight, according to a new study.

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The pros and cons of irradiated food

July 29, 2011

Yummy irradiated food?

Irradiating food doesn’t make it radioactive, and it does kill dangerous bacteria, like the E.coli that killed many Europeans this summer. But it’s also not a panacea against food poisoning and it’s definitely not the most popular idea ever thought up…

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