Posts filed under “Food and Drink”
Fascinating study about the Mediterranean diet:
• Mediterranean Diet Shown to Ward Off Heart Attack and Stroke
• When Diet Meets Delicious
• A Healthy Diet That Includes, Yes, Chocolate
Category: Food and Drink, Video
Giant Food Corporations Work Hand-In-Glove With Corrupt Government Agencies To Dish Up Cheap, Unhealthy Food The Independent reports that small farmers are being challenged by food companies are becoming insanely concentrated: Increasingly, a handful of multinationals are tightening their grip on the commodity markets, with potentially dramatic effects for consumers and food producers alike. ***…Read More
Category: Food and Drink, Think Tank
Genetically-Engineered Meat Isn’t Tested for Human Safety Because It’s Treated as an “Animal Drug” Painting by Anthony Freda: www.AnthonyFreda.com. Eater Beware USA Today reported last October that the FDA doesn’t even test the safety of genetically engineered food: Q: Does the FDA test these foods before they’re allowed on the market? A: No. Instead there…Read More
Category: Food and Drink, Regulation, Think Tank
How cool is this Lalanne hippo bar by artist Francois Xavier? It can be yours for the low low price of $135k, auctioned off at Christies. via Vogue
Category: Food and Drink, Weekend
Interesting discussion regarding new ways to plant and fertilize: The most popular fuel-reducing strategy involves a radically new way of planting seeds. Instead of breaking up the ground with a plow to plant seeds, no-till farming leaves the remains of last year’s crop on the surface. Drills punch through this mat of vegetation…Read More
Category: Energy, Food and Drink
That’s what a hamburger’s all about. Five Guys is toast. I love their burgers, but I’m done with the place. It’s the over-the-top loud music and the can’t-give-a-shit employees. Just try to get them to turn the 80′s hits down, it’s impossible, someone at headquarters set the dB level, which is enough to get them…Read More
Category: Food and Drink, Think Tank
click for complete site The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Drought Monitor is tracking the farmland conditions across the United States. They have both a short term and long term tracking indicators at the site as well Hat tip Ron Griess
Category: Digital Media, Food and Drink
Less than one month into the Summer, The Great & Terrible Drought of 2012 drought looks like the worst single national farm & water crisis since 1934 — and its getting worse every day. The NYTimes writes: “What is particularly striking about this dry spell is its breadth. Fifty-five percent of the continental United States…Read More
Category: Cycles, Food and Drink, Science
Click to enlarged graphic: Source: I.Imgur.com
Category: Data Analysis, Food and Drink
Sanjay Gupta reports on new research showing that beyond weight gain, sugar can take a serious toll on your health, worsening conditions ranging from heart disease to cancer.
If you are what you eat, then what does it mean that the average American consumes 130 pounds of sugar a year? Sanjay Gupta reports on new research showing that beyond weight gain, sugar can take a serious toll on your health, worsening conditions ranging from heart disease to cancer. Some physicians go so far as to call sugar a toxin.
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Category: Food and Drink, Science, Video
