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Nutrition Guidance: Facts About Opinions About Facts

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Healthy Living Health News, Guidance, Onqi, Nutrition-Profiling, Nutrition, Diet Soda, Nutrition Facts, Food Supply, Nuval, Diet, Dairy, Michael Pollan, Nuts, Griffin Hospital, Katz, Usda, Enc, Planetree, Fda, Dr. David Katz, Diet and Nutrition, Healthy Living News

There is an intrinsic problem with measuring the quality of a system by how well it conforms to what you already believe. Such a system gets bonus points for agreeing with you -- even when you are wrong.

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Mad Cow California: Stop Feeding Cows Chicken Manure

Michael Greger, M.D. | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Animal Feed, Mad Cow Disease, Poultry Litter, Bse, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, California Mad Cow Disease, Mad Cow, Dairy, Beef, Health, Milk, Public Health, Mad Cow Disease California, California, Food News

Cattle remains are still fed to chickens and the poultry litter is fed back to cows. In this way, prions -- the infectious proteins that cause mad cow disease -- may continue to cycle back into cattle feed and complete the cow "cannibalism" circuit blamed for the spread of the disease.

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Mad Cow California: Stop Weaning Calves on Cattle Blood

Michael Greger, M.D. | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, Mad Cow Disease, Bse, Milk Replacer, California Mad Cow Disease, Mad Cow, Dairy, Beef, Milk, Public Health, Mad Cow Disease California, Food News

Let's hope that the newly reported case of mad cow disease in a California dairy cow will renew interest in closing the loopholes in feed regulations that continue to allow the feeding of slaughterhouse waste, blood and manure to farm animals in the United States.

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The Death of Economic Liberty and the Birth of Crony Capitalism

Trevor Burrus | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Dairy Farm, U.S. Court of Appeals, Dairy, Washington DC, Hettinga v. United States, Big Dairy, Economics, Crony Capitalism, Economic Liberty, Politics News

The history of crony capitalism didn't begin when big businesses and billionaires began spending fortunes on lobbying and campaign contributions. It began when the New Deal-era Supreme Court stopped protecting fundamental economic liberties guaranteed by the Constitution.

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Mario Batali On How To Make Pasta

Food & Wine | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Lasagna, Home Cooking, Pasta, Gnocchi, Cooking How-To, Dairy, Cooking, Mario Batali, Fresh Pasta, Tomato Sauce, Fast, Recipes, KitchenDaily News

The satisfaction derived from making something so delicious out of a pile of flour and eggs is incredible, and the difference between that and store-bought 'fresh' pasta is night and day.

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Rising Number of Farm Animals Poses Environmental and Public Health Risks

Danielle Nierenberg | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Food Production, Population Growth, Health Risks, Dairy, Farm, Milk, Environment, Animals, Green News

Farm-animal production provides a safety net for millions of the world's most vulnerable people, but given the industry's rapid and often poorly regulated growth, the biggest challenge will be to produce meat in environmentally and socially sustainable ways.

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Cheese Graders: Experts Name Their Favorite Green Cheeses

Avital Binshtock | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Fiscalini, France, Vegan, Milk, Green, Eco, Bob Wills, Anaerobic Digester, Organic, Cedar Grove Cheese, Bleu, Miyoko Schinner, Experts, Jeanette Hurt, Sierra Club, Lazy Lady, Bute Island, Todd Moore, Beaufort Chalet D'alpage, Wisconsin, Lucky Layla, Dairy, Vermont, Cheese, Wendy Wu, Blue, Brie, Texas, Classified, Cows, Living Machine, Environment, Affineur, Food, Jeff Roberts, Cheddar, Food News

No matter how you slice it, mainstream cheese is inefficient fare: Almost 10 pounds of milk are needed to make a typical 1-pound wheel. But you need not forsake your favorite Gouda. Just choose a brand that takes sustainability into account. I asked five experts to name their favorites.

