Organic milk is better for your health.
Milk from organic cattle that eat a fresh grass diet is consistently better for your health, a new study claims. Researchers have found that organic milk generally contained less saturated fat and more good fatty acids than milk produced at intensive commercial dairy farms.
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Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Chew Bars
US authorities issued a recall Friday for a brand of Pakistan-made candy called Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge Chew Bars because it turns out the sweets actually are toxic.
Bread Gloves
Who cares if the product can’t possibly be real, the concept alone is enough to capture the imagination and make you dream of its limitless potential.
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Our early 21st century civilization is in trouble. We need not go beyond the world food economy to see this. Over the last few decades we have created a food production bubble—one based on environmental trends that cannot be sustained, including overpumping aquifers, overplowing land, and overloading the atmosphere with carbon dioxide.
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Hungry for a grasshopper taco? Well, probably not. But the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) thinks it is time for an end to the “Eewww!” response to the thought of eating insects. The FAO reports that there are more than1000 edible insect species. Insects can provide protein in the diet at a much lower environmental cost than traditional livestock, such as cows, pigs, or sheep.
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It seems like an oxymoron that childhood obesity could occur in food deserts, but in much of the country that’s exactly what’s happened. Food deserts, often located in impoverished urban environments, are areas where residents have little access to fresh fruits and vegetables because there are no grocery stores or farmers’ markets nearby. Such areas are often plagued with quickie marts where families feed themselves the processed junk that’s available, fostering an obesity epidemic. Read on to see how one program is working to change Chicago’s landscapes and make these infamous food deserts a thing of the past…
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Childless couples eat healthier.
It may be an exaggeration to say that your children are making you sick, but a British study has found that couples with children eat a less healthy diet than those who have none.
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Life would be quite different if these would have been known as ‘geoluhreads’.
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Underground dining growing in popularity.
In an old converted warehouse in San Francisco’s Mission district recently, about 65 gourmands dined by candlelight at The Wild Kitchen, an event presented by the group forageSF. One after another, courses arrived from the kitchen: fish soup, duck fat potatoes, fusilli con cinghiale (pasta with wild boar). With each bite and sigh of delight, the crowd eagerly participated in a crime — a scrumptious one, but illegal nonetheless.
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization announced yesterday that in December, food prices surpassed their 2008 levels, often remembered for the riots that broke out around the world.
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Our nation’s trust in overall food safety this past year has definitely been called into question due to a number of shameful recalls and frightening published studies. It seems the days of completely depending on the federal government to confirm the safety of the foods we eat are gone.
With the mass production of foods, when a recall happens, its repercussions are felt far and wide. Looking back to this year, we’ve seen a number of industries nose dive as a result of epidemic food safety problems. Here are some of the most dangerous foods of 2010:
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In a land of high-tech toilet and strange robots, a regular ol’ vending machine just won’t do. So behold, the vending machine in subway stations in Tokyo that uses 47-inch touchscreen panel to sell you drinks…
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By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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