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Christina Pirello: Healthy Cookbooks to Start Your New Year Off Right
We live in scary times. If you look at the statistics, we are in serious trouble when it comes to our health and the environment. With each new form of Processed Food that is manufactured and marketed to us (25 percent bigger burgers at Wendy's!) we lose a little more of our collective health. We need a dramatic shift in the way we eat if we are to get out of this life alive, so to speak. People are paralyzed with confusion. On one hand, we have experts telling us to stop eating so much meat, ...

Family Dollar Stores, Sonic are big market movers
The discount chain's quarterly profit and outlook for the quarter ending in February fell short of Wall Street forecasts. The food warehouse chain plans to cut almost 500 jobs and close five stores by the end of the month. In a letter to the SEC, AIG said it had received a $3 billion bid for a Taiwanese Insurance unit, which it has long been trying to sell. Qualcomm Inc. will buy the company, which makes chips that connect wireless computers to the Internet, for $3.2 billion. American Airlin...

Jerry Brown announces appointments, mum on executive secretary
Gov. Jerry Brown this afternoon announced four more appointments to his new administration as well as seven appointments to the state Board of Education, though not his executive secretary. The appointments were largely as expected. Brown: Reappointed Mary Nichols chairwoman of the California Air Resources Board, a post she held when Brown was Governor before. The annual pay is $142,965. Appointed former Assemblyman John Laird , a Santa Cruz Democrat, secretary of natural resources, a confirma...

British Medical Journals Credibility Questioned
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How Google is like bananas
By weird coincidence, Whole Foods was sold out of bananas today, as the latest issue of the New Yorker arrived on newsstands with a great (but sadly paywalled) article about the way in which the world of bananas-for-export is threatened by something known as Tropical Race Four. It turns out that the banana we all know and love — the Cavendish — is actually the second type of banana grown in enormous quantities and exported across Europe and North America. The first was the Gros Mich...

Whole Foods said to be location-scouting in the Metro
Officials in Des Moines and West Des Moines are pitching locations for Iowa’s first Whole Foods Market store with the possibility that a decision could be announced as early as next month. “We have looked at a number of sites in Des Moines for a couple of years,” Whole Foods spokeswoman Kate Klotz said Monday, although she declined to discuss specific locations. Local officials said the leading site appears to be the Water Tower Place Shopping Center at 4100 Ave. in West Des Moines, althoug

Colorado inmates catch useful trade in raising fish for food
Source: Denver Post The DOC fish program provides tilapia fillets with no hormones to a business that sells thousands of pounds of fish to Whole Foods Market, which then distributes them to 27 stores in the Intermountain West. The tilapia program gives Jay and nearly 100 other inmates at minimum- security Arrowhead Correctional Center in Cañon City something to do for a nominal wage. Read more: https://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_16996263?source=pop_s... ...

Whole Foods is eyeing D.M. metro
Officials in Des Moines and West Des Moines are pitching locations for Iowa's first Whole Foods Market store with the possibility that a decision could be announced as early as next month. "We have looked at a number of sites in Des Moines for a couple of years," Whole Foods spokeswoman Kate Klotz said Monday, although she declined to discuss specific locations. Local officials said the leading site appears to be the Water Tower Place Shopping Center at 4100 University Ave. in West Des Moines....

The Media Consortium: Weekly Pulse: On Health Care Repeal, House GOP Full of Sound and Fury
By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger House Republicans will hold a symbolic vote to overturn Health Care reform on January 12. The bill, which would Repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and set the nation's Health Care laws back to the way they were last March, has no chance of becoming law. The GOP controls the House, but Democrats control the Senate. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that the Senate Democrats will block the bill. Suzy Khimm of Mother Jones reports that t...

Ariz. police surround restaurant after gunfight
CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) - Police in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler are set up outside a Fast Food restaurant after officers and a man described as a Robbery suspect exchanged gunfire at a nearby mall. Witness Katie Corbin, who was inside Chandler Regional Mall at the time of the shooting, told KTVK-TV that people went to the back of the Victoria's Secret store after shots were fired. Corbin says a SWAT Team was running on the upper levels of the mall looking for the gunman. The scene later moved...

Police surround restaurant near Arizona mall
CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) - Police in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler were set up outside a Fast Food restaurant Wednesday after officers and a man described as a Robbery suspect exchanged gunfire at a nearby mall. Armed Chandler police dressed in black tactical gear with Body Armor and helmets were standing behind their cars with guns drawn and aimed at the restaurant where the suspect was believed to be. Chandler police said they were attempting to call the suspect inside the Baja Fresh. Witness ...

Weekly Pulse: On Health Care Repeal, House GOP Full of Sound and Fury
House Republicans will hold a symbolic vote to overturn Health Care reform on January 12. The bill, which would Repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and set the nation’s Health Care laws back to the way they were last March, has no chance of becoming law. The GOP controls the House, but Democrats control the Senate. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that the Senate Democrats will block the bill. Suzy Khimm of Mother Jones reports that the 2-page House Bill carries no price tag....

French diners decide cheap and cheerful food doesn't have to be bad
PARIS: A kebab and falafel restaurant has received the first mention in one of Europe's leading culinary guides, as traditional food critics recognise the appeal of cheap eateries to cash-strapped consumers. A trend towards humbler fare has swept France. High-quality but affordable brasseries are doing a roaring trade along with ''restauration rapide'', the French take on Fast Food. But many Michelin-starred restaurants are struggling. Pita restaurants have more of a reputation for being neon-li...

