US fruits, vegetables with most pesticide contamination
Environmental Working Group published its 2024 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce report. • Strawberries topped the "Dirty Dozen," a list of 12 fruits and vegetables ranked by pesticide contamination. • Vegetables like kale and green beans also made the list. Strawberries continue to reign…#produce #strawberries #vegetables #ewg #shopperguide #usda #fda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
'I'm a gastroenterologist - try these five foods for quick relief from constipation'
"Fast" constipation remedy could be achieved by eating one out of these five fruits, according to a stomach doctor. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 23, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
UK genetics project looks for lost apple varieties to protect fruit in climate crisis
Heritage orchard at RHS Rosemoor to be sampled this spring as part of search for previously unrecorded ‘survivor’ cultivarsGardeners are searching for lost apple varieties by sequencing the genetics of trees in ancient orchards, in the hope they hold traits that can help the fruit survive climate breakdown.Heritage apple trees at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) garden Rosemoor will be sampled this spring with the aim of finding species of apple enjoyed by people hundreds of years ago.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 23, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Helena Horton Environment reporter Tags: Genetics Fruit Devon Environment Biology Science UK news Climate crisis Source Type: news
How to Start Foraging, According to TikTokers
There are more than 400,000 species of plants on Earth and at least half are suitable for human consumption—yet you’ll only find a small portion at the grocery store.
That’s part of the reason why Sam Thayer loves foraging. He started collecting wild food from the woods when he was a kid, and he still has cravings for delicacies he can’t buy. “Last year I gathered about 30 gallons of serviceberries”—blueberry-like fruits that grow on trees and shrubs—“and I make fruit leather and eat it as a snack year-round,” says Thayer, a naturalist who lives in Northwest Wi...
Source: TIME: Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Angela Haupt Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
The labour of fruits: night-time in New Covent Garden market
“Get there around midnight,” said Tommy Leighton, the press officer at New Covent Garden market. “Buyers Walk looks a bit like Porridge, the BBC sitcom from the 70s. It’s not a hustle and bustle place, so don’t expect a Turkish bazaar.” It was a spot-on description. Indeed by midnight most of the…#tommyleighton #newcoventgarden #buyerswalk #porridge #turkish #lesliesingh #pomona #belsizepark #buyersavenue #premierfruits (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to increase your inventory size in Dragon ’s Dogma 2
How much you can carry in your inventory — your max encumbrance — determines how much stuff you can pick up in Dragon’s Dogma 2. And there’s a lot of stuff to pick up, thanks to a never-ending stream of monster parts and fruits and ores and healing items. Frustratingly, your character’s carrying…#dragon #rangersandthieves #avocationguild #fightertothief #aringofaccrual #vernworth (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Strawberries, kale and collard greens make government's 'dirty dozen' list of foods that are teaming with cancer-causing pesticides - these are the products you MUST wash before eating
The Environmental Working Group (EWG), based in Washington, DC, named its 'dirty dozen' this week - meaning they have been deemed the fruits and veg in the US laced with the most chemicals. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 21, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gene Variants May Modify Diet-Attributable CRC Risk Gene Variants May Modify Diet-Attributable CRC Risk
Researchers sought to identify the genetic factors that may contribute to higher CRC risk with intake of red meat, processed meat, and alcohol and lower risk with frequent fruit consumption.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - March 21, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Stablecoin bill ’s 2024 passage looks bleak as talks stall and time dwindles
A stablecoin bill, considered low-hanging fruit among other crypto bills, has hit a roadblock, with time running out to get it to a vote. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why Your Diet Needs More Fermented Pickles
Maybe you heard somewhere that pickles are a “superfood,” and dutifully added them to your shopping list. Unfortunately, you may reach for the wrong jar, because many pickles at supermarkets aren’t especially good for you.
Scientists have made progress in separating fact from fiction when it comes to health claims about pickles: both the cucumber kind, and other types of pickled vegetables. We asked experts how to find the healthiest kinds of pickles, which benefits are backed by research, and the right amount to eat every day.
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Source: TIME: Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Matt Fuchs Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Sodas, Fruit Juices Raise Boys' Odds for Type 2 Diabetes
WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2024 -- Boys who drink lots of sugary soda and fruit juice could be more likely to develop type 2 diabetes later in life, a new study has found.
Each daily 8-ounce serving of sugary drinks during a boy’s childhood is... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
UK inflation: which goods and services have changed most in price?
The UK’s annual inflation rate fell to 3.4% in February amid a slowdown in food and restaurant price rises. The Office for National Statistics compiled the overall reading using the consumer prices index but also logs prices for individual goods and services. Here we look at how the cost of many…#olive #sugar #pasta #fruit #fish01jams #butter76whole #garments #bicycles #secondhand #diesel (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Taiwanese man, 56, needs COCONUT removed from his rectum
The constipated 56-year-old from Taiwan, who wasn't named, waited two days before seeking medical attention. But he did not confess how or why he used the fruit (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Blueberry grown in Australia breaks record as world ’s heaviest
A giant blueberry that tips the scales at a whopping 20.4 grams (0.71 ounces) officially entered the record books this week. The fruit was picked on November 13 and the record for heaviest blueberry was confirmed this week, a spokesperson for Guinness World Records told CNN on Friday. The…#guinnessworldrecords #corindinewsouthwales #costagroup #eterna #bradhocking #westernaustralia #costa #israeli #chahiariel (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
This Strawberry Will Blow Your Mind: Inside the Startlingly Delicious World of Designer Produce
Supermarket shoppers are saying no to bland fruit and veg bred more for shelf life than pleasure. From Cosmic Crisp apples to Sweet Garleeks, designer varieties may cost a bit more, but oh…the flavor!#sweetgarleeks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
