food
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U.S. Kids Are Now Getting Nearly 70% of Their Calories From ‘Ultra-Processed’ Foods
A depressing new report finds that U.S. kids and teens are eating even more ultra-processed foods than they were 20 years ago, with those foods now constituting over two-thirds of their diets.
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A Rare, Cancer-Like Parasite Is Emerging in North America
A cancer-like parasitic disease caused by certain tapeworms has squirmed its way into North America, researchers in Canada warn. Their recent review shows that cases of the still very rare disease have started to rise in the province of Alberta and elsewhere over the past few years, in both humans and animals. They also present…
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6 Mysterious Disease Outbreaks That Were Never Solved
As the past year has painfully made clear, infectious diseases remain one of humanity’s greatest perils. It only took weeks for scientists to identify the cause of our ongoing pandemic — a previously unknown species of coronavirus — but there have been plenty of outbreaks, past and present, whose true cause isn’t so obvious. Here…
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Feeding Dogs ‘Human-Grade’ Food Might Make Them Poop Less
A new study suggests that feeding your pup fresh food fit for a person might have an added welcome effect: smaller poops. The findings suggest that a fresh human-grade diet is more easily digestible for dogs than standard diets made of dry processed food, and it may also satisfy a dog’s appetite with fewer calories…