NUTRITION&FOOD

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• 420,000 people die worldwide each year from eating tainted food

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• Dec 03, 2015 06:30 PM EST

• About 1 in every 10 people worldwide is sickened by a food-borne illness each year, according to WHO.

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• Eating nuts such as walnuts, pistachios, and pecans may lower cardiovascular disease risks

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• Dec 01, 2015 01:39 AM EST

• Eating tree nuts appears to be good for your health according to a review of many studies of adding them to your diet.

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• Double Dipping Is Like Eating Lots of Bacteria

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• Nov 27, 2015 10:49 PM EST

• When you’re surrounded by friends and family over a plate of chips and an array of dips, you don’t really care who dips, right? Well, a new study is saying that you should as double dipping could mean eating bacteria.

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• Counting every bite you take may work as well as counting calories

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• Nov 26, 2015 03:06 AM EST

• If you want to lose weight, but don't want to count calories, try counting bites

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• Chicken Salad sickens at least 19 in 7 states

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• Nov 25, 2015 06:46 PM EST

• Rotisserie chicken salad purchased at Costco had sickened at least 19 people in several states. Five people were sick enough to be hospitalized.

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• Here’s Time’s All-time Healthy Foods

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• Nov 23, 2015 09:56 PM EST

• Thinking about what’s for dinner or what to prepare this Christmas? Time is making it easier for you by coming up 50 of the healthiest foods of all time. The list was created based on the choices of the magazine editors and a Tufts medical center dietitian A…

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• First genetically engineered fish gets FDA approval

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• Nov 20, 2015 07:11 PM EST

• The first genetically engineered food animal has been cleared by the FDA. AquAdvantage Salmon could be in stores in 2 years or so.

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• Drinking coffee appears to reduce the risk of heart disease and other problems

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• Nov 18, 2015 06:55 PM EST

• A large study has found that drinking coffee is associated with a reduced risk of dying from heart disease and certain other causes.

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• Pot use in pregnancy and breastfeeding may have risks, says doctors’ group

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• Nov 18, 2015 06:50 PM EST

• The AMA is calling for warning labels on marijuana products to warn women against using them during pregnancy or breastfeeding.

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• Eating Burnt Toasts May Increase Risk of Cancer, Says European Watchdog

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• Nov 15, 2015 11:29 PM EST

• This may not be a good way to start the morning.

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• New rules from FDA are to prevent food illness outbreaks due to fresh produce

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• Nov 13, 2015 04:41 PM EST

• The FDA has issued new rules that are designed help prevent large-scale outbreaks of deadly foodborne illnesses like those that have been linked to fresh produce.

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• Glyphosate weedkiller is unlikely to cause cancer, according to European food safety group

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• Nov 13, 2015 04:36 PM EST

• The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has said that the chemical is unlikely to cause cancer in humans. The agency proposed a higher limit on the allowable daily amount of residue of the popular weed killer in foods.