Food and Health:
Healthy Food, Healty Recipes, Food Safety, Drink Recipes, Food and Health.
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Mar 27th, 2009
During routine sampling of drinking water systems across the state, the Hawaii State Department of Health found minute trace amounts of certain volatile organic chemicals at the Kamole Weir clear well of the Maui Department of Water Supply’s Makawao water system and at the Consolidated Baseyard system in Wailuku.
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Mar 26th, 2009
Scientists have suggested a direct link between increased food consumption and foods with fructose. The combination of sedentary lifestyles and eating high-energy foods, laden with fructose, may be directly linked to the obesity epidemic and prevalence of type 2 diabetes.
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Mar 25th, 2009
Ever been so overwhelmed by a huge restaurant menu that you end up choosing an old favourite instead of trying something new? Psychologists have long since thought that information overload leads to people repeatedly choosing what they know. Now, new research has shown that the same concept applies equally to hundreds of animal species too.
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Mar 24th, 2009
There are many choices for sweetners for your coffee, tea, and even for cooking. We are talking sugar substitutes.
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Mar 24th, 2009
New research suggests we can expect an earlier death from eating red and processed meats daily. Eating red and processed meats may lead to earlier death from all causes, cancer, or heart disease according to a large study of 500,000 individuals. Sticking to white meat reduced risk of early mortality, cancer and heart disease in individuals followed for ten years through the Social Security Administration Death Master File and National Death Index databases.
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Mar 23rd, 2009
If you are looking for a competitive edge, maybe it’s time to examine what and when you eat and drink to get the most from your workout.
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Mar 20th, 2009
A new study that looks at the fruit and vegetable consumption of nearly 200,000 people in developing countries finds that the prevalence of inadequate diet is “remarkably high” across the globe.
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Mar 18th, 2009
Toronto Board of Health Chair John Filion announced the successful applicants to the Toronto a la Cart street food program. The eight vendors will begin serving food at locations across the city this spring.
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Mar 18th, 2009
Scientists are now questioning the health benefits of eating fish. The concern is that fish stocks are under extreme pressure globally and that studies are still urgently required to define precisely who will benefit from fish oil.
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Mar 17th, 2009
Georgia households currently receiving Food Stamp benefits will see an increase in those benefits beginning in April.