Archive for the ‘Food’ Category

Happy Thanksgiving! We celebrate eating — and food. - Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving! We celebrate eating — and food. Hungry: Is that your “food clock” ringing? Why does a fruitfly need to smell? How does bitter taste to you? And could eating MSG make you fat?

Hungry? History has lessons for improving farm productivity. - Thursday, April 24th, 2008

After World War II, the “green revolution” sparked an explosion in farm output in developing countries. With soaring food prices and spreading food riots, what can we learn from the green revolution?

Diabetes epidemic expands: Blame “metabolic syndrome”? - Thursday, March 13th, 2008

Before type 2 diabetes or heart disease comes “metabolic syndrome,” a devil’s-brew of high blood pressure, bad cholesterol, a big waist and insulin resistance. Want to stop the slide – without drugs?

Fishing: The power of profit - Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Study shows the wisdom of allowing fish stocks to recover. Production is higher, but costs are lower. What would it take to bring economic and environmental sanity to the fishing industry?

Chinese products: How safe? - Thursday, July 12th, 2007

Amid a flood of contaminated Chinese imports, we ask: what is going on? How dangerous are these foods and medicines? Is this normal, expected? Or should we be doing something more to improve safety?

Sick Spinach: Meet Killer E coli - Thursday, October 5th, 2006

Just months after contaminated spinach causes grave diarrhea, another outbreak. What is E. coli O157:H7, and why is it so dangerous? Got any bright ideas for constraining this killer bug?

GM Food + 10 Years: Safe to Eat? - Thursday, May 18th, 2006

More than 100 million hectares are planted each year. What do we know about food safety? How is GM food doing amid the explosion in sales of organic foods?

Candy: You’ll Eat More if it’s Handy! - Thursday, February 16th, 2006

You eat more candies if they are visible and/or close at hand. You may underestimate your consumption if you must lift a finger to get the food.

Organic Corn & Soybeans: Competitive? - Thursday, July 21st, 2005

Organic farming isn’t as productive as conventional, right? Maybe not. Check these results of a 22-year study of corn and soybean yields.

Salmon au Flame Retardant - Thursday, August 19th, 2004

Feeling burned? Farmed salmon have higher levels of a brominated flame retardant than wild salmon.

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