Diets

Posted by Celia Walter | 10 Jul, 2009
MEDLINEplus : diets
A collection of resources, aimed at consumers, about diets. Links are provided to a wide range of resources from US government and other sources, including overviews, news, nutrition, clinical trials, research, journal articles, dictionaries and glossaries, directories, and organisations. MedlinePlus is provided by the US National Library of Medicine. From Intute.ac.uk
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diets.html

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Is my lunch causing global warming?

Posted by Celia Walter | 5 Apr, 2009

Did you know, the food system is responsible for 1/3 of global greenhouse emissions?

With every meal you eat, you have the power to reduce climate change.

The Bon Appétit Management Company Low Carbon Diet Calculator is designed to allow you to compare the relative carbon impacts of your food choices.

The Low Carbon Calculator has been designed for Flash Player 8 and above.
Please download the latest version here

http://www.eatlowcarbon.org/

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Hamburgers are the Hummers of Food in Global Warming

Posted by Celia Walter | 5 Apr, 2009
This article from breitbart.com takes a look at a certain aspect of American life that may be contributing more to global warming than you would have thought possible – your diet. Did you know that people are eating close to double the recommended amount of meat per year? Did you also know that one kilogram of beef releases sixteen kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent into the air which is ten times higher than that of poultry? Salad anyone?
Scout Report weblog

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InformAll : a searchable database of allergenic foods

Posted by Celia Walter | 11 Nov, 2008
InformAll
hhInformAll is a searchable database of allergenic foods. For each food listed, there is a short introduction, biochemical information on known allergens, and a description of the clinical presentation. Taxonomic information and references to clinical studies or articles is also available. InformAll is maintained by the UK Institute of Food Research, and supported by a grant from the EU. Intute.ac.uk
http://foodallergens.ifr.ac.uk/s

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Organically Grown Food. FAO

Posted by Celia Walter | 11 Jul, 2008
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently issued a report on Organically Grown Food (full text, pdf, 734 KB). According to the abstract,
The Guidelines for the Production, Processing, Labelling and Marketing of Organically Produced Foods were developed in view of the growing production and international trade in organically produced foods to facilitate trade and prevent misleading claims. They are intended to facilitate the harmonization of requirements for organic products at the international level, and may also provide assistance to governments wishing to establish national regulations in this area. This third edition includes revisions to the text adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission up to 2007.
 

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