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Are You Hungry For Lab-Grown Meat?

In the 1986 remake of the science fiction classic The Fly, an early scene shows the scientist, Seth Brundle, tinkering with his teleportation machine and using a cut of steak as the subject of his exp…

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Horsemeat is Everywhere, Including IKEA

At the beginning of the year, the European Union was hit in the proverbial gut with a scandal that called into question, what, exactly, was everyone eating? After all of the concern and safeguards put…

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Meat and Egg Inspections Are in Danger, Thanks to Sequester

Big news in the meat world hit this week. In a nutshell, if the USDA follows through with possible budget cuts, there will be no meat inspections taking place for two weeks. This pause on inspections…

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Vegetarianism: Great for the Heart, if You Avoid These Foods

A large-scale, long-term study found that vegetarians are 32 percent less likely to develop heart disease than meat eaters. The study - published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition - be…

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4 Common Reasons People Don’t Cook for Their Dogs

What's Holding You Back from Home Cooking Meals for Your Dog? Greetings everyone! Lately it seems that dog owners everywhere have a ton of healthy, natural, and organic commercial food options f…

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10 Food Swaps to Lower Blood Pressure

By Blythe Copeland, TreeHugger While blood pressure raises and lowers naturally, sustained elevation -- otherwise known as high blood pressure, or hypertension -- can damage your heart, kidneys, …

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Women’s Nutrition: Iron

Here's a quick tip to find out if you're meeting or exceeding your daily recommend iron value.…

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7 of the Most Unhealthy, Cancer-Causing Foods

Let's face it: it's challenging to eat all-healthy foods all the time. Sometimes we just want an easy pre-processed meal for a late dinner, while other times we choose to indulge in a junky treat as a…

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The True Impact of Hamburgers (Video)

By Brian Merchant, TreeHugger On average, Americans eat three burgers a week. That may sound surprising in statistic form, but it squares pretty evenly with our nation's fast food infatuation…

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Livestock Producers Pressure USDA to Drop Meatless Mondays

By Mat McDermott, TreeHugger There's a bigger lesson here than just the absurdity of the situation. But first, the news itself. The US Department of Agriculture had been promoting the Meatless M…

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