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18 min ago | Packer

Interest in nutrition drives demand for fresh

Popular culture's interest in healthy foods such as fresh produce helps drive sales, said Joel Panagakos, executive vice president of J. Kings Foodservice Professionals Inc., Holtsville, N.Y. "Every page in every newspaper you turn to, and everything you read in magazines, supports the produce industry like it never did before," he said.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Medicine, Nutrition, Holtsville, NY, Brooklyn, NY, New York, NY, Fruits

4 hrs ago | Supermarket Guru

Dora Rivas, Food & Child Nutrition Services, Dallas

Marlene Stauffer, QA Director & Regulatory Compliance at Blommer Chocolate Company, joins Phil to discuss the seven sweet facts about how chocolate is made.

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Related Topix: Life, Food

8 hrs ago | KBOI-AM Boise

What Citrus Means for Stroke Risk

Eating citrus fruits can be considered a marker of healthy living, and may lessen the risk of stroke, according to research published Thursday in the journal Stroke .

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10 hrs ago | Kamloops This Week

Busting some nutrition myths

By Simone Jennings - Kamloops This Week Published: February 23, 2012 8:00 AM Updated: February 23, 2012 8:25 AM March is Nutrition Month and, this year, dietitians across Canada are "busting" common food and nutrition myths to reduce confusion around making healthy choices.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Nutrition, Life, Food, Celiac Disease, Health, Baked Goods, Bread

Thu Feb 23, 2012

KARE 11 TV

Minnesota campaign aims to expand food stamp rolls

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Beginning this week, you may see advertisements in your community encouraging people to sign up for food stamps.

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Related Topix: Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, Life, Food, Roseville, MN

The New Zealand Herald

Noodles for nutrition

Noodles are a wonderful pantry basic. Always versatile, they're great to have on hand to form the basis of simple and healthy meals.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Recipes

CNN

How to fake a good night's sleep

The good news: "One bad night's sleep isn't going to hurt you long term," says Joyce Walsleben, Ph.D., coauthor of "A Woman's Guide to Sleep." But it can make you feel not so great the next day.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Derby, CT

MSNBC

Can you get addicted to ice cream? Maybe

Strange news on the wonderfully weird human body and the medical curiosities that make you go huh, eww or ouch! Got a delightfully disturbing idea? E-mail The Body Odd or check us out on Facebook and Twitter .

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Related Topix: Life, Dessert, Food, Ice Cream

NBC Dallas

Richardson McDonald's Unveils Nutrition Kiosk

A Richardson McDonald's is the first in North Texas with an interactive kiosk that helps diners make healthier choices.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Texas

OfficialWire

Fitness Program For Mentally Ill Expands In NH

Back when he was a self-described friendless recluse, Craig Carey spent hours sitting in a chair doing nothing or driving around in his car, alone.

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Related Topix: Health Club, In-Shape, Depression, Keene, NH, Life, Food

Wed Feb 22, 2012

EDGE

Sexy Sam Kass, White House Chef

Sam Kass has a to-die-for job as personal chef to the Obama family but whipping up their meals is probably the least important part of his portfolio.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dining, Michelle Obama, Entertainment, Top Chef, Television, Medicine, Nutrition

Patch.com

Dispatches: Albertville Business Owner Finds His Calling Through Nutrition

Sometimes, to find your version of the American Dream, you have to hit rock bottom first.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Medicine, Nutrition, Monticello, MN, Health, Chiropractic

National Public Radio

Panda Express Takes Sweet And Sour Beyond The Food Court

Not all that long ago, many Americans thought of Chinese food as fried rice, chow mein and orange chicken.

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Related Topix: Life, Chinese Cuisine, Food, Recipes

KHQ-TV Spokane

KHQ MD: Fda To Review Safety Of Caffeine Product

Food and Drug Administration officials plan to investigate whether a form of caffeine sold in lipstick-shaped containers is safe for consumers.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Life, Food, Hamburger

WHAS11

School Spotlight: JCPS nutrition services earns award

This morning our school spotlight is shining on JCPS, and its effort to make lunches healthier for our kids.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Louisville, KY

Richmond Times-Dispatch

22 tips to boost nutrition and slim down

When registered dietitian Jeannie Coaker coaches parents about helping their children lose weight, she tells them that healthy eating needs to be a family affair.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetables, Family, Kids

Tue Feb 21, 2012

CTV

Sled dog industry in B.C. gets new rules after cull

The Sled Dog Code of Practice sets out standards of care for everything from health, nutrition and housing to working conditions, transportation and euthanasia.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Canada,

Lifehacker

Easy Ways to Give Any Meal a Powerful Nutritional Boost

You don't need a bunch of pills and supplements to make sure you get your daily dose of vitamins and minerals.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetarian, Vitamin B12, Supplement

WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Mexican-Americans' diets suffer as they abandon traditional foods

MONDAY, Feb. 20 -- Obesity becomes more common as successive generations of Mexican-American teens turn their backs on the eating habits of their native country, according to a new study.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Medicine, Nutrition, Vegetables, Fruits

KRYS-FM Corpus Christi

Mild dehydration can affect mood, thinking

Even mild dehydration can alter a person's mood, energy level and ability to think clearly, but the effect might be more acute in women, U.S. researchers said.

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Related Topix: University of Connecticut, Life, Food

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