What you need to know about american food

Nutritionists: Soda making Americans drink themselves fat

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMT
CNN - Story Highlights Soft drinks contribute 10 percent of the calories in the American diet Center for Science in the Public Interest: Soda is "quintessential junk food" CSPI wants obesity warning labels on the sides of soda cans Scientists: Body reacts ...

Americans still open to Chinese toys and other goods, poll finds

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 10:55:00 GMT
International Herald Tribune - WASHINGTON : Recent disclosures about tainted food, lead-coated toys and other dangerous imports from China have caused some concern among American consumers but not a wholesale rejection of Chinese-made goods, according to a New York Times/CBS News ...

Latin American Disease May Have Spread to U.S. (NPR)

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:57:16 GMT
Chagas, a parasitic disease caused by the bite and waste matter of the "kissing bug," is spread through contaminated food, blood transfusions and pregnancy. This weekend, the American Red Cross presented evidence that this disease, endemic to Central and South America, may have spread to the U.S.


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