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Health Science 

The Right ‘5 a Day’ Mix for Longer Life: Two Fruit, Three Vegetable Servings

March 1, 2021March 2, 2021 MADELINE REYES
diet, food, nutrition, plants

Only 1 in 10 Americans eats the ideal ratio of fruits and veggies that is key to promoting a long, healthy life.

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Environment Science 

Crystals Found in Dino-Era Fossil Bird Complicates Mystery of Its Diet

February 19, 2021February 22, 2021 JASON SANDEFUR
birds, diet, Dinosaurs, fossils

Quartz crystals found in a fossilized bird complicates the mystery of its diet and what role it played in its ancient habitat.

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Consumers Health International 

Over Half of Chinese Adults Now Overweight: Official

December 23, 2020December 23, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Asia, China, diet, nutrition, obesity, Research

More than half of adults in China are now overweight, official figures showed Wednesday, with increasingly sedentary lifestyles among the country’s growing middle class translating to expanding waistlines.

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International Science 

Detour Through S. America Brought Maize to the Mexican Table

December 14, 2020December 14, 2020 NINA PULLANO
Agriculture, diet, DNA, food, genetics, history, Research, South America

New archaeological research directly ties a signature American crop to the story of how ancient human populations grew and spread over time.

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International Science 

Archaeologists Discover Secrets of Indus Civilization Diets

December 12, 2020December 14, 2020 JON PARTON
diet, India, Research

Archaeologists are closer to understanding the diets of the people of the ancient Indus Civilization after new research found fatty residues in ceramic vessels, indicating an abundant use of animal products.

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Business Environment Health International 

Lab-Grown Meat to Go on Sale in Singapore in World First

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
animals, diet, food, nutrition

Lab-grown chicken will soon be available in restaurants in Singapore after the country became the first to green-light meat created without slaughtering any animals.

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Business Financial Securities 

Weight Watchers

November 30, 2020December 1, 2020 BRIEF
diet, Shareholder Class Action, Stocks

A federal court in New York dismissed a securities class action against Weight Watchers. Stockholders claim the company misled them by failing to disclose that its new business model relied upon the recruitment of lapsed members and that it had “abandoned its practice” of releasing program innovations at the end of each year.

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Health 

Diet Trends to See 4 Bn People Overweight by 2050: Study

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
diet, food, nutrition, obesity, Research

More than 4 billion people could be overweight by 2050, with 1.5 billion of them obese, if the current global dietary trend toward processed foods continues, a first-of-its-kind study predicted Wednesday.

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Consumers Health National 

More Americans on Diets From a Decade Ago, Report Finds

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diet, nutrition, obesity

If it seems like more and more people are on diets these days, you might not be imagining it.

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Health Science 

YouTube Influencers Promote Unhealthy Food to Kids, Study Finds

October 25, 2020October 26, 2020 MADELINE REYES
diet, nutrition, Social Media, YouTube

Amid the growing obesity crisis in the United States, research revealed Monday that childhood nutrition faces a new challenge as young influencers on YouTube promote unhealthy food and drinks to their followers.

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Health Science 

Fish-Based Mediterranean Diet Plus Intermittent Fasting Key to Heart Health: Study

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 JON PARTON
diet, food

A Mediterranean diet with protein gained from fish and other seafood, as well as intermittent fasting could be the key to better health, according to research revealed Monday.

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Health Science 

Doctors Studying Why Obesity May Be Tied to Serious Covid-19

September 8, 2020September 9, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
coronavirus, diet, nutrition, obesity

In the early days of the pandemic, doctors noticed something about the people severely ill from Covid-19: Many were obese.

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Consumers Government Health 

Mexico Targets Junk Food as Obesity Takes Toll Amid Pandemic

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020 ASSOCIATED PRESS
children, diet, food, Mexico, obesity, regulation, retail

As more states propose or approve bans on junk food sales to minors, Mexico is seeing the tide turn against high-calorie snacks that experts say have given the country one of the highest rates of childhood obesity and an unusually young coronavirus death toll.

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Environment International Science 

G20 Carbon ‘Food-Print’ Highest in Meat-Loving Nations: Report

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Climate change, diet, emissions, food, Research

If everyone ate steaks and dairy the way Brazilians and Americans do, we would need an extra five planets to feed the world, according to the first report to compare the carbon emissions from food consumption in G20 nations, released Thursday.

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Business Entertainment Environment Science 

Burger King Unveils Whopper From Cows on Green Diet

July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Climate change, diet, emissions, fast food, food, methane, Restaurants

For those seeking to tackle climate change and get a fast food fix, Burger King has the answer — a Whopper from cows that fart and burp less.

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Appeals Civil Rights 

Speech & Professional Licensing Weighed at 11th Circuit

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 IZZY KAPNICK
11th circuit, diet, First Amendment, licensing, nutrition

The 11th Circuit on Thursday took up the appeal of a nutrition counselor who claims Florida’s shutdown of her business due to her lack of a dietitian’s license violated her First Amendment rights.

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Entertainment Health International 

French Waistlines Expand Under Virus Lockdown: Poll

May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
coronavirus, diet, fitness, food, France, polling, sex

French women don’t get fat, according to one bestselling book. But the nation which likes to look after its figure has piled on the pounds during the coronavirus lockdown, a survey showed Wednesday.

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Consumers 

Bulletproof Coffee

March 6, 2020March 9, 2020 BRIEF
advertising, coffee, diet, labeling

A woman may pursue her claims that Bulletproof coffee’s labeling is deceptive because it indicates that it would curb a consumer’s appetite and prevent the consumer from snacking, a federal court in California ruled.

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Business Civil Rights Government Health Sports 

Constitution

March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 BRIEF
diet, fitness, licensing, Mississippi, nutrition

Donna Harris, a personal fitness trainer with a master’s degree in occupational therapy, claims the Mississippi State Board of Health enforces an unconstitutional policy that prohibits her from charging clients for her weight-loss program, in federal court.

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Health Science 

Eating Red and Processed Meats Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Disease

February 3, 2020February 4, 2020 MARTIN MACIAS JR
diet, diseases, food, nutrition, Research

Cancel your steak order and opt for a plant-based meal if you want to avoid bad health and even death, researchers said in a pair of studies Monday that link consumption of red meat and poultry to higher risks for heart disease.

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