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

Jun 30, 2017 11:24AM

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 11:23AM

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 11:23AM

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 11:23AM ● 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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Beverage Battle: Water Overtakes Sweet Sodas

Jun 30, 2017 11:23AM

Bottled water has now surpassed carbonated soft drinks to become the largest beverage category by volume in the U.S.

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New Name, Same Mission

May 31, 2017 07:02PM

MA Right to Know GMOs has become Regeneration Massachusetts, in coordination with Regeneration International.

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Backyard Pizza Party: Grill Scrumptious Pizzas and Flatbreads

May 31, 2017 12:24PM ● By Claire O’Neil

With these tips and recipes, it’s easy to use your backyard grill to make fantastic healthy summer meals.

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Ginger Relieves Infected Root Canals: Natural Oral Health Treatment

May 31, 2017 12:04PM

A paste of ginger extract slashed infection colonies by two-thirds in a lab study of teeth extracted from Sudanese root canal patients.

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Safe and Smart: Clarity for Expiration Dates on Food

May 31, 2017 12:04PM

Two food-industry trade groups have settled on just two phrases to communicate food safety: ‘Use By’ to indicate perishability and ‘Best if Used By” to indicate peak flavor.

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Mock Meats: Vegetarian Protein Options on the Rise

May 31, 2017 12:04PM

Companies worldwide are racing to produce juicy plant-based protein alternatives that have the taste and feel of meat.

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