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Food safety is a global concern

Globalization of food production and trade increases the likelihood of international incidents involving contaminated food. Imported food products and ingredients are common in most countries. Stronger food safety systems in export countries can reinforce both local and cross-border health security.

Eat it Raw

Many people swear by the benefits of eating raw. Whatever the health advantages may be, preparing raw food consumes less energy and because raw food is usually fresh by definition, it is more likely to be locally grown.

Myths food
Alcohol burns off entirely when cooked
Conventionally it is accepted by many in the food world that all the alcohol you add to a dish evaporates or dissipates during cooking. It’s wrong. In fact, you have to cook something for a good three hours to eradicate virtually all traces of alcohol. And some cooking methods are less effective at removing alcohol than just letting it stand out uncovered overnight.
Soda is bad for your kidneys!
Fact:Drinking 16 ounces or more daily (whether diet or regular) doubles your risk of chronic kidney disease, according to an NIH study of more than 900 people.The researchers already knew that consuming any type of soft drink—the average American adult guzzles 59 gallons' worth per year—is associated with several risk factors for kidney disease (hypertension, diabetes, and kidney stones), but the spike in the cola category was remarkable.
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Weight loosing tips

Learn when to stop eating. By eating your food slowly and chewing it good you give enough time to your stomach to send the message to your brain that you are no longer hungry. Once you get this feeling you should stop eating and get away from the table. If you are eating in a restaurant you can ask the waiter to bring you only half the portion and the other half to prepare it for takeaway.

 

To improve the health of your family

Change to unrefined, golden granulated sugar instead of white sugar.Reduce sugar in tea, cakes and puddings by around a quarter,use honey or molasses in cooking as an alternative, because most children in the West today consume more sugar than is good for them and many consume harmful quantities that can have long term effects on their health.

Fermented Foods

Fermented foods are foods produced or preserved by the action of microorganisms. Fermentation in food processing typically is the conversion of carbohydrates to alcohols and carbon dioxide or organic..more

Muskmelon

The muskmelon (Cucumis melo), like watermelon, is hardly a vegetable, but it is an important truck and garden crop. Americans refer to muskmelons merely as "melons," but that is ..more
'Sorghum'  
Sorghum
'Turkey'  
Turkey
'Blueberry'  
Blueberry
'Moth Beans'  
Moth Beans
'Indigotine'  
Indigotine
'Allura Red'  
Allura Red
'Bearberry'  
Bearberry
'Yoghurt'  
Yoghurt
'Saskatoon berry'  
Saskatoon berry
'Abondance cheese '  
Abondance cheese 
'Urad Dal'  
Urad Dal
'Trout'  
Trout
'Whisky'  
Whisky
'Rhubarb'  
Rhubarb

Tarragon

Also Known As: Tarragon is also known as Little Dragon, Mugwort, dragon's-wort. Tarragon is a perennial herb in the family Asteraceae related to wormwood. It is native to a wide area of the Norther ..more

Avocado

Also known as: Butter pear, Alligator Pear, Aguacate, Palta Avocado is native to the Caribbean, Mexico, South America and Central America. The avocado is a dense, evergreen tree, shedding many leaves ..more
Fat is one of the chief enemies of the heart because it has to be plentifully supplied with blood and thus needlessly increases the pumping load that the heart must sustain. Gene Tunney


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