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One part per billion is equal to two tablespoons of sugar dissolved in an Olympic sized swimming pool. Drugs used to treat children for ADHD are e...
- Added: May 22, 2015
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 2
Most of us know the Kentucky Derby from the front side of the track: the fancy Derby hats, the mint juleps, the thrill of the race. But there’s a w...
- Added: Apr 23, 2015
- Length: 24:10
- Purchases: 4
Did you know that every calorie we eat starts with a seed? Are you concerned about the patenting of seeds, and the future of our food supply? Join...
- Added: Nov 14, 2014
- Length: 28:00
The role of soil microbes in human health is largely a mystery. The public is told that we need genetically engineered crops and their related herb...
- Added: Oct 24, 2014
- Length: 28:00
Our reliance on industrial agriculture has resulted in a food supply riddled with hidden environmental, economic and health care costs and beset by...
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- Added: Sep 30, 2014
- Length: 19:11
- Purchases: 1
Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide has been linked to a mysterious fatal kidney disease among farmers in Central America, Sri Lanka and India. Join Food...
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- Added: Sep 18, 2014
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
The beverage industry spends billions of dollars each year convincing us that sugary beverages will make us “happy.” In reality, sugar-laden drink...
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- Added: Aug 21, 2014
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
Doctors and dietitians recommend that we eat more fruits and vegetables for better health. But do you know who harvests our produce, and under what...
- Added: Aug 01, 2014
- Length: 28:00
Politicians and analysts mark progress by quarterly earnings, but scientists who study life cycles in the real world may need years to document cha...
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- Added: Jul 18, 2014
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
Traditional restrictive diet programs designed to help children lose weight have been largely ineffective, and in many cases lead to unhealthy eat...
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- Added: Jul 11, 2014
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
Historically, home, school and community gardens have proven vital to national security and resiliency. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered ...
- Added: Jul 04, 2014
- Length: 28:00
The size of a nanometer -- one billionth of a meter – is hard to imagine, but a sheet of newspaper is 100,000 nanometers thick. Nanoscale materia...
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- Added: Jun 27, 2014
- Length: 28:00
- Purchases: 1
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. Did you know that farmers who use pesticides are at greater risk for developing Parkinson's Disease (PD)? Or ...
- Added: Apr 10, 2014
- Length: 28:00
Irritable Bowel Syndrome is embarrassing and awkward, painful and disabling. And dietary advice can be confusing and conflicting. Join Food Sleu...
- Added: Mar 21, 2014
- Length: 28:00
Benny McLean has been working in the Florida citrus industry ever since he was 10 years old. Today he is production manager for Uncle Matt’s Organ...
- Added: Mar 06, 2014
- Length: 28:00
Humans depend heavily on invertebrate animals -- those without a backbone—including earthworms and beneficial insects. In fact, one third of the ...
- Added: Feb 28, 2014
- Length: 28:00
The Union of Concerned Scientists reports that herbicide-resistant weeds have reached epidemic proportions, infesting 61 million acres and growing....
- Added: Feb 13, 2014
- Length: 28:00
When Consumer Reports tested 300 raw chicken breasts from supermarkets nationwide they discovered that more than half of the samples contained bact...
- Added: Jan 31, 2014
- Length: 28:00
When Klaas Martens transitioned to organic farming, his neighbors at the local coffee shop bet how long it would be before he went broke. But Marte...
- Added: Jan 23, 2014
- Length: 28:00
Can organic farming feed the world? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with New York State...
- Added: Jan 17, 2014
- Length: 28:00
Should we be engineering seeds and patenting genes? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview wit...
- Added: Dec 27, 2013
- Length: 28:00
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- Added: Dec 13, 2013
- Length: 02:59
What happens to our bodies as we age and how can better nutrition and hydration help us age “well?” Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Diet...
- Added: Nov 07, 2013
- Length: 28:00
As founder of One World Everybody Eats, Denise Cerreta is determined to change the way restaurants do business and to bring delicious, healthful fo...
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- Added: Oct 09, 2013
- Length: 20:58
- Purchases: 1
Soup kitchens in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District feed thousands of homeless and low-income people every day. These free meal sites serve as a v...
- Added: Oct 09, 2013
- Length: 17:19
