Imports to meet Europe's ever-growing food demand require it using land beyond its borders roughly the size of Scandinavia, according to a new study that urges belt-tightening.
Mar 08, 2013
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Around the world, at least a billion people are hungry or need better diets. To feed a global population projected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050, we will need to increase food production by as much as 70 percent, most analysts ...
Feb 15, 2013
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Throughout history, every great human civilization has experienced a significant crisis. And although the outcomes of these crises have varied from total eradication (the Classic Maya) to depression and eventual ...
Jan 14, 2013
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Hungary's government said Friday it is considering a novel way of tightening the public belt -- the introduction of a "hamburger tax".
Mar 11, 2011
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Humans, perhaps Americans in particular, tend to share a certain creed that goes something like this: If one is good, two are better.
Feb 25, 2011
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If you feel like you're in a losing battle with a triple-chocolate cake, a "mental budget" can help, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Nov 17, 2009
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Scientists led a rat to the fatty food, but they couldn't make it eat. Using an animal model of binge eating, University of Missouri researchers discovered that deactivating the basolateral amygdala, a brain ...
Sep 08, 2009
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Here's good news for dieters who face food challenges in the break room every day: A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research shows that our resistance gets a boost after we've just been exposed to similar temptations.
Mar 31, 2009
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