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4 tips for not feeling super stressed about food during the holidays
Date: December 12, 2019
Source: SELF
Registered dietitian Wendy Lopez shares four tips for reducing stress around food this holiday season, based on the principles of intuitive eating.
Oral immunotherapy can be a game changer for many with food allergies
Date: December 12, 2019
Source: STAT
Charles Feng, MD, discusses the pros and cons of oral immunotherapy, a new treatment option for food allergies.
A heightened focus on food security and sustainability
Date: December 12, 2019
Source: Phys.org
Three researchers argue that there is a need for a global pooling of research efforts on food security and sustainability.
Study finds association between poor diet, age-related macular degeneration
Date: December 12, 2019
Source: EurekAlert
Participants who ate a diet high in red and processed meat, fried food, refined grains and high-fat dairy were three times more likely to develop an eye condition that damages the retina and affects a person’s central vision, according to the results of a study from the University at Buffalo.
One thing your city can do: reduce food waste
Date: December 12, 2019
Source: The New York Times
If food waste were a country, it would be the third-largest greenhouse gas emitter, according to the UN. But the good news is that cities are coming up with solutions.
How to deal when people mock you for eating healthy over the holidays
Date: December 11, 2019
Source: HuffPost
What’s on your plate is no one else’s business, but unfortunately that doesn’t always stop family and friends from making unhelpful comments or teasing you about your food choices.
How one small bag of food on a giant sculpture tells a million immigrant tales
Date: December 11, 2019
Source: NPR
A new 20-foot-tall bronze sculpture of a boat loaded with refugees and migrants is the work of Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz. Its bread-and-fruit motif encapsulates how food is interlocked with the history of human migration.
Apples talk to each other. Eavesdropping can save millions from the trash bin
Date: December 11, 2019
Source: Quartz
A new startup in Philadelphia called Strella Biotechnology has developed a tool that monitors the fruit on a biological level, making it possible to predict how much time it has on the market before it goes bad.
York Region food banks see ‘disturbing’ trend among people struggling to make ends meet
Date: December 11, 2019
Source: YorkRegion.com
Local food banks across the region served about 20,000 individuals from January to November, a whopping 26 per cent spike from the year before, according to the latest statistics from Food Bank of York Region.
The dark side of plant-based food – it’s more about money than you may think
Date: December 10, 2019
Source: The Conversation
Martin Cohen and Frédéric Leroy argue that many of today’s food debates can be usefully reinterpreted when seen as part of a wider economic picture.