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The Moment You Missed at the Super Bowl

Linda Novick O'Keefe | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Healthy Eating, Healthy Living, Nfl, Dairy, Exercise, Health, Healthy Kids, Usda, Schools, Raising Kids, Super Bowl, Childhood Obesity, Healthy Living News

An elementary schooler got to participate in the biggest sports event in America through Fuel Up to Play 60, a program that uses the star-power of NFL players to get kids excited about exercise.

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How Long To Keep Food In The Fridge (INFOGRAPHIC)

Kitchen Daily | Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Leftovers, Condiments, Refrigerator Guide, Video, Produce, Tossing Leftovers Guide, Dairy, Spoiled Food, Tossing Leftovers, Meat, KitchenDaily News

Do you ever wonder how long you should keep food in your fridge before it goes bad? A package of deli meat, Chinese takeout, leftover dinner, a jar of...

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Top Five New Year's Resolutions for Planet and Profit

Terry Tamminen | Posted 02.25.2012

Read More: Energy, Dirty Oil, Home Garden, Fossil Fuels, Dairy, New Year?S, Cellphone Radiation, Led, Salmonella, China, New Year's Resolutions, Green News

It's that time of year when someone at a holiday gathering inevitably asks about your resolutions for 2012. Feel free to plagiarize mine. 5. Grow mor...

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Class-Action Dairy Lawsuit Gets Bigger

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Anti-Trust, Law, Animal Cruelty, Dairy, Milk, Lawsuit, Virginia, Dc, Video, Cows, Cooperatives Working Together, Price Fixing, Farmers, D.C., Compassion Over Killing, Maryland, DC News

WASHINGTON -- A class-action lawsuit filed against dairy industry groups for macabre practices that may violate federal antitrust laws is getting bigg...

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Homogenized Shomogenized?

Carolyn Ossorio | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Chocolate Milk, Homogenization, Cows, Kids, Dairy, Farm, Milk, Pasteurization, Homogenized Milk, Organic Milk, Parents News

"Wait a second. Pasteurization and homogenization are not the same thing?" Larry shook his head. "Homogenization is a process which alters milk's natural state by forcing it through small openings at high pressure.

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Does Christian Mean Organic?

Daniel Klein | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Religion, Daniel Klein, Video, Dairy, Mennonite, Ohio, Apostolic, Organic Valley, Perennial Plate, Documentary, Amish, Organic, Sustainable, Food News

There are those who farm for food, others for money, some because it's what they have always done... and then there are the Stollers. This family in ...

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Human Dairy: The Taste of Mother's Love

Toni Nagy | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Funny, Dairy, Breastfeeding, Health, Satire, Human Dairy, Organic, Comedy, Human Cheese, Human Milk, Milk, Cheese, Comedy News

Would you eat fudgesicles made from cat milk? Or yoghurt cultured straight from the teat of an armadillo?

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Butter Battle: Wisconsin Lawmakers Challenge Statewide Ban On Margarine

Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Gordon Roseleip, Dairy State, Dairy Farms, Wisconsin, Dale Kooyenga, Dairy, Butter, Margarine, Margarine Ban, Chicago News

The Dairy State's longstanding ban on distribution of its vegetable-derived rival in restaurants may soon melt right off Wisconsin's lawbooks. Elev...

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Illinois EPA Moves to Protect Apple River From Massive Sewage Lagoon

Jack Darin | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Galena-Illinois, Sierra Club, Dairy, Illinois EPA, Industrial Livestock Production, Environmental Regulations, Dairy Farm, Water Pollution, Megadairy, Apple River, Clean Water Act, Apple River Watershed, Chicago News

Local residents, Sierra Club, and our allies working to protect a headwater stream in the beautiful Apple River watershed from being converted to a manure storage lagoon have won a major victory.

