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Food Rules: Simple But Not Easy Way To Eat Right

There is a simple book about food rules. That’s Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual (2010), written by Miachael Pollan, the author of four New Yorktimes bestsellers: In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto (2008); The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (2006) and The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World (2001). What he suggested through his book, Food Rules is very simple, easy and clear: eat food, not too much, mostly plants. The book introduces 64 rules to eat right,...

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The Rate Of Iodine Is In Borderline, Among Young American Women Of Childbearing

Young American women of childbearing are very close to iodine deficiency, according to a new report released this week by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
MADEJUSTRIGHT.COM Hosts Spring To Life Recipe Contest

Earth Balance Online Community Celebrates the Plant-Based Lifestyle MadeJustRight. com, an Earth Balance-hosted online community passionate about cooking and the plant-based lifestyle announces its second annual Spring to Life Recipe Contest.
San Francisco Organic Produce Delivery Service VegiWorks Spotlights Red Spring Onions

VegiWorks, a San Francisco and San Jose produce delivery service, now offers organic red spring onions from Coke Farm.
Coke Withdraws From Group That Backs Stand Your Ground Law

Coca-Cola Co is dropping its membership in a conservative national advocacy group that supports "Stand Your Ground" laws such as the one being used as a defense in the Florida killing of an unarmed black teenager, Trayvon Martin.
Is It Right To Change The Name Of High Fructose Syrup To “Corn Sugar”?

Sugar and high fructose syrup from corn are blamed for diseases including obesity and diabetes. Sugar and high fructose syrup from corn are blamed for diseases including obesity and diabetes.
Allen Brothers Introduces Burger of the Month Club

On the heels of March Madness in college hoops, Allen Brothers is rolling out a brand of madness all its own: the Burger of the Month Club.
Safeway and the Go Green Initiative Partner for Earth Day Contest

Safeway and the Go Green Initiative Help Kids Examine the Sustainability of their Community’s Food System
Urine-soaked eggs a spring taste treat in China city

It's the end of a school day in the eastern Chinese city of Dongyang, and eager parents collect their children after a hectic day of primary school.
Ammonia Used in Many Foods, Not Just "Pink Slime"

Surprise rippled across America last month as a new wave of consumers discovered that hamburgers often contained ammonia-treated beef, or what critics dub "pink slime".
Frank McMahon's Sauteed Vermillion Snapper

Growing up the son of two chefs in Limerick, Ireland, Frank McMahon was probably to the kitchen born.
France's Halal Market Grows Despite Political Polemics

Some French politicians have seized on the spread of halal food to win votes. Producers selling their wares at Paris's annual Muslim food fair are much more sure it will bring something else: profit.
WTO Dents U.S. Ban On Clove Cigarettes

The World Trade Organization on Wednesday dealt a blow to a U.S. law barring the sale of clove-flavored cigarettes to discourage children from smoking, saying it was unfair to Indonesia because menthol cigarettes can still be sold in the United States.
U.S. Health Agencies Probe Salmonella Outbreak; Sushi Eyed

U.S. health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 90 people in several states, with sushi a possible culprit, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said on Wednesday.
Burger King To Go Public Again

Hamburger chain Burger King said on Tuesday it plans go public through a deal with a London-listed investment firm, less than two years after it agreed to be taken private by private equity group 3G Capital Management LLC.