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Putting the Cart Before the Computer
Brave new trolleys will read product codes to give customers information about nutrition and calories, and also about environmental and ethical issues surrounding potential purchases.
11.29.07
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Politics of the Plate: Mission Man
Howarth Bouis has found a way to alleviate childhood malnutrition in the developing world. So why haven't you heard of him?
November 2007
- Keywords
- jocelyn c. zuckerman,
- food policy,
- nutrition/diet,
- health + science,
- kids
food politics
The Perestroika Diet
What happens when you force an entire country to decrease its food intake from an average of 2,899 calories per day to 1,863?
10.22.07
food politics
Politics of the Plate: In-Cide Information
Hundreds of residents of Monterey County, California, complained of respiratory problems and stomach ailments following aerial spraying of an insecticide designed to eliminate apple moths.
10.22.07
food politics
More News from the GM Battlefront
Proponents of GM crops illogically argue that because there's no proof that bioengineered plants do any harm, there should be no laws prohibiting their use.
10.15.07
travel + culture
Search for the Cure
The practice of herbal medicine is alive and well in rural India.
10.08.07
- Keywords
- shoba narayan,
- india,
- ingredients,
- health + science
food politics
Things Are Absolutely Fried
Asians have lived largely on vegetables, fish, and rice, but modern life is altering the Asian
diet and lifestyle.
10.04.07
- Keywords
- karen coates,
- health + science,
- asia,
- diet
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Ducking a Bullet
I waited nervously last week for news on whether the Environmental Protection Agency would actually approve the toxic chemical methyl iodide for applications as a pesticide.
10.01.07
food politics
Hog in the Limelight
In pork-crazy North Carolina, the Ossabaw pig—with a wild-tinged ancient flavor and fat that’s actually good for you—makes a last stand.
October 2007
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- organics market,
- pork,
- health + science,
- ingredients,
- jean anderson
food politics
Politics of the Plate: Mr. McGuire was Dead Wrong...
A research team found that exposure to a chemical widely used in the manufacture of plastic bottles and food containers can alter genes in fetal mice.
08.06.07
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