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Ice Cream for a Cooler Planet

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: Coconut Milk, Laloo's, Vegan, Oregon, Desserts, Eco, Fair-Trade, Lisa Clark, Organic, Gmo, Soy, Rosa Mexicano, Austin, Coconut Bliss, Petunia's, Luna and Larry's, Hemp, Dairy, Ice Cream, Portland, Texas, Goats, Patricia Greenberg, Jai Kendall, Ann Gentry, Ben and Jerry's. rBGH, Real Food Daily, Sustainable, Gluten-Free, Olivia, Cows, So Delicious, Environment, Taff Mayberry, Ingredients, Tempt, Food News

We asked dessert experts to recommend their favorite eco-friendly ice cream, so you can cool your palate and the planet at the same time.

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BUSTED: 5 Common Diet Myths

Health.com | Lia Huber | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Calorie Restriction, Healthy Living, Diet Tips, Healthy Living Body, Whole Grain, Dairy, Dairy Weight Gain, Nutrition, Whole Grain Weight Loss, Diet Foods, Carbohydrates Diet, Carbohydrates, Diet Myths, Healthy Living News

Myth: Cutting carbohydrates helps you lose weight Scaling back carbs in the wrong way can also make you feel rotten and unhealthy. Carbs are to t...

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Beefing Up The Case Against Meat: Environment Group The Latest To Advise Eating Less Meat And Cheese

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Healthy Eating, Land Use, Cows, Dairy, Beef, Environmental Impact of Meat, Eating Cheese, Environment, Eating Meat, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Diet, Methane, Carbon Footprint, Video, Green News

Gidon Eschel, a professor of climate physics at Bard College in New York, spent much of his youth in Israel with cows — tending to a dairy farm as a...

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A Plate From the USDA With a Tastier Way to See More Nutritious Eating

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Nutrition Guidelines, Usda, Food Pyramid, Food Portions, Dr. Glenn Braunstein, Cedars Sinai, Health, Healthy Eating, Michelle Obama, Dairy, Whole Grains, Fruits, Vegetables, Protein, Food Plate, Portion Control, Los Angeles News

The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week officially and finally scrapped its food pyramid -- an explanation for nutrition that could be as elusive to decipher as the riddle of the Sphinx.

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Pasture-Raised Dairy -- And Why It Makes Sense

Daniel Klein | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Perennial Plate, Usda, Yogurt, Francis Thicke, Dairy, Pasture-Raised, Interview, Food News

Earlier this week we posted the first in a series of short documentaries from around the country. Along with our weekly videos, we will be posting so...

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Want to Save the Economy? Change What You Eat

Kerry Trueman | Posted 07.17.2011

Read More: Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn Jr, Dr. T. Colin Campbell, China Study, Vegan, Meat, Dairy, Mark Bittman, Nutrition, Alternet, Food News

Forks Over Knives successfully highlights the addled agricultural policies and industry meddling that keep our government agencies more focused on protecting corporate profits than promoting good health.

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FDA Halts Imports Of Some Foods From Area Of Japan Affected By Radiation

AP | By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Produce, Fukushima, Japan Earthquake 2011, Dairy, Earthquake, Fda, Fukushima Daiichi, Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, Japan Tsunami, Japan Nuclear Reactor, Japan Tsunami 2011, Food, Japan Nuclear Meltdown, Japan, Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Food and Drug Administration, Food News

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will halt imports of dairy products and produce from the area of Japan where a nuclear ...

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The Top 5 Meat & Potato Combos

Big Girls, Small Kitchen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sausage, Potatoes, Dairy, St. Patrick's Day, Recipes, Big Girls Small Kitchen, Cooking, Food, Green Living, Meat, Entertaining, New York, Food News

Here at Big Girls, Small Kitchen we eat a pretty varied diet. On any given day our intake might range from the most healthful of whole grains to the e...

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How 'The King of Ricotta' Gets Made, With Salvatore Bklyn

Liza de Guia | Posted 05.25.2011

Meet Betsy Devine and Rachel Mark Devine, the co-founders, partners and cheesemakers behind Salvatore Bklyn, an artisan ricotta company in Brooklyn, N...

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