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Low-Fat Diets More Likely to Reduce Risk of Heart Disease Than Low-Carb Diets

Low-fat diets are more effective in preserving and promoting a healthy cardiovascular system than low-carbohydrate, Atkins’-like diets, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.

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Children May Have Cholesterol Problems, Too

High cholesterol levels are not just found in adults. Children may have high cholesterol, too, even without being overweight. Over years, cholesterol overload has similar hazards as in adults – clogged arteries and injury to the heart.

Death by Sushi: High Levels of Mercury Found in Fresh Tuna

Concentrations of mercury in tuna sold in stores and sushi restaurants are almost double the level estimated by the U.S. FDA.

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Low-Fat Diets More Likely to Reduce Risk of Heart Disease Than Low-Carb Diets

Low-fat diets are more effective in preserving and promoting a healthy cardiovascular system than low-carbohydrate, Atkins’-like diets, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee.

Children May Have Cholesterol Problems, Too

High cholesterol levels are not just found in adults. Children may have high cholesterol, too, even without being overweight. Over years, cholesterol overload has similar hazards as in adults – clogged arteries and injury to the heart.

Death by Sushi: High Levels of Mercury Found in Fresh Tuna

Concentrations of mercury in tuna sold in stores and sushi restaurants are almost double the level estimated by the U.S. FDA.

Green Hops Fuel Organic Beer

Beer is going organic, and the number of brewers making organic beers might be larger except for several challenges.

29 Aug, 2007

Alternative Farming Cleans Up Water

In light of growing concern over agricultural pollution, producers are looking for ways to improve their farming practices without sacrificing crop production.

 

Awareness of GM Wheat is Low - So Is Opposition

Genetically modified wheat hasn’t yet been introduced into the U.S. market. When that happens, public acceptance of the product may depend on what people know about it. Currently, they don’t know much.

 
22 Mar, 2007

Wolfgang Puck Bans Foie Gras, Goes Organic in Menu

Celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck will no longer serve foie gras, duck's fatty liver, in a bid to fight animal cruelty.

 
15 Mar, 2007

Consumers Willing to Pay More for Hormone-Free Milk

New study suggests that voluntary and credible GMO-free labeling provides price premiums for milk producers.

 

An Untapped Source for Organic Food Growth

Organic foods have been popping up on stores shelves for years, more often now than in the past. But in food service locations there’s plenty of room for growth, according to experts.

 

Roses are Red, Can Chocolate Be Green?

America has a taste for chocolate, but at what environmental and social cost to tropical countries where cacao is grown? Earthwatch volunteers working in the forests of Belize this summer will investigate how cacao farming can rescue the environment

 
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Low-Fat Diets More Likely to Reduce Risk of Heart Disease Than Low-Carb Diets

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Children May Have Cholesterol Problems, Too

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Death by Sushi: High Levels of Mercury Found in Fresh Tuna

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