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 Peas Fight
 Kidney Disease,
 High Blood Pressure 

Could be used as food additive or supplement

Mar 23, 09 2:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Concentrated doses of the proteins found in garden peas can help fight high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease, a study finds. “In people with high blood pressure, our protein could potentially delay or prevent the onset of kidney damage,” the study’s author tells the Telegraph. For... More »

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food • medical research • protein • kidney disease • high blood pressure • garden peas

OPINION

 Eat 'Real' Rather Than Organic 

The o-word may not mean it's better for you

Mar 22, 09 1:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - It seems to be a widespread assumption, but eating organic doesn’t necessarily equal healthy eating, writes Mark Bittman in the New York Times. Organic food consumption is soaring, but the organic label is part of a “marketing program.”  To be healthy and help the planet, people... More »

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food • nutrition • health • organic food • public health

 Why This Bagel 
 Is Becoming 
 More Dangerous 

Hint: hummus, sushi, and falafel often carry the same risk

Mar 18, 09 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you often suffer a reaction soon after eating burgers or hummus, it might be time to get checked out for one of the fastest-growing allergies in the US: sesame seeds. Experts link the spike in allergies to the increasing popularity of sesame-rich foods like falafel and tahini—but the... More »

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food • food allergies • tree nuts • allergic reaction • peanut • sesame seeds

 Exposure May 
 Tame Peanut Allergy 

Some children allergy free after new treatment

Mar 16, 09 1:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Peanut allergy treatment may be just a few years away, now that preliminary studies have discovered that some children can develop tolerance with minute doses of peanuts under careful clinical supervision, say researchers. Peanut and tree nut allergies limit the diets of 3 million Americans, the New York Times reports.... More »

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food • study • allergy • Peanuts • food allergies

 Wild Shrooms Kill Calif. Man 

82-year-old had a passion for mushroom foraging

Mar 13, 09 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - A California man’s passion for collecting and eating wild mushrooms has cost him his life, the LA Times reports. The 82-year-old ate a generous portion of a deadly variety and died of poisoning a week later. His family had long warned him of the risks, but the man had... More »

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food • California • food safety • poison • fungus • mushrooms

Russia Touts 'Crisis Diet' for Cash-Strapped Citizens

Government urges return to traditional foods, for thrift and nutrition

Mar 11, 09 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Russia enjoyed the recent boom as much as any other country, as high gas prices funded quick economic expansion and citizens took a liking to Western foods such as burgers, pizza, and potato chips, Time reports. But with commodities cheap, credit crunched, and unemployment rising, Moscow is recommending a new... More »

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food • Russia • diet • credit crisis • financial crisis • thrift • recession depression

opinion

 Kiddie Chefs Should 
 Go to Their Rooms 

Child foodie trend is an insult to culinary world

Mar 4, 09 8:28 PM CST
(Newser) - Rachel Ray's smile may curdle your soul, but it's nothing next to the "absurd" child foodie trend, writes Regina Schrambling in Slate. From a 12-year-old restaurant critic to a 5-year-old host of a cooking show, a woeful food movement is upon us: "Today chefs barely out of... More »

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food • culinary school • children • restaurant criticism • restaurant • trend

PETA President
Wills Body
to Group

Newkirk suggests her flesh be barbecued,
skin made into purse

Feb 23, 09 3:35 PM CST
(Newser) - The president of PETA has written a will donating her body to the organization along with suggestions about how best to use various body parts, TreeHugger reports. First on the list is the request that her “meat” be used as “human barbecue,” to remind the world “... More »

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food • foie gras • meat • animal rights • PETA • circus • leather • barbecue


 At London 
 Restaurant, 
 You Set the Price 

Customers offer diverse amounts at popular place

Feb 20, 09 11:43 AM CST
(Newser) - A London restaurant is letting customers pay what they think their meal was worth, and diners are packing the place, the Times of London reports. In the face of tough times, Little Bay owner Peter Ilic decided to run an experiment, writes Vincent Graff: “Will British reserve, and the... More »

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food • London • restaurant • recession • price • Britain

OPINION

Pay for Soup, Enjoy Insects, Mold Free

FDA's classification
of food 'defects'
a slippery slope

Feb 13, 09 1:33 PM CST
(Newser) - If you're eating, stop reading now: The FDA's rules on foreign matter in food products are a veritable entomology lesson. Maggots, fly eggs, rodent droppings, grit, mold, burlap, cigarette butts, and parasites are all OK with the agency in limited quantities, writes EJ Levy in the New York Times, adding,... More »

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food • parasites • FDA • food contamination • insects • mold

