| “Big Food” tactics closely mirror those of “Big Tobacco” | In a Yale 360 Interview Kelly D. Brownell, psychologist and director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University, argues that the food industry avoids regulation of unhealthy, obesity-causing foods with the same fervor – and tactics – as the tobacco industry has fought oversight. | Apr 10, 2009 |
| What we don’t know CAN hurt us: the case for keeping an eye on additives and sticking to whole foods | A new study reveals that estrogen-mimicking compounds – impostors that can bind to estrogen receptors in our bodies and influence hormone activity – are present in two widely used food additives. | Mar 27, 2009 |
| “Sick as a pig” prompts review of livestock antibiotic use | The Soil Association and Compassion in World Farming have called for the Government to step in and take action to reduce the use of antibiotics in UK farming. | Mar 25, 2009 |
| Science panel agrees on specific organic nutritional advantages | A panel of scientists at a 2009 symposium for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) declared their belief that organic foods mean better nutritional quality and better soil quality where the crops grow. | Mar 05, 2009 |
| New test uses distinctive molecular ratios from grazing to document real organic milk | Scientists in Germany are reporting development of a new, more effective method to determine whether milk marketed as "organic" is genuine or just ordinary milk mislabeled to hoodwink consumers.
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| Biodiversity beats sterile homes for healthy babies | Recent studies indicate that exposure to germs, bacteria and dirt may be vital for kids to develop healthy immune systems, and shielding from natural pathogens often results in excessive immune responses, like allergies and asthma, to everyday germs. | Feb 04, 2009 |
| Breeding for yield has cut nutrient value of fruits, vegetables | Vegetables and fruits are among the richest sources of many nutrients. | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Meat quality linked to biodiverse pasture, finds study | Researchers at the University of Exeter in the UK found that animals raised on a biodiverse pastured produced better-tasting, higher-quality meat that contained higher levels of certain antioxidants. | Jan 22, 2009 |
| 11 Best Foods – Celebrating food as preventative medicine | This list of the best foods people aren’t eating but should be highlights health benefits from fighting cancer to reducing blood pressure. | Jan 22, 2009 |
| Berry, grape compounds boost animal performance in lab tests | In a new study, aged laboratory animals that ate a diet rich in the berry and grape compound pterostilbene performed better than those in a group that did not eat the enriched diet. | Dec 18, 2008 |
