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Carrots or candy bars? Context shapes choice of healthy foods
Food choices may be affected by what sits close by on the supermarket shelf Pop quiz: Given a choice between […]
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High society wants its fine foods to also be ethical
Truffles and caviar have traditionally been delicacies of the upper class, but a new study by UBC sociology professor Emily […]
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Exposure to sugary breakfast cereal advertising directly influences children’s diets
New Dartmouth-led research finds that child-directed high-sugar breakfast cereal TV advertising is closely associated with brand-specific intake of those cereals […]
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Should researchers engineer a spicy tomato?
The chili pepper, from an evolutionary perspective, is the tomato’s long-lost spitfire cousin. They split off from a common ancestor […]
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No compelling evidence for health benefits of non-sugar sweeteners
The weight of evidence hints at benefits, but the full picture has yet to emerge There is no compelling evidence […]
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One in 10 adults in US has food allergy, but nearly 1 in 5 think they do
Nearly half of adults with food allergy developed an allergy during adulthood Over 10 percent of adults in the U.S. […]
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Do you know the carbon footprint of your food choices?
Consumers greatly underestimate the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions associated with their food choices, but they’ll favor items with […]
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Your brain rewards you twice per meal: When you eat and when food reaches your stomach
We know a good meal can stimulate the release of the feel-good hormone dopamine, and now a study in humans […]
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Organic food worse for the climate
Organically farmed food has a bigger climate impact than conventionally farmed food, due to the greater areas of land required. […]
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Study finds four dried fruits have lower glycemic index (GI) than white bread
Study suggests there’s potential for food manufacturers to develop low GI foods with reformulations that include dried fruit People with […]