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Category: Diet and Nutrition
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What Are ‘Healthy’ Foods? New Rules for Labeling Are Issued.
The Food and Drug Administration released final rules on labeling foods as “healthy,” tightening limits for sugar, sodium and saturated fat.
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E.P.A. Again Seeks Limits on a Harmful Pesticide
After a court overturned a ban, the agency has proposed restricting chlorpyrifos to 11 food crops, illustrating the limits of federal regulation.
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RFK Jr.’s Ideas on Big Pharma and Food Align With Some of Trump’s Biggest Critics
When it comes to weeding out corporate influence, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ideas often align best with some of Trump’s loudest critics.
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Yelloh, Formerly Schwan’s Home Delivery, Closes
Yelloh has parked its fleet of refrigerated trucks. Its downfall, accelerated by a disastrous rebranding, was decades in the making and probably inevitable, experts say.
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Amaranths Were Nearly Wiped Out by Colonization. Now, They’re Making a Return.
Once a mainstay of Indigenous diets, the South American crop is having a resurgence in popularity, in part because of its health benefits.
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U.S. Races to Replace IV Fluid Supplies After Hurricane Helene
Officials are looking to foreign sources to ease shortages of IV bags caused by Hurricane Helene as hospitals begin rationing fluids to protect the sickest patients.
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Restaurant Portions Are About to Get Smaller. Are Americans Ready?
The towering burger and ballooning bagel have withstood public health campaigns, but a new movement to shrink servings is finally gaining traction.
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How to Travel Safely if You Have Food Allergies
Airlines, restaurants and hotels are all making travel easier for people with sensitivities to foods like peanuts, wheat and milk, but it’s still critical to be your own advocate.
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McDonald’s Is Bigger Than Ever: How ‘Super Size Me’ Lost the Culture War
“Super Size Me” helped lead a backlash against McDonald’s. Twenty years on, the industry is bigger than ever.