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Pot-Fed Pigs Grow Bigger, Tastier and Probably Mellower
May 21, 2013 in Squid Ink
Flickr/purpabooRoast pork with vegetables ... and herbs?With Los Angeles voters deciding on three ballot measures today (D, E and F) regulating marijuana dispensaries, here's some food for thought: Pigs fed...
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Low-Sodium Diet May Actually Be Bad for You
May 20, 2013 in Squid Ink
Flickr/sigckgcA salty soft pretzelA new study has found that a low-sodium diet is not only not beneficial to health, it may even be harmful, The New York Times reports. A...
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10 Restaurant Meals That Will Make You the Fattest
May 16, 2013 in Squid Ink
Malcolm Bedell/From AwayCheeseburgers ranked No. 20 on the Tufts list, with 1,108 caloriesOn Tuesday we reported on two university studies that found that restaurant meals are really, really fattening. One...
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Restaurant Dishes: More Calories Than Fast Food?
May 14, 2013 in Squid Ink
Flickr/Joelk75Restaurant rib dinnerThe average meal at an average sit-down restaurant chain contains a belt-busting 1,128 calories -- more than half of the Food and Drug Administration's recommended 2,000 calories a...
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Tomatoes, Peppers May Help Prevent Parkinson's
May 10, 2013 in Squid Ink
Flickr/USDAgovTomato-basil soupWith tomato season just around the corner, a new study gives you permission to pig out on the ruby-colored fruit. Scientists have discovered that eating foods that contain traces...
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'Duh' Study of the Week: Don't Food Shop When Hungry
May 07, 2013 in Squid Ink
Flickr/qmnoicGrocery shoppingOur nation's greatest scientific minds have recently determined that going grocery shopping on an empty stomach is a bad idea if you are on a diet. The findings, by...
Capri Sun: Chock Full 'O Five Kinds of Fungus!
More Things to Freak Out About
May 06, 2013 in Squid Ink
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CPK, DiGiorno Frozen Pizzas Recalled
May 03, 2013 in Squid Ink
Nestle Inc. Nestle USA's Pizza Division is recalling four different frozen pizzas because they may contain clear plastic fragments. The extra-crunchy pizzas are: California Pizza Kitchen...
Black Ant No Spanish Fly, FDA Says
More Things to Freak Out About
May 03, 2013 in Squid Ink
90% of Ground Turkey Contains Gross Bacteria
May 01, 2013 in Squid Ink
FDA Probing New High-Caffeine Gum
May 01, 2013 in Squid Ink
Cucumbers Sicken 28 in California, 73 Nationwide
April 26, 2013 in Squid Ink
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California Takes Up Soda Tax Idea
April 25, 2013 in Squid Ink
Flickr/vwb5CokeCalifornia lawmakers are considering a bill this week that would tax sugary drinks to the tune of one cent per fluid ounce. That would add 12 cents to your typical...
Wood: It's What's for Dinner
April 19, 2013 in Squid Ink
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Half of U.S. Meat Contaminated With Superbugs
April 17, 2013 in Squid Ink
Malcolm Bedell/From AwayBarbecue bacon burger, hold the superbugsNearly half of U.S. meat is contaminated with "superbugs"--antibiotic-resistant bacteria--according to an Environmental Working Group analysis of recently released government tests. Medical News...
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Dangerous Levels of Lead Found in Imported Rice
April 13, 2013 in Squid Ink
Flickr/nebulux76An egg atop black rice in a Parmesan cupResearchers have found unacceptably high levels of lead in rice imported into the U.S., particularly from China and Taiwan, BBC News reports. Some...
Chemical in Red Meat Could Damage Heart
April 08, 2013 in Squid Ink
10 Million Pounds of Frozen Snacks Recalled
April 05, 2013 in Squid Ink
Pizza Hut Debuts Crazy Cheesy Crust Pizza
April 04, 2013 in Squid Ink
Eat Your Fish Sandwich, Live Longer
April 02, 2013 in Squid Ink
A Recipe From the Chef: Beachwood Cafe's Chai-Ginger Hot Cross Buns
March 29, 2013 in Squid Ink
Scientists Use DNA to Determine Food Contents
March 29, 2013 in Squid Ink
How to Design an L.A. Opera Production
March 27, 2013 in Public Spectacle
Salt Linked to 2.3 Million Deaths Annually
March 22, 2013 in Squid Ink
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Sugary Drinks Linked to 180,000 Deaths Annually
March 19, 2013 in Squid Ink
Flickr/stevendepoloGrape sodaNow we know you were all really mad at NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg for trying to ban large-sized sodas. But the man may have had a point. Sugary beverages...
