The UC Food Observer chooses some important stories for you to read each work day. On today’s menu: 1. Research: Americans’ eating habits are changing for the better; calorie …
Lincoln: The Ability to Produce Food = Freedom
When he was stumping for the office of president in 1859, Abraham Lincoln equated the ability of Americans to produce food with freedom. Lincoln said this: “And thorough work, …
Bringing back American chestnuts
Jill Neimark (@jillneimark) is a writer whose work has been featured in Discover, Scientific American, Science, Nautilus, Aeon, Psychology Today and The New York Times. She writes this piece for …
Study finds colon cancer risk may be reduced by rural African diet
Researchers have found that swapping out a westernized diet for meals traditionally found in rural Africa may reduce the risk of colon cancer. A trial involving African Americans who replaced …