News tagged with food costs
Toxins could make you fat - depending on gut bugs
Could persistent pollutants like DDT and PCBs or chemicals found in plastics be making you fat or diabetic? The answer may depend on what sort of bacteria you have churning around in your gut, according to Cornell scientists.
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Governments should use cash transfers to target families hit by food poverty
Governments should target aid towards individual households threatened with poverty because of soaring food costs rather than intervene in the markets to try to lower prices, according to research funded by the Economic and ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 11, 2011 |
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Report reveals economic, social costs of hunger in America
The Great Recession and the currently tepid economic recovery swelled the ranks of American households confronting hunger and food insecurity by 30 percent. In 2010 48.8 million Americans lived in food insecure households, ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Government-led efforts targeting eating habits of children needed to curb worldwide obesity epidemic
The global obesity epidemic has been escalating for decades, yet long-term prevention efforts have barely begun and are inadequate, according to a new paper from international public health experts published in the August ...
Aug 26, 2011 |
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University of Missouri completes first drought simulator
Historically, droughts have had devastating effects on agriculture, causing famine and increasing consumer food costs. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural ...
Aug 18, 2011 |
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Study: Healthy eating is privilege of the rich
(AP) -- A healthy diet is expensive and could make it difficult for Americans to meet new U.S. nutritional guidelines, according to a study published Thursday that says the government should do more to help consumers eat ...
Aug 04, 2011 |
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Popular mammography tool not effective for finding invasive breast cancer
Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology is ineffective in finding breast tumors, and appears to increase a woman's risk of being called back needlessly for additional testing following mammography, a large UC Davis study ...
Jul 27, 2011 |
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Heart disease prevention -- a good investment for individuals, communities
Preventing heart disease before it starts is a good long-term investment in the nation's health, according to a new policy statement from the American Heart Association.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jul 25, 2011 |
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American basic economic security much different than 'poverty line': study
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University at Buffalo School of Social Work professor is helping redefine the country's definition of being poor with research that shows the dramatic difference between achieving "basic economic security" ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 25, 2011 |
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Study shows hunger hitting closer to home
A new study on hunger entitled "Map the Meal Gap" is the first study to identify the county-level distribution of over 50 million food-insecure Americans.
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Reducing health costs through lower food prices
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Lehigh researcher finds that lowering the cost of low-carbohydrate foods can reduce medical costs for diabetic patients.
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Oct 12, 2010 |
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Foodborne illness costs US $152 billion annually, report estimates
A new study by a former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) economist estimates the total economic impact of foodborne illness across the nation to be a combined $152 billion annually.
Mar 03, 2010 |
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To eat or not to eat? Mental budgets help control consumption
If you feel like you're in a losing battle with a triple-chocolate cake, a "mental budget" can help, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 17, 2009 |
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High construction cost for cycads
Self-sustaining organisms like plants possess the ability to synthesize their own food using inorganic materials. Plants use water and carbon dioxide to begin this process in their green tissues. The leaf ...
Jul 23, 2009 |
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People of higher socioeconomic status choose better diets -- but pay more per calorie
As people become more educated, studies have demonstrated that they tend to choose foods that are lower in calories but higher in nutrients. They also pay more. In a study published in the May 2009 issue of the Journal of ...
May 01, 2009 |
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