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3 hrs ago | The Detroit News

Cheap Eats: How to cut your food bill without sacrificing nutrition and flavor

How much of your family budget do you spend on food? The answer will vary from household to household, depending on factors such as income and family size.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Agriculture, Science, Alice Waters, Berkeley, CA

8 hrs ago | One Nation News

Overweight is a Relative Term as Americans Get Heavier

The little number on the tag on a pair of pants that indicates size can mean a lot to a person, and retailers know it.

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Related Topix: Philadelphia University, Life, Food

12 hrs ago | Health News Digest

Obesity Among U.S. Adults Continues to Rise

The proportion of U.S. adults who are obese increased to 26.1 percent in 2008 compared to 25.6 percent in 2007.

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Related Topix: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Life, Food

16 hrs ago | ClipSyndicate

VIDEO: How to Get the Full Body Treatment

Trying to get that full body treatment? You know, good nutrition and a good workout.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, US Politics, US News, Video

20 hrs ago | KRON 4

No Doughnuts Under SF Mayor's Healthy Foods Plan

Doughnuts could be a distant memory for San Francisco city workers. They must now follow "healthy meeting" guidelines under a sweeping initiative unveiled by Mayor Gavin Newsom Thursday to encourage better eating.

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Related Topix: San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Metro, Life, Food

Yesterday | The Hartford Courant

Permanent diet may equal longer life

For a country in which roughly 200 million people are overweight or obese, scientists today have discouraging news: Even those who maintain a healthy weight probably should be eating less.

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Related Topix: Life, Food

Thu Jul 09, 2009

KSHB-TV Kansas City

Missouri Encouraged to Expand Food Program

Social welfare activists are calling for Missouri and Congress to spend more on summer food and child nutrition programs.

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Related Topix: Life, Food

WPMT-TV York

Eating slowly is better for you. Here's how.

Daily Press July 7, 2009 People who wolf down their food are more likely to be overweight and suffer from digestive problems.

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Related Topix: Newport News, VA, Life, Food

The Plain Dealer

Continue reading "House passes bill to boost food stamp spending"

Spending for food stamps would rise 14 percent under legislation passed by the House Thursday, giving the program a boost as record numbers of people are using the food assistance.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Life, Food

Charlotte Channel 9

Monkeys Eat Low-Cal, Live Longer; Would Humans?

Eat less, live longer? It seems to work for monkeys: A 20-year study found cutting calories by almost a third slowed their aging and fended off death.

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Related Topix: Life, Food

Science Blog

Variants of 'umami' taste receptor contribute to our individualized flavor worlds

Using a combination of sensory, genetic, and in vitro approaches, researchers from the Monell Center confirm that the T1R1-T1R3 taste receptor plays a role in human umami taste.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetables, Biology

RedOrbit

Fruit And Vegetable Intake In Pregnant Women Decreaces Risk Of Upper Respiratory Tract infection

Boston University School of Medicine researchers have observed in a study of pregnant women that consumption of at least seven servings per day of fruits and vegetables moderately reduced the risk of developing an upper respiratory tract infection .

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Related Topix: Boston University, Life, Food

Wed Jul 08, 2009

The Post Chronicle

USDA To Oversee School Snack Food: Senate Ag Chair

The U.S. Agriculture Department would be given the power to regulate all food sold in schools -- including vending machine snacks -- when Congress renews child nutrition programs, the chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee said on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture, Science, Life, Food, Health

WXIA-TV Atlanta

Georgia Gets $4 Million Bonus For Food Stamps

Gov. Sonny Perdue says Georgia will receive a high performance bonus of $4 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its management of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly the Food Stamp Program.

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Related Topix: Georgia, Georgia Government, Agriculture, Science, Life, Food

KIMA

Stricter labeling urged for bottled water

Consumers know less about the water they pay dearly for in bottles than what they can drink almost for free from the tap because the two are regulated differently, researchers and congressional investigators say in new reports.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, Life, Food, Environmental Law

KVIA

Meatless Burgers, Hot Dogs Not Always Full of Veggies

Not all vegetarian burgers and hot dogs are alike. It seems that some, in fact, may not offer much at all in the way of vegetables.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetables

MediLexicon

For Older Women With Diabetes, Two Dietary Oils, Two Sets Of Benefits

A study comparing how two common dietary oil supplements affect body composition suggests that both oils, by themselves, can lower body fat in obese postmenopausal women with Type 2 diabetes.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Diabetes, Health, Life, Food

Tue Jul 07, 2009

WLBZ

Former Maine Official Before Senate Tuesday

Former Commissioner of Maine DHHS Kevin Concannon is at Senate confirmation hearings this morning.

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Related Topix: Maine, Maine Government, Agriculture, Science, Life, Food, Iowa Government, Iowa, Oregon Government, Oregon

WSBT South Bend

Salmonella product recalls

The following recalls have been announced because the products may be contaminated with salmonella, an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, especially in young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems: ___ C.F. Sauer Co.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, Life, Food

Senior Spectrum

Guest Columnist: Nutrition Options for People on Tight Budget

Ann O'Malley lives alone in her two-bedroom house in Rancho Cordova, which she is still making payments on.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Rancho Cordova, CA, Social Security, Personal Finance, Home, Mortgage, Sacramento Metro

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