Saturday, January 29, 2011

New discoveries this week: broccoli, gut bacteria and more!

Children are trained by their parents to prefer toxic junk food - study http://usat.ly/g64MU6

New gym charges you less if you work out more! http://bit.ly/g1J2gS

Diabetes up 9% since 2008 http://lat.ms/f4e86z

How broccoli fights cancer: http://bit.ly/hD165P

How the microbes that live in your digestive tract protect you from infection: http://bit.ly/h9yV3s

How bacteria keep us healthy http://bit.ly/gZDhG8

Report blames lower US lifespan on smoking and obesity. http://yhoo.it/dMgtrm

Just updated our popular Spartan Muesli with Spartan Cashew Milk recipes: http://bit.ly/96GbRh http://bit.ly/c5KYmh

Taco Bell's "meat mixture" contains less than 35 percent beef, according to new lawsuit. http://apne.ws/e8qW0V

Eating factory-farmed meat can make you test positive for performance-enhancing drugs http://abcn.ws/hW53mA

Baby formulas based on cows milk lead to more weight gain in infants http://n.pr/gjuMnn

Bittman to write weekly food column for NYT's OP/ED page http://bit.ly/eQu1cE