Ninety beverages of three types (sugar sodas, diet sodas and water) were obtained from 20 self-service and 10 personnel-dispensed soda fountains, analyzed for microbial contamination, … Feces Bacteria in Fast Food drinksRead more
Food
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Junk food is addictive
Junk food elicits addictive behavior in rats similar to the behaviors of rats addicted to heroin, a new study finds. Pleasure centers in the brains … Junk food is addictiveRead more
Posted inHealth
More talk, more promises, more hunger
That leap is down to the soaring food prices that we saw in 2008, when the price of rice, wheat and other staples rocketed. The … More talk, more promises, more hungerRead more
Posted inUncategorized
Stop food waste
Every year, UK supermarkets throw out at least 100,000 tonnes of food which is still safe to eat. It’s a shocking figure when considered against … Stop food wasteRead more
Posted inPollution
Mercury Emissions
A new landmark study documents for the first time the process in which increased mercury emissions from human sources across the globe, and in particular … Mercury EmissionsRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster
1970s lifestyle is safer
The rising numbers of people who are overweight and obese in the UK means the nation uses 19% more food than 40 years ago, a … 1970s lifestyle is saferRead more
Posted inTransportation
Foods From 5,000 Miles Away or More
Hawaiian Pineapple=5,000 Miles Pineapple is native to southern Brazil and Paraguay and had spread to the Caribbean by the time Columbus arrived, who brought it … Foods From 5,000 Miles Away or MoreRead more
Posted inFisheries
Wiping out Atlantic blue fin tuna
Overfishing will wipe out the breeding population of Atlantic bluefin tuna, one of the ocean’s largest and fastest predators, in three years unless catches are … Wiping out Atlantic blue fin tunaRead more
Posted inCoca-Cola / Soft drinks
Get your vitamins from real food
The Coca-Cola Company has been served notice of a class action lawsuit filed over what the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) says … Get your vitamins from real foodRead more