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One More Reason to Eat Organic
Exposure to pesticides can dramatically increase your chances of getting Parkinson's disease, according to a recently published paper.
06.11.07
food politics
Seeing Red
Pre-packed styrofoam tubs of meat have been gassed with carbon monoxide, according to Food and Water Watch.
05.21.07
food politics
Martyr of Unholy Corn Dogs
Various corners of the food world, the parent world, and the public-health
world have all been abuzz with the bad news about school lunches.
05.16.07
- Keywords
- dara moskowitz grumdahl,
- health + science,
- midwest,
- alice waters
food politics
First the Good News…
I'm not quite ready to rush out and pick up a bucket of their fried chicken for
dinner, but hats off to KFC for removing trans fats from their menu.
05.07.07
- Keywords
- barry estabrook,
- health + science,
- restaurants
food politics
The Bad Earth
In light of the recent pet-food and hog-farm scares, consider this: Chinese produce is about the last choice an Asian shopper will make.
05.04.07
- Keywords
- karen coates,
- health + science,
- produce,
- china
food politics
What's Next? A Ban on Chorizo?
Endless articles in the Spanish press lament the passing of the Mediterranean diet.
04.30.07
- Keywords
- lisa abend,
- health + science,
- spain,
- restaurants
food politics
Omega, Oh My!
My sister, who was visiting me in New York, had only taken one bite of cereal when she put down her spoon and hastily got up from the table.
04.24.07
- Keywords
- john willoughby,
- health + science
food politics
McDonald’s Has a Royal Cow
When Prince Charles recently visited Abu Dhabi, he turned to a nutritionist and said: "Have you thought of banning McDonald's?
04.16.07
- Keywords
- health + science,
- nutrition/diet,
- middle east,
- restaurants,
- william sertl
food politics
Hot-and-Sour Steroids?
A Chinese doping expert warns that some Chinese foods are so loaded with steroids, athletes could test positive for drugs during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
03.28.07
- Keywords
- health + science,
- nutrition/Diet,
- asia,
- china,
- karen coates
food politics
Nutritional Disinformation
Recently, I was handed a cookie to taste. It was bland and
hard-to-chew, but I was intrigued by one thing.
01.16.07
- Keywords
- ian knauer,
- health + science,
- cookie
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