The California Giant Foundation is moving its Tour de Fresh ride back to the West Coast, running July 26-28 from Napa Valley to Monterey, and adding a one-day 100k ride near Dallas/Fort Worth. Organizers aim to raise $175,000 for more than 55 school salad bars.
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Food
Research on specific foods and drinks, from coffee and eggs to fruit and meat.
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Sugar causes dental caries, fluoride does not help
A study of nearly 1,000 children in Pelotas, Brazil found that the more sugar a child consumed, the higher the risk of dental caries, and that even low sugar intake raised that risk despite fluoride use.
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Organic milk more nutritious than conventional milk
Pooling 170 published studies, researchers found organic milk carries 56 percent more omega-3 polyunsaturated fat, 69 percent more alpha-linolenic acid and 41 percent more conjugated linoleic acid than conventional milk, along with more alpha-tocopherol and iron.
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Healthy drinks can cause dental caries/cavity
An Indian study in Universal Research Journal of Dentistry measured children's saliva after drinks and found pH fell to 4.97 with milk plus Bourn Vita and 5.01 with Horlicks, and to 5.81 with plain milk, against a normal near 7.35. Acidic saliva erodes teeth and can lead to cavities.
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Fish, omega-3 fatty acids help cognitive decline, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson disease
A dose-response meta-analysis of 21 cohort studies linked one serving of fish a week to 5 and 7 percent lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Each additional 0.1 grams of DHA daily corresponded to 14 and 37 percent reductions.
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Child-bearing women not using birth control should not drink alcohol - CDC
CDC says 3 million US women aged 18 to 45 are at risk of an alcohol-exposed pregnancy and advises sexually active women who stop using birth control to stop drinking, warning that alcohol can damage a baby even in the first few weeks.
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Bitter melon can treat all sorts of diseases
A new review calls bitter melon a panacea, saying its fruit, leaves and seeds all carry medicinal properties. The authors write that studies suggest it may treat bacterial, fungal, viral and HIV infections, obesity and immune dysfunction, and may protect the liver and brain from injury.
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Red meat may boost gestational diabetes mellitus risk
A Diabetic Medicine meta-analysis of studies published from January 1995 to July 2015 found each one-unit rise in the iron marker ferritin was linked to a 41 percent higher risk of gestational diabetes, while two trials indicated iron supplementation did not raise the risk.
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Eating fruit lowers erectile dysfunction risk
Among 25,096 men in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, 35.6% reported erectile dysfunction over four years, but higher intakes of flavones, flavanones and anthocyanins were tied to 9%, 11% and 9% lower risk, and higher total fruit intake to lower risk as well.
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Drinking coffee may prevent liver cirrhosis
A review of non-trial studies published before July 2015 links each additional two cups of coffee a day to a 44% lower risk of cirrhosis and a 50% lower risk of dying from it. The authors say trials are still needed to show coffee is the cause.
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Cruciferous vegetables prevent diabetes mellitus
A meta-analysis of seven prospective cohorts found higher cruciferous vegetable intake tracked with 16% less type 2 diabetes, independent of smoking, alcohol, body mass index and inactivity. Citrus fruit consumption showed no association.
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Does tea drinking cut breast cancer risk?
Among 756 breast cancer cases and 789 hospital controls, regular tea drinking showed no overall link to breast cancer, while green tea was tied to 20% higher risk. Tea tracked with 38% lower risk before menopause and 40% higher risk after it.
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Fructose can increase breast cancer risk
Among mice genetically prone to breast cancer, nearly 60 percent fed a sugar-rich diet developed tumors versus 30 percent on a starch-dominant diet, and the sugar-fed mice had more lung metastases. The researchers traced the effect to fructose and 12-lipoxygenase signaling, not glucose.
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Campbell's to label GMOs!
Campbell's announced it will support mandatory GMO labeling and disclose genetically modified ingredients across brands including Pepperidge Farm, Prego and V8, and will leave coalitions opposing labeling. EWG thanks the company and asks readers to do the same.
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Statement from Tom Stenzel, President and CEO, United Fresh Produce Association
United Fresh Produce Association president Tom Stenzel says a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study shows students choose healthier meals because more fruits and vegetables are available, and urges Congress to keep rather than roll back the standards.
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Ring in the New Year with California Tortilla’s Super Food Burrito
California Tortilla adds a Super Food Burrito on January 4, 2016 for $7.39: mesquite chicken or vegetables with Mexican quinoa, feta, tomato, avocado and kale slaw in a whole wheat tortilla, also sold as a bowl. A Super Hero dress-up promotion runs January 14.
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Red meat, processed meat linked to breast cancer
A meta-analysis of 14 prospective cohorts tied the highest red and processed meat intakes to 10% and 8% higher breast cancer risk. A later analysis of 193,742 postmenopausal women in the NIH-AARP study put the increases at 25% and 27%.
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Fish oil may help fight prostate cancer
In cell experiments, fish oil suppressed prostate cancer cell viability while oleic acid did not. Oleic acid instead inhibited new fatty acid synthesis, cutting fatty acid synthase activity within 24 hours, faster than fish oil did.
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