America Loves Her Creamiest Crop

Peanut butter isn't just a dietary staple here; it's a cultural icon

Feb 10, 09 1:28 PM CST
(Newser) - “What’s more sacred than peanut butter?” Sen. Tom Harkin asked last week while scolding the company responsible for the recent peanut-butter-driven salmonella outbreak. Brian Palmer takes a look at American's PB love affair in Slate, and finds that while peanuts have been eaten in the US for more... More »

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food • Kellogg • protein • peanut • peanut butter

Pa. Farm Recalls Diseased Enoki Mushrooms

Giant supermarket chain takes fungi with risk of listeriosis off shelves

Feb 2, 09 2:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Pennsylvania’s Phillips Mushroom Farm has issued a recall on contaminated enoki mushrooms it produced in January, the Centre Daily Times reports. Giant Food Stores, a major Phillips buyer, said today that it has removed the tainted products from its shelves. Phillips fears some of the mushrooms have been contaminated... More »

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food • disease • Pennsylvania • food safety • recall • mushrooms • listeriosis • enoki mushrooms

 Save Dough: 
 10 Super Bowl 
 Snacks Under $20 

Don't break the bank or a sweat with these snack tips

Feb 1, 09 12:47 PM CST
(Newser) - In these penny-pinching times, don’t blow your Super Bowl snack dough on that bucket of chicken or delivery box full of fourth-quarter disappointment. Instead, create your own budget-friendly Pro-Bowl quality snacks at home, Kim O'Donnel writes in the Washington Post. Here are 10 snacking ideas for less than 20... More »

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food • sports • cooking • Super Bowl • party • snacks

 Italian Cities Ban Foreign Food 

Laws against new ethnic eateries prompts charges of gastronomic xenophobia

Jan 31, 09 4:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Kebabs, Chinese food, and curries are the targets of a growing Italian campaign against foreign food, the Times of London reports. The Tuscan town of Lucca has slapped a ban on new foreign eateries opening in the city, and Milan has now followed suit. Government-backed campaigners say they are fighting... More »

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food • immigration • xenophobia • Italy • Tuscany • cuisine • restaurant • Milan • Silvio Berlusconi

Let Them Eat Fast Food

French restaurateurs open moins cher eateries amid
financial crisis

Jan 18, 09 7:23 PM CST
(Newser) - French cuisine just got a little less haute, the Daily Telegraph reports. As the recession hammers consumers and restaurants alike, some of France’s top chefs are opening fast-food offshoots. Expense-account meals running $450 per head are out and $6 ham sandwiches are in as famed restaurants like l'Auberge du... More »

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food • France • fast food • cuisine • restaurant • recession • financial crisis • restaurant industry

(Newser) - You probably won’t find it in the supermarket, but out in a parking lot in Missouri, you could easily cross paths with a raccoon, the Kansas City Star reports. Not one ravaging the Dumpster, but one dressed and packed for dinner. A best guess has Missourians yearly consuming... More »

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food • Kansas City • Missouri • game • barbecue • raccoons • animal • trapping

OPINION

 Use Stimulus to 
 Invest in Food Reform 

Fixing food will save health and environment

Jan 12, 09 5:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Just because Barack Obama has a lot of issues to deal with once he's sworn in, he shouldn't leave food reform off the table. Putting a bulk of the stimulus package toward local and regional food systems will cut costs and bring us back from the edge, Tom Philpott, founder... More »

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food • Barack Obama • agriculture • economic stimulus package • farmers markets • economy • farmers • President Obama

Britons Eat Gray Squirrels
to Save Beloved Reds

Curiosity, drive to save indigenous species creates thriving market for critter's meat

Jan 7, 09 4:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Squirrel is quickly becoming a part of the British palate, as curiosity—and devotion to a native icon—drives Britons to try something new, the New York Times reports. The trend can be traced in part to the surging population of gray squirrels, a North American import. The grays have... More »

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food • United Kingdom • meat • cuisine • squirrel • Britain • Beatrix Potter

Book Review


 How to Eat for Yourself, 
 Your Wallet, the Planet   

New Book tells how to eat healthier, cheaper, and greener

Jan 5, 09 4:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Mark Bittman is a unique voice in American food writing, an “anti-foodies’ foodie” who rejects both the “chefolatry” of gourmet mags and Rachel Ray-style pandering, writes Laura Miller in Salon. His new book, Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating, is both exceedingly ambitious—it purports to... More »

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food • environment • vegetables • diet • book reviews

 Michelin Names First 
 Chinese 3-Star Chef 

Hong Kong master began as chicken-plucker

Jan 3, 09 10:36 AM CST
(Newser) - The Michelin Guide's first three-star Chinese chef is no celebrity who's pushing cookbooks and TV shows, the New York Times reports. Chan Yan-tak, who grew up as a kitchen hand and worked his way through Hong Kong restaurants, even quit the business to take care of his daughter. "My... More »

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food • Hong Kong • cuisine • chef • Michelin • top chefs

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