‘An Apple a Day’ Isn’t Possible for Everyone

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 5, 2018 Guidelines for a healthy diet emphasize fresh fruit and vegetables. Right now, there may not be enough in the gardens to nourish a cooler, healthier world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Change of Diet Can Help Save the Planet

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Nov 1, 2018 Think global, buy local—but better still, choose vegetables and fruit to help slow climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Tom Brady’s Diet: It Seems to Work for Him

Melissa Kravitz / AlterNet Feb 4, 2018 The quarterback drinks up to 25 glasses of water a day, mostly with his self-branded "TB12" electrolyte, and his diet is free of caffeine, gluten, dairy, fungus, sugar and GMO products. And hold the tomatoes. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How Eating More Vegetables and Less Meat Benefits the Planet as Well as Our Health

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Mar 20, 2017 New research shows that even a modest switch toward a vegetable-based diet could lead to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

An Apple a Day

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Drink This to Improve Your Memory

Staff / Truthdig Jan 14, 2014 Though caffeine has been found to enhance long-term memory in bees, it hadn't been shown to have similar effects on humans until now; green vegetables may be a new transformative source of energy for batteries; meanwhile, Brazil faces new dilemmas as a neoliberal democracy. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Eat Your Vegetables. Really.

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 4, 2013 Vegetarians were found to have a lower risk of death from any cause and males saw benefits for cardiovascular health. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sri Lanka’s Produce Army

Staff / Truthdig Jan 8, 2011 Watch out Whole Foods. The Sri Lankan army, having triumphed in its long fight against the rebel Tamil Tigers, has now turned to selling vegetables to the country’s poor at reduced prices to help them through hard times. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Biting More Than Crime

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2009 Waistlines in Mexico City's police force are expanding, with at least 70 percent of its membership classified as overweight. In response, a new diet program is being implemented for officers that suggests they "balance" poor diets with vegetables and other healthy alternatives. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )