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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: milk

milk stories: 30 news summaries

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 Low Vitamin D
 Linked to Early Death 

Those lacking 'sunshine vitamin' likely to die earlier of myriad causes

Jun 24, 08 6:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - People with low levels of vitamin D are more likely to die earlier from a variety of causes than people with normal levels of the so-called "Sunshine Vitamin," according to a new study. The study is the latest to underscore the health benefits of vitamin D—and points... More »

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cancer • health • milk • colon cancer • mortality • osteoporosis • vitamin D • Sunshine vitamin • rickets • rectal cancer

 Sunshine Likely
 Prevents
 Heart Attacks 

Vitamin D level is key, researchers say

Jun 10, 08 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Plenty of sunshine could be one key to heart health, according to a new study. Research has linked low levels of vitamin D—the "sunshine vitamin"—to an increased risk of heart attacks, reports Web MD. Men with low levels of vitamin D ran twice the risk of... More »

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milk • diabetes • heart attack • cardiac arrest • vitamin D • high cholesterol • high blood pressure • sunshine

Consumer Prices Rise in March; Oil Blasts Past $114

Jump in energy, food costs outweighs cheaper clothes; new record for crude

Apr 16, 08 10:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Consumer prices rose an anticipated 0.3% in March, propelled by hikes in the costs of energy, food, and airline tickets; a commodities rush and weak dollar also pushed crude oil to a record high today. Energy costs rose 1.9% in March, the AP reports, and the past year... More »

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bread • milk • Consumer Price Index • euro • crude oil • US dollar

Mock Rocker Woos Teens to the White Stuff

'White Gold' video hot on YouTube, but will it rock milk sales?

Apr 16, 08 3:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - He drinks milk out of his hollow, transparent guitar and hits power chords while singing the virtues of the white stuff. The frontman for "White Gold" doesn’t have a milk mustache, but the dairy industry hopes the ad campaign centered around the fake rock god will boost declining... More »

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YouTube • advertising • milk • advertising campaign • teenager

FDA: Send in the Clones

Agency finds no health effects, loss of nutritional value

Jan 15, 08 1:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Clones are just as safe to eat as any other animal, concludes a much-awaited, much-debated report from the FDA. Cloned animals studied were found to be as healthy as their normal counterparts, and their meat contained equal levels of nutrients, the Washington Post reports. The 968-page document provides mountains of... More »

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food • FDA • milk • meat • cows • cloning

Humans Evolving
at Warp Speed

New research contradicts theory that easier life slowed development

Dec 11, 07 3:59 AM CST
(Newser) - The pace of human evolution switched to the fast track when people began forming agrarian societies 10,000 years ago, researchers have discovered. Scientists had theorized that evolution would slow as challenges to survival waned, but the opposite appears to be the case with changes occurring surprisingly quickly, the Los ... More »

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evolution • milk • disease • malaria • genetic mutation • genes • population • human evolution

Dark Bread, Beans Make Babies

Time to celebrate! High-fat ice cream increases fertility

Dec 2, 07 7:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Brown rice, dark bread, high-fat ice cream, and beans increase fertility, according to a recent Harvard study on diet. Foods not so great for making babies include breakfast cereal, potatoes, trans fats, and frozen yogurt, the researchers report in Newsweek. The study of 18,000 nurses' eating habits linked success... More »

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fertility • milk • fat • diet • fertility treatment • carbs

Market Forces Conspire Against English Breakfast

Cost of traditional meal soars with grain prices

Sep 14, 07 8:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Soaring wheat prices are rippling across the British economy and hitting hard in a very important place: the kitchen. The cost of a traditional full English breakfast is on the rise, reports the Times of London, thanks in large part to the price of the grain, which is integral not... More »

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milk • eggs • wheat • shortage • Britain • groceries • grain • English breakfast • breakfast

China to World: Got Milk?

Chinese craving for dairy could trigger global price rise

Aug 8, 07 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Prices of dairy products are likely to rocket in the wake of a massive rise in global demand triggered by new consumer juggernaut China, the BBC reports. China's taste for milk and cheese is outpacing its domestic dairy industry's ability to keep up, and prices in other countries will rise... More »

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China • food • milk • dairy • Wen Jiabao

(Newser) - Tarnishing his regular-guy credentials, Rudy Giuliani told reporters yesterday a gallon of milk costs $1.50 and a loaf of bread $1.25. So what if his own neighborhood's average is $4.19 for milk and upwards of $2.99 for white bread? At least he had a clue about... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • bread • gas • milk • Election 2008

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