Jul 29 2011

When Everything You Read is About Food or Dieting

Tag: Current Events,Exercise,Fads,Food Unwrapped,Gender,Health,Healthy Foods,Love,Modern History,Nutrition — Amy Enchelmeyer @ 8:17 pm
That's just the way the cookie crumbles sometimes.

Jul 27 2011

Teens Find Weeds in Tea

Tag: Chemistry,Everyday Science,Food,Food Unwrapped,Genetic Science,Plants — Tim Wall @ 2:43 pm
Students in high school conducted DNA tests on teas and found herbal brews contained common weeds.

Jul 15 2011

Even BPA-Free Plastic Not Always Safe

Tag: Food Unwrapped,Materials,Packaging,Plastic,Plastic Bags — Emily Sohn @ 1:33 pm
Even BPA-free plastic can leach hormone-like chemicals, research shows, and there's no way to tell which products pose the risk.

Jun 08 2011

Which Foods Are Most Likely to Get You Sick?

Tag: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing,Animals,Bacteria,CDC,Chickens,Cooking,Cows,Eggs,Food,Food Unwrapped,Fruit,Fruits and Vegetables,Poultry,Prevention,Vegetables — Emily Sohn @ 11:00 am
In light of the recent deadly outbreak of E. coli in Germany, find out which foods are the riskiest and why.

May 11 2011

Over a Billion Tons of Food Wasted Annually

Tag: Food,Food Sources,Food Unwrapped — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 6:10 pm
The amount of food lost or wasted every year is equivalent to more than half of the world's annual cereals crop.

Apr 29 2011

Why You Should Be Excited for Rainbow-Colored Poo

Tag: Cancer,Food Unwrapped,Health,Healthy Foods,Modern Medicine,Nutrition,Safety and Prevention — Amy Enchelmeyer @ 5:15 pm
We're excited about rainbow-colored poo. And it brought us even closer to our readers this week!

Apr 08 2011

Film Changes Color When Food Spoils

Tag: Design,Food,Food Unwrapped,Health,Inventions,Microbiology,Safety and Prevention,Sensors — Nic Halverson @ 1:41 pm
A sensor integrated into packaging changes color when food begins to go bad.

Apr 02 2011

Pour on the Syrup — It’s Good For You

Tag: Diabetes,Food Unwrapped,Life Science,Pancakes and Waffles,Tea — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 1:08 pm
Compounds in maple syrup are found to have anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties.

Apr 01 2011

Building a ‘Nano-Brick’ Wall Around Fresh Food

Tag: Buildings and Structures,Engineering,Food,Food Unwrapped,Materials,Materials Science,Nanomaterials,Nanotech,Plastic,Polymers — Nic Halverson @ 3:54 pm
A super thin coating made from clay and polymers is 100 times more oxygen-impermeable than the existing food packaging.

Mar 30 2011

Food Packaging Harbors Harmful Chemicals

Tag: Food,Food Processing,Food Unwrapped,Materials,Packaging,Plastic — Emily Sohn @ 5:00 am
Eating fresh food, as opposed to packaged ones, can reduce your level of exposure to these toxins.
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