Food, Drink & Nutrition
The FDA has been instructed to ban the sale of GM salmon until it can complete labeling guidelines and “a program to disclose to consumers” whether a fish has been genetically altered.
Despite nearly 400,000 petition signatures from citizens, health professionals, and farmers expressing public opposition, in September 2014 the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved a new generation of genetically engineered corn and soybeans, created by the biotech company Dow AgroSciences.
Research is increasingly showing that missing the most important meal of the day (breakfast) leads to a whole host of serious health problems! Here’s five of them…
A study published in the journal Nature found that “habitual” coffee drinkers who consume more than 1.5 cups of coffee a day cut their risk of developing the disease over a 10-day period by more than half.
This article is all about homemade ethical sweet treat ideas. It makes a real difference to know that you are truly giving from the heart, without causing harm to other sentient life in the process.
These powerful antioxidants are paramount to your good health. Discover how you can get more of them.
The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) reported in June 2014 that “food and beverage manufacturers along with industry-supported organizations such as trade associations, front groups, and public relations firms” have actively sought to ensure that Americans continue to consume sugar at high levels. The sugar industry has adopted many of the same tactics previously developed and employed by the tobacco industry, including attacking scientific evidence; spreading misinformation through industry websites, research institutes, and trade associations to deceive the public; deploying industry scientists; influencing academia; and undermining policy.
Not sure if you should eat that soy-based entrée? This article separates fact from fiction and tells it like it is.
Antibiotic Resistance is becoming a dangerous and prevalent health issue in China as well as globally. Recent focus on the use of meat from animals fed antibiotics to increase growth, has led the Hong Kong Consumer Council to identify and name 9 restaurant chains using such meat and put them on notice to change policy and use.
This article shares two more reasons to eat more of this super popular, golden spice. It personally cured me of a sinus infection (when antibiotics couldn’t). Think you know what it is?
