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Vegetarian Diet Lacto-ovo Vegetarian Diet (ThirdAge) Wed Nov 19 03:49:38 PST 2008 What Is a Vegetarian Diet? A vegetarian diet excludes meat, poultry, fish, and foods containing these products. There are many different variations of the vegetarian diet. This article focuses on the lacto-ovo vegetarian diet, which is based on plant foods, but also includes eggs and dairy. Read full article »
Health officials halt PETA event (Casper Star-Tribune) Sun Nov 23 08:57:16 PST 2008 The Casper-Natrona County Health Department ordered scantily-clad pilgrims "to cease and desist" the distribution of Tofurky samples Thursday afternoon. Read full article »
Mothers Exposed To Hair Spray On The Job More Likely To Have Sons With Hypospadias (Medical News Today) Sun Nov 23 03:10:39 PST 2008 Maternal on-the-job exposure to hair sprays, some of which contain chemicals known as phthalates, has been linked to hypospadias in newborn boys, according to a study accepted for publication today by the peer-reviewed journal, Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP). Hypospadias is a birth defec... Read full article »
Shiv Sena plans to brand Mumbai's vada-pav (New Kerala) Sun Nov 23 07:47:34 PST 2008 Mumbai, Nov 23: Mumbai's favourite streetfood, vada-pav, will soon be launched as a brand "Shiv vada-pav", thanks to the Shiv Sena plans. Read full article »
PETA urges vegetarian diet for convicts after obese inmate released (C-Health) Tue Nov 18 07:17:47 PST 2008 MONTREAL - An animal rights group says a vegetarian diet could be just the ticket to keeping obese cons behind bars. Read full article »
More Meat-eaters Trying Vegan Foods for Taste, Health and Safety (Beaches Leader) Sat Nov 22 04:41:41 PST 2008 Comments ( No comments posted. ) (ARA) - Ah, the love of the burger - it's a unifying American experience. But if the fat content in fast food burgers makes your heart burn with shame, and meat recalls have you worrying about what's in that burger you made at home, you're not alone. Read full article »
Hairspray exposure 'raises birth defect risk' (New Kerala) Sat Nov 22 01:17:00 PST 2008 Washington, Nov 22 : Women who are exposed to hairspray during the early stages of pregnancy are more than twice as likely to give birth to a son with the genital birth defect hypospadias, according to a new study. Read full article »
Fast food ads on TV only part of obesity problem, experts say (The Grand Rapids Press) Fri Nov 21 03:35:09 PST 2008 A patron enjoys lunch in McDonald's on West River Drive in Comstock Park surrounded by advertisements. A national study reports a ban on fast food commercials on TV would reduce the number of obese children by 18 percent, and the number of obese teens by 14 percent. (Press Photo/Katy Batdorff) • ... Read full article »
Equal Rights for Ugly Foods (Time.com via Yahoo! News) Wed Nov 19 10:40:00 PST 2008 After 20 years of oddly precise rules regarding the appearance of produce, the European Union eases restrictions on forked carrots and curved cucumbers Read full article »
Equal Rights for Ugly Foods (Time Magazine) Wed Nov 19 10:33:57 PST 2008 After 20 years of oddly precise rules regarding the appearance of produce, the European Union is easing restrictions on forked carrots and curved cucumbers Read full article »