Want to live longer? Then try eating more whole grains. That’s the finding of a new study which shows that consuming whole grain foods can help people live longer. The study, which was carried out by researchers at the Harvard Medical School and is now available in the journal BMC Medicine, shows that regularly consuming […]
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Each year, the Environmental Working Group (or EWG) treats us to their annual Shopper’s Guide. Perhaps of even more interesting to me (and I believe you might find it worth a boo, as well) is the “Dirty Dozen,” a shopper’s basket of the most pesticide-prone produce to hit American supermarkets. The EWG collects this list […]
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Hate it when the apples you just bought start to go brown and gross? That problem could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to the introduction of genetically modified apples engineered to stay their ideal color. Genetically modified apples designed to stay green or red have been in development for years but have […]
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A new study shows that eating a bowl of oatmeal each day can have significant health benefits. The study, which was carried out by Harvard School of Public Health researchers, found that consuming whole-grain foods like oatmeal visibly reduces a person’s risk of death. Specifically, the long-term study, recently published in the journal JAMA Internal […]
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The holiday season is about eating, drinking, and being merry. That said, most of us recognize the cost of all that eating — but what about the drinking? To help customers understand how many calories are in their favorite alcoholic beverages, American bars will soon have to show nutritional information for drinks listed on their […]
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Eating healthy can be tough — especially on a budget! Here are 8 simple shopping strategies to help encourage healthier eating while still staying within budget.
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