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Is There Such a Thing as Agro-Imperialism?
Fearing food shortages, investors from wealthy countries are snapping up land in poor countries to grow food there. ...via New York Times -
Study raises more doubts about cholesterol drugs Zetia, Vytorin
A widely prescribed and expensive cholesterol drug does not unclog arteries as effectively as a modified version of ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
World on course for catastrophic 6 degree C rise, reveal scientists
The world is now firmly on course for the worst-case scenario in terms of climate change, with average global ...Posted by Chris Finnie
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Eating A Deep Fried Fish That's Still Alive (VIDEO)
(Video) Eating "rare" delicacies just got to a new level. In China, chefs have figured out a way to keep a fish alive as it ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Naomi Starkman: Tests Find Wide Range of Bisphenol A in Canned Soups, Juice, and More
BPA, which has been used for years in clear plastic bottles and food-can liners, has been restricted in Canada and ...Posted by Patricia Blochowiak
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Big Food vs. Big Insurance
The American way of eating has become the elephant in the room in the debate over health care.Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
Why there are pathogens such as MRSA in our pork
Five out of 90 samples of retail pork in Louisiana tested positive for MRSA — an antibiotic-resistant staph ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
Pathogens in Our Pork
Seventy percent of all antibiotics in the United States go to healthy livestock, according to a careful study by ...Posted by Mike LaBonte
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Jonathan Safran Foer's Controversial New Book, Eating Animals
(Blog Post) Over the next weeks Huffington Post will feature a diverse range of responses to Jonathan Safran Foer's ...Posted by Barry Grossheim -
Big Ag’s odd obsession with You-Know-Who
(Blog Post) Big Ag has clearly decided that Pollan is a latter-day Lenin (or perhaps Trotsky?) leading a cadre of food ...via Tom Friedman
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Report: More Americans going hungry
The number of Americans who lack dependable access to adequate food shot up last year to 49 million, the largest ...Posted by Barry Grossheim
