food
The complex supply chains of our food system have been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Farmers and consumers alike have been caught off-guard by price collapses and shifting demand; by government food policies that are less than helpful; and by hunger and malnutrition already extant across the country. It all adds up to a […]
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The tastiest heart-attacking food additive may soon be history. Trans-fatty acids have been taken down in a quiet coup for public health across the Americas. PAHO, the Pan-American Health Organization, has convinced 35 countries in the Western Hemisphere to eliminate trans fats from the food industry within six years. Trans-fatty acids, which extend the shelf-life […]
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