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Illustrating Diet Advice Is Hard. Here's How USDA Has Tried To Do It
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's first stab at offering nutrition advice came in 1894, when W. O. Atwater, a chemist and pioneering nutrition investigator for the agency, published this warning in...
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Creating a Gentler, More Profitable Way to Harvest Blueberries
Although automation in agriculture is often synonymous with efficiency, that has not been the case with harvesting and processing berries. That is about to change. Automated berry processing systems...
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The UK's blood cancer charity and bone marrow register.
Twitter support from Bobby’s co-stars and other reality TV stars leads to 3,000 donor sign-ups in a week, a 750% increase compared to same week... It all starts with spit, or a little bit of blood. And...
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The 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness
This year in the world of fitness, health, and happiness, local food is at the forefront, TV doctors are ever-popular, everybody’s got a lifecoach, and the Governator is back. There are thousands of...
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This woman turned her yard into a farm for an amazing cause
Robin Emmons’ older brother has a history of mental illness that left him homeless and living on the streets of Charlotte, N.C., for 10 years. Emmons was able to get him into transitional housing, but...
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How to Make a Vinaigrette
So you think you know what makes a great salad? Sure, you’ve got the greens, the veggies, the grains and protein down-pat. But when it comes to pulling it all together, you need a kick-ass dressing to...
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The Top 5 Food Problems Americans Want the Next President to Fix
Those who tuned in to the first round of presidential debates hoping to hear a discussion of food and nutrition were sorely disappointed. In fact, food has been largely absent from the entire race so...
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Executive Summary "€” USDA Results
When I began my service as Secretary of Agriculture in 2009, I took the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s nickname of the ‘People’s Department’ — first coined by President Abraham...
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Mexican Soda Tax Followed by Drop in Sugary Drink Sales
A tax on sugary drinks implemented in 2014 in Mexico appears to have had a significant impact: After one year, sales of sugary beverages in the country fell as much as 12 percent while bottled water...
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Mixed rotational farming: better for farm animals, for our health and for the...
Better for farm animals, for our health and for the planet I was extremely encouraged to see George Monbiot highlight the urgent need to eat less meat in order tackle to climate change in his December...
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Baltimore officials want warnings on sugary drinks
In another effort to curb the obesity epidemic among children, Baltimore officials plan to push legislation that would require sellers and advertisers to post warnings about sugary drinks considered a...
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Baltimore officials want warning signs about sugary drinks
BALTIMORE — In an effort to address health concerns among children, Baltimore officials introduced legislation that would require businesses to post warning signs of sugary drinks. Councilman Nick...
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A Genius Shortcut for Better, Faster Polenta
As you'll know if you've ever tipped a bag of coarse-ground cornmeal into simmering water without doing the math, polenta for dinner is a much bigger commitment than standbys like pasta or quinoa or...
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What's wrong with America's approach to food?
Michael Pollan believes that America is suffering from a “national eating disorder.” The entire country has to rethink its approach to food and eating if it ever hopes to improve the general health of...
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EU food safety watchdog hits back at scientists in glyphosate row
World | Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:30pm GMT BRUSSELS | BRUSSELS The head of Europe's food safety watchdog has written to a group of nearly 100 senior scientists strongly rejecting their criticisms in a row...
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Citing The Idaho Decision, Activists Turn Their Ire To North Carolina’s Ag-Gag
Animal rights groups are taking aim at North Carolina. They’re suing over the state’s so-called “ag-gag” law. The legislation found its way into the crosshairs of a coalition of animal groups,...
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Activists challenge NC's new 'ag-gag' law in federal court
A third state was hauled into federal court Wednesday where it will have to defend its recently enacted law to protect the privacy of animal agriculture under the force of criminal law. North Carolina...
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Might FDA's restaurant reach exceed its grasp?
“Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, Or what’s a heaven for?” — from Robert Browning’s “Andrea del Sarto” Part 1: FDA’s position on its jurisdiction over in-state food producers When...
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Food firms slow to address twin scourges of undernutrition and obesity
The world’s largest food and drink companies still have a long way to go to participate fully in the global fight against the twin scourges of obesity and undernutrition, a new report claims. The...
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