Despite marketing claims that they are healthy, many processed snack bars are high in added sugar, refined starch and fat.
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Should we eat red meat? The nutrition and the ethics
The impacts of red meat and red meat products' production and consumption on human health, animal welfare and the environment are complex.
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FactCheck: do Australians with an average seafood diet ingest 11,000 pieces of plastic a year?
Australians are growing increasingly aware of the real danger posed by the vast amount of plastic dumped in our seas every year. It’s an important issue, so it’s crucial we get the facts right.
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Caffeinated water brands aim to take share as demand for functionality grows
A number of companies have recently launched or relaunched caffeinated water in the US to target consumers looking for healthy and natural functional drinks.
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Health Check: do we crave the food our bodies need?
Food craving is an intense desire to consume a particular food that is difficult to resist. This is different from hunger, as consumption of any number of foods satisfies hunger.
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Is Margarine dead?
Sales of margarine in the US are falling as butter makes a comeback.
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Sugar may be as damaging to the brain as extreme stress or abuse
We all know that cola and lemonade aren’t great for our waistline or our dental health, but our new study on rats has shed light on just how much damage sugary drinks can also do to our brain.
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Variable speed drives deliver safety for food and beverage machinery
The drives assist with helping machinery manufacturers meet the safety standards by reducing system complexities.
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ERP system proves flexibility
Austral Fisheries’ Greentree system passed the test when the time came to make changes.
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Cranberry market growing in Australia, albeit slowly
Ocean Spray was formed in 1930 and since then, the cranberry cooperative has grown to encompass more than 700 grower families all across North America.
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The Middle East is open for exports
The Middle East is often viewed with some trepidation by the Australian business community, with the language and distinct cultural differences often creating uncertainty among Australian exporters.
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Alcohol companies target the 20% of Australians who drink 75% of the alcohol
Researchers have known for a long time that alcohol consumption is quite concentrated in a small part of the population. They argue about the exact distribution, but there is substantial agreement that, so long as alcohol sales are not heavily restricted, consumption is distributed in a quite predictable way.
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Do we really have to wash fruit and vegetables?
There is a growing demand for fruit and vegetables across the Western world, thanks to increased awareness of their nutritional and health benefits. But we’ve always been taught they might not be safe to eat straight out of the supermarket, and they have to be washed first. Is this the case? And what might happen if we don’t?
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When climate change hits our food supply, city foodbowls could come to the rescue
Australians may need to get used to coping with more disruptions to their food supply and rising food prices in a warming climate.
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You can thaw and refreeze meat: five food safety myths busted
This time of year, most fridges are stocked up with food and drinks to share with family and friends. Let’s not make ourselves and our guests sick by getting things wrong when preparing and serving food.
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Living dangerously: climate change means extra risks for baby fish
The study indicates that increased atmospheric carbon dioxide could have an impact through altering the behaviour of juvenile fish, leading to poorer chances of survival.
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Galipo Foods increases throughput with voice-enabled warehouse
Galipo Foods, one of the largest food distribution companies in South Australia, teamed up with VoiceID and Honeywell Sensing and Productivity Solutions to upgrade its warehouse technology and increase productivity by 80 per cent.
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Monsanto to fight climate change with carbon neutral crops
As agriculture and farmers around the world work to mitigate and adapt to the complex challenges posed by climate change, Monsanto Company today announced plans to make its operations carbon neutral by 2021 through a unique program targeted across its seed and crop protection operations, as well as through collaboration with farmers.
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Pick the low-hanging fruit to get tough on climate change
One might think – after years of focus on global warming – that all the easy measures for reducing greenhouse gas emissions had been taken. And yet, as governments prepare for their 21st annual conference on climate change (COP21), some surprisingly low-hanging fruit remains.
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Junk food advertisers put profits before children’s health – and we let them
For the first time in history, Australian children could live shorter lives than their parents. The reason? High rates of excess weight and obesity.
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