For close to two centuries after its introduction into the United States the soybean languished as a curiosity crop. Then during the 1950s, as Europe and Japan recovered from the war and as economic growth gathered momentum in the United States, the demand for meat, milk, and eggs climbed. But with little new grassland to support the expanding beef and dairy herds, farmers turned to grain to produce not only more beef and milk but also more pork, poultry, and eggs. World consumption of meat at 44 million tons in 1950 had already started the climb that would take it [...]
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have discovered that restricting consumption of glucose, the most common dietary sugar, can extend the life of healthy human-lung cells and speed the death of precancerous human-lung cells, reducing cancer’s spread and growth rate. The research has wide-ranging potential in age-related science, including ways in which calorie-intake restriction can benefit longevity and help prevent diseases like cancer that have been linked to aging, said principal investigator Trygve Tollefsbol, Ph.D., D.O., a professor in the Department of [...] Today the Institute for Responsible Technology (IRT) launched a new website www.nonGMOShoppingGuide.com that takes the guesswork out of how to avoid genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and gene-spliced food products. With polls indicating that 9 out of 10 Americans want GMOs labeled, the site’s brand vs. brand comparison is expected to have a significant influence in [...] A world first study by Monash University researchers into the health of families who drink rainwater has found that it is safe to drink. The research was led by Associate Professor Karin Leder from the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine in conjunction with Water Quality Research Australia (previously the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and [...] Cocoa farming, tropical environments benefit from Kraft Foods’ remarkable extended commitment to Rainforest Alliance Certified program [...] British find depression linked to processed foods [...] Climate change – £6.50 loaf will leave millions hungry in the UK [...] National Vegetarian Week 2010 will take place from Monday 24 May to Sunday 30 May. The Vegetarian Society’s flagship awareness week is a well established event in [...] There are about 5 million pigs in the UK, of which 500,000 (10%) are used for breeding (1). Pigs are reared primarily [...] |
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