Can Chipotle stock keep sizzling?
FORTUNE -- Chipotle Mexican Grill is the Hottest restaurant around. With organic produce, fast service and a simple menu, the chain has doubled earnings over the past two years. Sales are expected to hit $1.8 billion this year. And the stock is up 150% over the last year. That success is making Chipotle (CMG) one the most debated growth stocks: Can it keep up the torrid pace? And will investors continue rewarding the stock with a rich price to earnings ratio? We asked two analysts covering the ...

The Stir: Fine Wines Made in China ... Or Maybe Not!
Poor China, burned once again by another tainted food Scandal . This time it's the wine. Chinese authorities have closed 30 wineries after discovering the wine was adulterated with sugar water and artificial flavorings and colorings. Wait... China produces wine? And why, in the name of Bacchus, would you add sugar water to wine? My head is spinning. First, yes, grape cultivation and grape wine-making go back 5,000 years in China. Rice wine has been much more dominant through the centuries, but...

'Daily Show' pays Mar, Newsom visit
"The Daily Show" has been having lots of fun with San Francisco's ban on toys in Happy Meals at Supervisor Eric Mar 's expense. Monday night's episode featured correspondent Aasif Mandvi heading to our very own City Hall to interview Mar, author of the Legislation that that was passed in November after the supervisors were able to override the mayor's Veto. While politicians never appear particularly sane on "The Daily Show," Mar said he agreed to the appearance to spotlight healthy food at ...

20 Healthiest Fast Foods
New Year’s resolutions to slim down don’t mean that you can’t eat fast. The Daily Beast pores over fast-food menus, and uncovers the 20 healthiest options—no salads required....

Arizona Mall Shooting Suspect Upset Over His Man Boobs?
I haven't run a boobie post in a while. And probably I'll have to do another to make up for this one.. This is the nut that caused all the ruckus in the mall in Chandler AZ yesteray. CHANDLER, Ariz. - A shootout at an upscale shopping center in suburban Phoenix sent shoppers fleeing and prompted a mall lockdown Wednesday as the suspect who had exchanged gunfire with officers holed up in a Fast Food restaurant, authorities said. The suspect surrendered Wednesday afternoon and no injuries were ...

ACLU: Yes, Virginia, anarchists have civil liberties too
The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia is defending a member of a Richmond Anarchist group who obtained documents from the Richmond Police Department — which now wants them back — through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The Richmond City Police Department is seeking a court order to force Mo Karn, who received information about department workings such as response plans in emergency situations, to prohibit her from posting the documents. The department argues tha...

Funding uncertain for food safety overhaul
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even before President Barack Obama signed Food Safety Legislation, congressional Republicans were promising a fight over funding it. Obama was scheduled to sign the bill on Tuesday. It allows the Food and Drug Administration to increase inspections of food producers and gives it more enforcement authority. The legislation follows a series of widespread outbreaks of foodborne illness and food Product Recalls. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius calls it "t...

Most Americans Say They Eat Well, But They Don't
Like this Story? Share it: Are you eating right? See the government's guidelines, calculate your body mass index and quiz yourself on healthy food choices. Have you consumed myths about diet and nutrition? Take these quizzes to find out. (CBS) Most people at the Grocery Store like to think they're filling their baskets with healthy choices, reports CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller. "I don't buy a lot of goodies," said one customer. "I keep away from the cake and the chocolate and stuff li...

Funding uncertain for food safety overhaul
By Emily Stephenson WASHINGTON | Tue Jan 4, 2011 2:18pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even before President Barack Obama signed Food Safety Legislation, congressional Republicans were promising a fight over funding it. Obama was scheduled to sign the bill on Tuesday. It allows the Food and Drug Administration to increase inspections of food producers and gives it more enforcement authority. The legislation follows a series of widespread outbreaks of foodborne illness and food Product Recalls. He...

Warning Labels Urged for Sugary Drinks
(NewsCore) - A group of health scientists, government agencies and consumer advocates sent a letter to the commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration Monday asking that Warning Labels be put on cans and bottles containing sugar-sweetened drinks. They asked that the FDA consider requiring sugary drinks carry labels warning of the connection between soda and Weight Gain, Obesity, Diabetes and other Health Problems. “In light of the overwhelming evidence linking soft drinks to seriou...

Think portion control for healthy eating in the new year
When Mae Pike moved into an older apartment, in a house built in 1910, she had a sudden revelation about one of the most widespread problems with Americans' diet in the 21st century. "I have a normal set of contemporary dinner plates," she said. "I found that those plates didn't fit into the cabinets. "I said, 'What is going on here?' I realized that the cabinets were from an era before people started using these oversized plates for their oversized meals. That was a sort of light-bulb moment." ...

Chad is world leader in chest pain
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new survey of Chest Pain reports worldwide finds that the most afflicted country is the African nation of Chad, where 24 percent of the population has chest pain. The study, which included 52 countries, also showed that the fatter you are, the more likely you are to develop chest pain, or angina pectoris. Angina shares the same Risk Factors as other types of Cardiovascular Disease, such as stroke and Heart Disease, and is itself a risk factor for Heart Disease, stu...