Tag: research
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On Corbett Report Radio – Jan 19
On Thursday nights, Media Monarchy joins Corbett Report Radio live on Republic Broadcasting to go over all the latest stories from the world of food, environment and health. This week we get a GMO gut check with fakes, fads and more…
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A Gut Check for Many Ailments
Recent research found disruptions to the stomach or intestinal bacteria can prompt depression and anxiety – at least in lab rats. Better understanding the communication between the gut and the brain could help reveal the causes of and treatments for a range of ailments, and provide diagnostic clues for doctors.
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‘globesization’: research says market policies, fast food driving obesity
from emaxhealth: Researchers suggest it’s free market policies that may be driving obesity. In a study, the investigators found higher numbers of fast food restaurants in a given populated area is linked to obesity rates. Since the advent of trade liberalization policies in the 1980’s, there are more restaurants that serve high calorie fast foods,…
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giving salty food to babies may create a lifelong preference
from latimes: Feeding young babies solid foods such as crackers, cereals and bread, which tend to be high in salt, may set them up for a lifelong preference for salt, researchers reported Tuesday. The study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggests that efforts to reduce salt intake among Americans should begin early…
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$666k in federal research to determine prayer could not heal aids
from chicago tribune: Thanks to a $374,000 taxpayer-funded grant, we now know that inhaling lemon and lavender scents doesn’t do a lot for our ability to heal a wound. With $666,000 in federal research money, scientists examined whether distant prayer could heal AIDS. It could not. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine also…
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dollar stores win customers with more food, better sites
from dayton daily news: Dollar stores are a growing force in discount retailing, a new study shows. The combined number of stores operated by the four top chains — Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and 99 Cents Only — has surpassed that of the three biggest national drugstore chains — Walgreens, CVS and Rite…
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Study Ranks ’10 Worst’ Cereals for Sugar
Kellogg’s Honey Smacks, at nearly 56 percent sugar by weight, leads the list of the 10 worst children’s cereals.
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US study shows teen sexting scare overblown
video: teen sexting rate drops* from smh: One in 10 American children aged between 10 and 17 has used a mobile phone to send or receive sexually suggestive images, but only 1 in 100 has sent images considered graphic enough to violate US child pornography laws, a new study has found. The results of the…
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stonehenge reveals new clues of ancient worship
from discovery: Stonehenge may have been a place for sun worship long before the iconic stones were erected more than 5,000 years ago, according to archaeologists who are carrying out the biggest-ever virtual excavation. Using non-invasive technologies such as ground-penetrating radar and geophysical imaging, a team from the University of Birmingham’s IBM Visual and Spatial…
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new united nation reports says ‘food strains problematic’
70% more food needed to feed the world by 2050* from upi: Land degradation and shortages of farmland and water resources means feeding the global population by 2050 is daunting, a U.N. report concludes. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, in a new report, said agricultural production since the 1960s increased 150 percent while cropland…
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citing medical neglect, state grabs 200lb ohio child from family
out of frying pan, into foster system fire from sandusky register: An Ohio third-grader who weighs more than 200 pounds has been taken from his family and placed into foster care after county social workers said his mother wasn’t doing enough to control his weight. The Plain Dealer reports that the Cleveland 8-year-old is considered…
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reducing holiday food waste
from upi: Food wasted in the United States annually could satisfy the hunger of the estimated 1 billion malnourished people worldwide, a food waste expert says. Tristram Stuart — a food waste expert and contributing author to State of the World 2011 of the Worldwatch Institute — said some simple changes in food responsibly and…
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bpa levels soar after eating canned soup
soaring bpa levels found in people who eat canned foods from cbs: Talk about stirring up controversy. A new study shows that the urine of people who consume canned soup can contain surprisingly high levels of bisphenol A (BPA), a hormone-disrupting compound linked to health problems including heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. PICTURES – BPA:…
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Soda Consumption Linked to Teen Violence, Study Finds
A new study has found that teenagers who consume high amounts of sugary soda appear to be more prone towards violence than teenagers who consume less or no sugary soda.
