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Tips for Keeping Your Food Safe!
Foodborne illness: a disease carried or transmitted to people by food.Foodborne-illness outbreak: an incident in which two or more people experience the same illness after eating the same food.
The increase in foodborne illnesses and foodborne-illness outbreaks has caused many consumers to become more concerned about the quality of the food they are purchasing and eating. Consumers expect their food to be safe, as farms, food processors and manufacturers, and eating establishments are required to undergo rigorous inspections by health inspectors on a regular basis. Unfortunately, despite these health inspections, millions of people are still affected by foodborne illness every year.
As a result, President Obama recently signed into law the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The goal of the FSMA is to ensure that the U.S. food supply is safe by shifting the focus from responding to contamination to preventing contamination, and in turn puts into place more comprehensive preventive controls for both human and animal food facilities. …
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6 Healthy Eating Tips for a New You in 2012
It’s that time of year again – time to make your New Year’s resolution! One of the most common resolutions that people make is to live a healthier lifestyle during the new year by eating better and exercising more. Corinne Kantor, a.k.a. The Food Cop, reveals the six easy nutrition tips you need to help you succeed in leaving healthier.
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Eat and Cook Healthier with Just a Few Substitutions
Corinne Kantor, a Registered Dietetic Technician, provides a wonderfully varied list of ingredients you can use as substitutes when cooking meals or baking desserts. Now you can make your favourite yummy dishes AND feel good knowing they’re healthier.
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Nutrition Myths Debunked
When it comes to nutrition, dieting, and other food-related issues, it can be hard to separate the fact from the fiction. Is it true that eating too much sugar will cause diabetes? Can you lose weight if you stop eating just before bed? Corinne Kantor, a.k.a. The Food Cop, discusses some common food myths and reveals what’s true and what isn’t.
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Food Allergies and Intolerances
Food allergies are becoming a growing public health concern in the United States. More than 12 million Americans have food allergies, including three million children. Corinne Kantor, The Food Cop, explains the difference between a food allergy versus intolerance, and she lists the most common allergy foods.
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How-To: Eat Healthy During Pregnancy
It is very common for many women when they find out they are pregnant to admit that they do not have the best eating habits. Yet, nutrition, an important factor in fetal growth and development, is one of the few things a woman can control. Corinne Kantor, aka The Food Cop, tells you how to eat healthy during your pregnancy.
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A Vegetarian Lifestyle: Is it for You?
Are you considering the idea of changing your diet and becoming a vegetarian? Corinne Kantor explains the various types of vegetarian diets — there are nine of them! — and answers the question, “Is a vegetarian lifestyle really healthier than a meat-eater lifestyle?”
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Is Your Diet Fab or Fad? Know the Danger Signs!
Want to lose 50 pounds in a month while eating sweets every day and not exercising? Sounds too good to be true? Corinne Kantor reveals the dangers of fad diets, and gives you tips for figuring out which diets are fad and which are fab.
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Eating Healthy on a Budget
Are you looking at ways to eat healthier meals without breaking your wallet? Corinne Kantor reveals the secrets of eating well and saving money on a budget. For example, shopping at the Farmer’s Market near closing time, buying just what you need from a bulk bin, and giving up name brands for generic.
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Dietary Fat – the Good and the Bad!
Confused about fats? Unsure which ones are good for you and which ones you should avoid? Corinne Kantor, The Food Cop, gives you the low-down on both good and bad dietary fats, a list of health benefits fats give us, as well as an example of how to figure out your personal daily recommended intake.
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Going Green with Nutrition!
Want an easy way to support your local economy and help the environment at the same time? Buy locally grown foods! The closer to home your food originates, the less energy it takes to transport it to market, which mean less pollution in the world. Corinne Kantor gives her tips on going green with your food choices.
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Get the Scoop on Sugar Substitutes
Corinne Kantor gives you the inside scoop on sugar substitutes, including the ‘acceptable’ daily dose of each type, their possible side effects, and how to cook with them. She then follows up with an assignment you can do in your very own kitchen.
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Being Healthy: Body Weight versus Body Fat Percentage
Do you get frustrated when you are dieting and the number on your scale is continuously going UP instead of down? Do you know what Body Weight Percentage is, how to measure it, and how it compares to BMI? Corinne Kantor, “The Food Cop,” explains everything you need to know to take charge of the scale once and for all.
