One of my favorite iPod apps is for Stitcher, which collects podcasts that I might be interested in listening to. I must admit I favor either old time radio drama or history programing. There’s nothing
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Busted: Food Myths Brought to You By Corporate Front Groups
Over the past few months, I’ve been writing about Proposition 37, the California initiative that would require foods made through genetic engineering to be labeled, a policy that is common sense in 61 other
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How Did My Profession’s Conference Get Hijacked by Big Food?
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) hosted its 2012 Food & Nutrition Conference and Expo (FNCE) earlier this month. Sadly, the event once again (see last year’s report) demonstrated how this registered dietitians’
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Preparation Underway for Second Annual Food Day
For the second year running, chefs, authors, filmmakers, consumer groups, animal welfare advocates, policymakers and other proponents of the food movement are gearing up to celebrate Food Day, a national occasion to raise awareness surrounding
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Organic Food and Human Health – Is There a Connection?
A meta-analysis of the health benefits of organic foods was published in The Annals of Internal Medicine on September 4, 2012. A large team of physicians and graduate students affiliated with the prestigious Stanford Medical
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Romney and Obama Take Questions on Food Policy
While food and agriculture policy often take a back seat during presidential elections, the United Fresh Produce Association got both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney on the record regarding some key food issues this week.
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EWG Says Eating Well on a Budget Is Possible, and Here’s How
Healthy food doesn’t have to be expensive. That’s the message of a new guide to eating well on a budget released by the Environmental Working Group today. The guide – “Good Food on a
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Food Quality: An Issue As Important As Safety
Food safety is important, but it is not the only consideration when choosing foods.
For example, for people in the U.S., the aversion to dog meat and horse meat is more a cultural matter than
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Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables: They’re Essential to a Healthy Diet
Last month the United States Department of Agriculture released its Pesticide Data Program Annual Summary which reports pesticide residues on fruits, vegetables and other foods commonly consumed in the United States. This was the 20th
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Survey: Consumers Want Widespread Calorie Labeling on Menus
The majority of Americans would like to see calories listed next to many menu offerings that are set to be exempt from new labeling regulations, according to a recent survey of approximately 1,000 adults. The
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