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Sunday, 23 December 2007 |
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What did Whole Foods Associate Manager Ted Donoghue do when his West
Hartford store lost its computer system during a major snowstorm? Nothing!
After realizing that the registers were down for the count, Donoghue
issued simple instructions to his cashiers: bag the customer's
groceries and wish them a happy holidays.
No storewide announcement was made and the store ended up giving away groceries worth $4,000. |
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Friday, 14 December 2007 |
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You can get corn, corn chips, corn syrup, cornstarch, mono-glycerides… no.. we have no fresh fruit. The belief of rural American’s eating directly from the orchard or farm is a myth. A study completed by the University of South Carolina examined food-shopping options for Orangeburg County and found that 75% of food stores were convenience stores.
Sadly, the cost of eating healthy is also a barrier to food purchases for the rural Americans as the study of Orangeburg County indicated a median income of 30 000 with 22% of residents below the poverty line.
In a nation as wealthy as the United States, fresh food should be the cheapest and easiest option. Government farming subsidies have insured that they are not. Do poor Americans, and those without access to properly stocked grocery stores have any real option to eat healthy? |
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Sunday, 18 November 2007 |
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A British woman planning to start a new life with her husband in New
Zealand has been banned from entering the country - because she is too
fat.
Rowan Trezise, 33, has been left behind in England while her
husband Richie, 35, has already made the move down under leaving her
desperately trying to lose weight.
When the couple first tried to gain entry to the country they
were told that they were both overweight and were a potential burden on
the health care system. |
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Cosmetics Companies Are Blinding Us With Junk Science |
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But, reports the paper, scientists say there is little evidence
to support the claims that the "active" ingredients in these products
have any beneficial effect on the skin. In other words, many of them
don't do anything.
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Wal-Mart Sues Brain-Damaged Victim |
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A collision with a semi-trailer truck seven years ago left 52-year-old
Deborah Shank permanently brain-damaged and in a wheelchair. Her
husband, Jim, and three sons found a small source of solace: a $700,000
accident settlement from the trucking company involved. After legal
fees and other expenses, the remaining $417,000 was put in a special
trust. It was to be used for Mrs. Shank's care. Instead, all of it is now slated to go to Mrs. Shank's former employer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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Walmart Fined $89,705 For Overcharging Wisconsin Customers |
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Walmart received an $89,705 fine after the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection found 280 weights and measures violations at nine Walmart stores. The gargantuan retailer failed to subtract the weight of packaging materials, or "tare weight," when pricing bulk items like coffee, broccoli, and sweet potatoes.
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Curry Clears Plaques Found in Alzheimers |
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Researchers have isolated bisdemethoxycurcumin, the active ingredient of curcuminoids – a natural substance found in turmeric root – that may help boost the immune system in clearing amyloid beta, a peptide that forms the plaques found in Alzheimers disease. Using blood samples from Alzheimers disease patients, researchers found that bisdemethoxycurcumin boosted immune cells called macrophages to clear amyloid beta.
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Organic Farming Can Feed the World |
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Organic farming can yield up to three times as much food as conventional farming in developing countries, and holds its own against standard methods in rich countries, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Overweight Kids Face Widespread Stigma |
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It comes amid a growing worldwide epidemic of child obesity. By 2010, almost 50 percent of children in North America and 38 percent of children in the European Union will be overweight, the researchers said.
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Cancer Risk Higher With Western Diet |
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America and Europe's unlimited access to countless varieties of food, from meats to rich desserts, has long been considered a privilege, but new research indicates that some of those indulgences create dietary patterns that increase the risk of breast cancer.
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