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Category Archives: school meals
remembering young women
Much of the focus from the international community has been on ending child undernutrition and interventions that improve growth and development of kids. One population that has been largely neglected is adolescent girls and young women. Evidence shows that maternal … Continue reading
Posted in nutrition, nutrition transition, obesity, overnutrition, poverty, school meals, undernutrition
Tagged adolescent girls, education, non-communicable diseases, nutrition, risk, school, women
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Want some ammonia with your burger?
NY Times published an article on the ammonia treatment of hamburger meat to decrease E coli and salmonella risk. Supposedly, ammonia decreases the contamination to undetectable levels, so much that the USDA rarely tests the meat. To make matters worse, … Continue reading
Posted in food safety, meat, school meals, u.s. food system
Tagged ammonia, CAFO, ground beef, meat, processing, USDA
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snacks and glints
KFC comes out with a new sandwich. The bread is made of two fried pieces of chicken, with cheese and bacon sandwiched between. Can KFC be sued for this? A great article in the Economist this week on the demographic … Continue reading
Posted in anthropology and culture, fast food, school meals
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