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Information :
- 'Pick the right veg' for health
"Foods, like raspberries, watercress and kale, are richer in phytonutrients which may help prevent disease."
They "can protect the heart and arteries and prevent cancers."
(BBC)
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- World’s Strangest Delicacies
Hákarl (i.e. Rotten Shark) – Iceland
Tacos de Chapulines (i.e. Grasshopper Tacos) – Mexico
Gator Kebabs – South Louisiana
Bird’s Nest Soup – China
Kopi Luwak (i.e. Luwak Coffee) – Indonesia
Fried Tarantula – Cambodia
Seal Flipper Pie – Canada
(highestfive.com)
- How did Quakers conquer the British sweet shop?
"Cadbury, which has been sold to US firm Kraft, is one of several great British firms founded by Quakers. But how did they gain such a stranglehold on the chocolate industry and why were they so successful in business?...
The move into chocolate began with cocoa drinks in the 19th Century as a reaction against the perceived misery and deprivation caused by alcohol"
(BBC)
We Feed the World
"is a 2005 documentary in which Austrian filmmaker Erwin Wagenhofer traces the origins of the food we eat and views modern industrial production of food in a critical light. His journey takes him to France, Spain, Romania, Switzerland, Brazil and back to Austria.
The movie features an interview with Jean Ziegler."
(Wikipedia)
- Parents 'misled' by food nutrition labels
"Nine out of 10 mothers questioned in a British Heart Foundation (BHF) survey misunderstood the nutrition information on children's foods...
Kellogg's Coco Pops cereal and milk bars are labelled as "a source of calcium, iron and six vitamins" and 63% of mothers in the survey thought they were healthy.
The BHF said that for every 100g they were higher in saturated fat and sugar than the average chocolate cake."
(BBC)
- Popcorn and soda equal to three quarter pounders, study finds
"A medium popcorn and soft drink at an American cinema is the caloric equivalent of three McDonald's quarter pounder hamburgers topped
with a dozen scoops of butter, according to a new study...
Popcorn served in US cinemas is dramatically different from the standard sweet or salty sorts served in British cinemas.
The American cinemas surveyed used coconut oil to pop the corn, and then topped it with butter or margarine, contributing significantly to calorie and fat count. "
(telegraph.co.uk)
- Global hunger worsening, warns UN
"More than one billion people - a sixth of the world's population - are undernourished... The report comes ahead of World Food Day on Friday."
(BBC)
- 'Ugly' fruit back on sale in EU + VIDEO
 
"Curly cucumbers, crooked carrots and mottled mushrooms - odd-looking fruit and vegetables are making a comeback as 20-year-old EU rules are lifted."
(BBC)
- Irish pork contamination probed
"Police in the Irish Republic have been called in to investigate how pigs in the country came to be contaminated with potentially harmful dioxins.
The source is thought to have been feed tainted with oil from a Co Carlow firm which recycles food into pig meal... "
(BBC News)
- Food for fuel - The unusual diet behind Olympian Phelps' success (BBC)
- FOOD SECURITY :
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Food
security
1 Food security in the United States 1.1 Community food
security 1.2 Food insecurity
2 Stunting and chronic nutritional deficiencies
3 Global water crisis
4 Land degradation
5 Climate change 5.1 Agriculture 5.2 Children
6 Wheat stem rust
7 Infectious diseases
8 Dictatorship and kleptocracy
9 Economic approaches 9.1 Westernized view 9.2 Food justice
9.3 Food sovereignty
10 World Food Summit
11 Achieving food security 11.1 The agriculture-hunger-poverty
nexus 11.2 Biotechnology for smallholders in the (sub)tropics
12 Risks to food security
12.1 Fossil fuel dependence
12.2 Genetic erosion in agricultural and livestock biodiversity
12.3 Threats from conventional hybridization for higher yield,
genetic engineering and the resulting loss of biodiversity
12.4 Price setting ...
(Wikipedia)
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Food
Security - A Guide
"The recent doubling of world food prices has transformed
food insecurity from a difficult development problem into an emergency..."
