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09/27/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Predicted decline in coffee production may be thwarted — if they save the bees first

Hang on to that bag of coffee beans in your kitchen: a team of researchers estimated that the coffee-growing regions of Latin America will undergo a significant decline by 2050 due to environmental changes. In their study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, they predict that coffee-suitable areas can shrink by as […]

09/23/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Lose weight by quitting your diet for just two weeks: Experts discover it boosts metabolism

According to researchers from the University of Tasmania, taking two-week-long breaks between dieting is the key to greater weight loss. More than just making it easier to shed pounds, taking 14 days off can help keep the weight off far better than continuously dieting. They came to this conclusion after conducting a randomized clinical trial […]

09/03/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Food preservatives and chemical additives found to promote obesity… is this why America is so overweight?

While canned goods and chips may not be healthiest foods in the world, new research has revealed that they’re even worse than originally thought. The preservatives and chemical additives that help these foods maintain their freshness may actually disrupt metabolism and lead to obesity. That’s what investigators from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, Calif., […]

08/25/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Don’t trust the expiration date: Here’s how long your cheese will really keep

Has your cheese gone past its expiration date? If it has, be sure to check it thoroughly before you toss it out. You could be one of the millions of Americans throwing away perfectly good cheese. According to food experts, numerous varieties of cheese are able to last well past their expiration dates. And knowing […]

08/10/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Millennials launch “Tour Against Cruelty” to demand more humane treatment of factory farm chickens

In a bid to raise awareness on what our food undergoes before hitting our plates, some millennials have taken their advocacy to the road. Staff members from The Humane League and volunteers are traveling across the country to hold demonstrations near selected restaurants and pass around informative leaflets on the hardships endured by factory farm […]

05/01/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Food safety continues to plummet: Frozen hash browns recalled due to contamination by golf balls

Just last April 21, frozen potato products manufacturer McCain Foods USA, Inc. issued a voluntary recall of their frozen hash brown products due to contamination with “extraneous golf ball materials”. According to FoodSafetyNews.com, the recalled products are Roundy’s Brand, two-pound “Bag of Frozen Southern Style Hash Browns” (UPC 001115055019) and Harris Teeter Brand, two-pound “Bag […]

04/15/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Stock up: More and more supermarkets are now carrying bulk foods

The growing interest in natural products and home cooking have prompted big-name grocers to embrace bulk to stick out among the competition. Grocers such as Hy-Vee and H-E-B have begun offering a variety of food items in bins located in their stores’ organic aisles. “These stores are starting to embrace bulk,” Diane Sheehan, Director of […]

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