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Before you sink your teeth into that burger ... *
These appear to be tough times for meat-eaters in Canada: ostracized by popular movies like Babe, Chicken Run, and The Meatrix (a cult Internet hit); lambasted in the bestselling book Fast Food Nation; fearful of mad-cow disease, avian flu and PCBs in farmed salmon.
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Bellingham Public Market (Garber review) *****
I owe intrepid bargain-hunter Don Sherwin for the tip that led me to this wonderful find -- which incorporates "Bargainica" -- deals on vitamins and supplements from 15-90 per cent off! Bellingham, WA.
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Beyond burgers and fries *
The food at a Fergus, Ont., high-school cafeteria is too good to fight with. But the chef who prepares this quality menu may soon be gone, writes CAROLINE ALPHONSO.
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EAT! Vancouver's 2008 'Top Ten' *
. . .according to your friends at evalu8.org!
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Fructose sweetening could be even worse than using other sweeteners *
According to Pharmaceutical News, a University of Cincinnati (UC) study provides new evidence that drinking large amounts of beverages containing fructose adds body fat, and might explain why sweetening with fructose could be even worse than using other sweeteners
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Garber Gastronomic: New food choices for healthier lifestyles *
What kinds of food compromises do we need to make to accommodate changing lifestyles and diet regimens?
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Pig out at the Pike Place Market *
Seattle's historic marketplace celebrates its centenary with food and festivities galore -- this weekend.
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Illnesses associated with pesticide exposure at schools increased significantly in children from 1998 to 2002 *
The rate of new illnesses associated with pesticide exposure at schools increased significantly in children from 1998 to 2002, according to an article in the July 27 issue of JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association.
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SEMAINE DU GOUT, du 16 au 22 octobre, 2007 *
For one week each year, France celebrates its rich gastronomic history with an event called La Semaine du Goût. In its honour, top chefs, farmers and restaurateurs unite to deliver good French food to the French public (and visiting foreigners, of course)
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