Climate Change - Biofuels - The Right to Food - Causes of Food
Insecurity - The Search for Solutions - World Food Prices - Food
Aid -
Biotechnology and GM Crops -
Hunger
: Countries at Risk
(uk.oneworld.net)
- COST OF FOOD :
- Homes
'waste 3.3m tonnes of food'
"Homes across Britain are wasting a total of 3.3m tonnes of food
a year, a report is expected to reveal...
Most of the waste food goes into landfill sites, where it breaks down
and causes greenhouse gases. "
(BBC)
- Burmese
children 'facing death' (18 May 2008)
"Thousands of Burmese children will die of starvation within weeks
unless urgent aid is delivered, a UK charity warns."
(BBC)
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BIOFUELS : 
- CHOCOLATE
:
- DIETING :
- The
vicious diet cycle
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GEOPHAGY :
- Geophagy
- Eating Dirt
"A Traditional Practice Which Provides Nutrients to the Body.
People around the world eat clay, dirt or other pieces of the lithosphere
for a variety of reasons..."
(geography.about.com)
Clay
Eating
(newgeorgiaencyclopedia.net)
Geophagy
It "is the practice of eating earthy or soil-like substances
such as clay, and chalk, in order to obtain essential nutrients
such as sulfur and phosphorus from the soil. It is closely related
to pica, a classified eating disorder in the DSM-IV characterized
by abnormal cravings for nonfood items..."
(Wikipedia)
- JUNK FOOD :
- Junk
food banned in school meals (BBC)
"School dinners in England will be free from chocolate,
crisps, fizzy drinks
and "low-quality" meat from the autumn, the government
has announced."
- The
junk food smugglers (BBC)
"The drive to promote healthy eating in schools is giving
rise to an unexpected black market in junk food
among children who are refusing to change their eating habits."
- New
Junk Food Advertising Ban Begins
"Total ban on adverts for unhealthy food and drink
products around TV programmes for under-16s has come into force...
The new curbs affect commercials for food and drink products high
in fat, salt and sugar."
(news.sky.com/skynews)
- Smart
Food, Junk food : examples and reasons
(Fact Monster)
-
Foods
that Heal - See the
introduction page :
"This project looks at the 10 best foods to
eat to manage weight control and to prevent common
ailments and then identifies the worst foods which
have become all too prevelant in our society."
- 'From this introduction page, there is a direct link to the quiz:
Foods
that Heal Quiz
and a link providing access to the homepage which has a French version."
(tqnyc.org)
- The
Meaning of Food is an exploration of culture through
food.
"What we consume, how we acquire it, who prepares it, who's
at the table, and who eats first
is a form of communication that is rich with meaning..."
- Food and LIFE
- Food and FAMILY
- Food and CULTURE
(PBS)
- Spotlight
- "A set of 9 food related images and facts
from around the UK." (britishcouncil.org)
- MEALS :
- SCHOOL LUNCH AROUND THE WORLD :
- Junk
food banned in school meals (BBC)
"School dinners in England will be free from chocolate,
crisps, fizzy drinks and "low-quality" meat from the autumn,
the government has announced."
- A-Z
of Food Safety (foodlink.org) :
1. Food poisoning
2. Hygiene
3. Food storage
4. Food preparation
5. Test yourself |
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Literature :
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OYSTERS AND CRABS, THE POPCORN OF SHAKESPEAREAN THEATERGOERS
"Tudor theatergoers snacked on seafood while enjoying plays by Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe...
Food remains and seeds indicate that the preferred snacks were oysters, crabs, mussels, periwinkles and cockles. Walnuts, hazelnuts, plums, cherries, peaches, dried raisins and figs were also popular...
The audiences also indulged in pipe-smoking."
(news.discovery.com)
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