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Banning Trans Fats Lowers Heart Attacks: Prohibiting Ingredient Protects Cardiac Health

Sep 29, 2017 04:19PM

Heart attack hospital admissions declined in New York counties that banned trans fat food in restaurants.

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Fermented Foods Revival: Rediscover Probiotic-Rich Foods

Sep 29, 2017 04:18PM ● By Judith Fertig

Chutneys, kombucha, kimchee, yogurt—adding small quantities of fermented foods like these to meals makes for a happy gut.

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Healthy Tailgating Recipes: Greek Nachos

Sep 01, 2017 01:01AM

Ingredients • Six gluten-free, par-baked pizza crusts • 3 Tbsp olive oil • Kosher salt Sauce • ½ cup Greek yogurt • 1 cucumber, ...

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Healthy Tailgating Recipe: Southwestern Quesadillas

Sep 01, 2017 12:56AM

Ingredients • 10-inch flour tortillas • Shredded jack and cheddar cheese • Goat cheese • ¼ or ½ stick of melted butter Flag Garnish...

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Beetroot Juice Helps Older Brains Act Younger: Positive Effects on the Mind

Aug 31, 2017 09:15AM

Sedentary adults with hypertension that drank beetroot juice before a thrice-weekly treadmill session had brain connectivity markers of younger adults.

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Milk Muddle: Organic Milk Producer Under Pressure

Aug 31, 2017 09:14AM

A huge Colorado feedlot that supplies organic milk to Walmart and Costco has come under scrutiny after satellite imagery raised questions about whether it complies with outdoor grazing rules.

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Fabulous Fan Fare: Healthy Tailgating Foods to Cheer For

Aug 31, 2017 09:14AM ● By Judith Fertig

Tailgating, fangating, homegating—whatever you call it, getting together with friends and family to chow down before the big game doesn’t mean you can’t eat well.

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Eating Fruit Lowers Cardiac Risk: Keep the Heart Healthy with a Serving a Day

Jul 31, 2017 09:12AM

Chinese and British adults that ate 100 grams of fruit a day lowered their heart-attack and stroke risk by a third over seven years.

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Maple Syrup Gives Good Gut: A Sweet Prebiotic

Jul 31, 2017 09:12AM

The inulin in pure maple sugar encourages the growth of desirable bacteria in the gut, say researchers from the University of Rhode Island.

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Accepted Misfits: Ugly Produce Gains Status

Jul 31, 2017 09:12AM

Grocery stores are increasingly offering ugly-but-edible produce to customers at reduced prices instead of dumping them into a landfill.

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Feast in the Fields: The Rise of Pop-Up Organic Dining

Jul 31, 2017 09:12AM ● By John D. Ivanko and Lisa Kivirist

What better way to eat organic than by sitting at a table on the farm, eating just-picked produce prepared by creative local chefs?

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Tax and Pricing Policies Spur Healthier Eating: Correlation Between Diet and Food Costs

Jun 30, 2017 08:24AM

If prices are lowered on healthy foods and taxes are raised on unhealthy choices, consumers shift to better eating habits, report Tufts University researchers.

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Astonishing Agriculture: Food Grows Without Soil or Groundwater

Jun 30, 2017 08:23AM

A greenhouse in the South Australia desert uses coconut husks, solar power and desalinated seawater to grow 17,000 tons of non-GMO food every year.

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Rigged Research: GMO Studies Compromised by Conflicts of Interest

Jun 30, 2017 08:23AM

French researchers have concluded that 40 percent of 579 GMO (genetically modified food) studies are tainted by conflicts of interest, such as a study author being employed by a company that profits from genetically engineered crops.

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Eating Vegan on the Road: Clever Ways to Eat Healthy Anywhere

Jun 30, 2017 08:23AM ● By Judith Fertig

For vegan travelers, eating on the road means everything from Chipotle’s veggie choices to Thai restaurants to cooking a DIY tortilla using a hotel iron.

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