FamousAbout.com » Food http://famousabout.com What's the Famous World News Online About? Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:44:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 USDA awards $40 million grants to boost local farm/food projects (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/usda-awards-40-million-grants-to-boost-local-farmfood-projects-reuters http://famousabout.com/usda-awards-40-million-grants-to-boost-local-farmfood-projects-reuters#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:09:57 +0000 Ana Santos http://famousabout.com/usda-awards-40-million-grants-to-boost-local-farmfood-projects-reuters Reuters – The U.S. Agriculture Department on Friday awarded $40.2 million in grants to farmers, ranchers and farmer-controlled rural business ventures aimed at spurring locally produced food supplies and renewable energy ventures.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/first-lady-promotes-healthy-food-in-california-ap/feed 0 World lacks enough food, fuel as population soars: U.N. (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/world-lacks-enough-food-fuel-as-population-soars-u-n-reuters http://famousabout.com/world-lacks-enough-food-fuel-as-population-soars-u-n-reuters#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:51:51 +0000 Samantha Sy http://famousabout.com/world-lacks-enough-food-fuel-as-population-soars-u-n-reuters Reuters – The world is running out of time to make sure there is enough food, water and energy to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population and to avoid sending up to 3 billion people into poverty, a U.N. report warned on Monday.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/world-lacks-enough-food-fuel-as-population-soars-u-n-reuters/feed 0 "Spam" meat tied to diabetes risk in Native Americans: study (Reuters) http://famousabout.com/spam-meat-tied-to-diabetes-risk-in-native-americans-study-reuters http://famousabout.com/spam-meat-tied-to-diabetes-risk-in-native-americans-study-reuters#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:40:45 +0000 ninaterol http://famousabout.com/spam-meat-tied-to-diabetes-risk-in-native-americans-study-reuters Reuters – Native Americans who often ate processed meat in a can, generically known as “spam” and a common food on reservations, one subsidized by the government — had a two-fold increased risk of developing diabetes over those who ate little or none, according to a U.S. study.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/spam-meat-tied-to-diabetes-risk-in-native-americans-study-reuters/feed 0 First Drug Ok’d to Combat Spreading Basal Cell Skin Cancer (HealthDay) http://famousabout.com/first-drug-okd-to-combat-spreading-basal-cell-skin-cancer-healthday http://famousabout.com/first-drug-okd-to-combat-spreading-basal-cell-skin-cancer-healthday#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:39:18 +0000 France http://famousabout.com/first-drug-okd-to-combat-spreading-basal-cell-skin-cancer-healthday HealthDay – MONDAY, Jan.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/first-drug-okd-to-combat-spreading-basal-cell-skin-cancer-healthday/feed 0 Erivedge Approved to Treat Basal Cell Carinoma (HealthDay) http://famousabout.com/erivedge-approved-to-treat-basal-cell-carinoma-healthday http://famousabout.com/erivedge-approved-to-treat-basal-cell-carinoma-healthday#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:38:58 +0000 Ana Santos http://famousabout.com/erivedge-approved-to-treat-basal-cell-carinoma-healthday HealthDay – MONDAY, January 30 (HealthDay News) — Erivedge (vismodegib) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat the most common form of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, the agency said Monday.

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]]> http://famousabout.com/pinterest-becomes-top-traffic-driver-for-retailers-infographic-mashable/feed 0 What If I Ate Only One Type of Food? (LiveScience.com) http://famousabout.com/what-if-i-ate-only-one-type-of-food-livescience-com http://famousabout.com/what-if-i-ate-only-one-type-of-food-livescience-com#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:55:37 +0000 CoolNews http://famousabout.com/what-if-i-ate-only-one-type-of-food-livescience-com LiveScience.com – A British teenager collapsed and was rushed to the hospital this week after eating primarily chicken nuggets for the past 15 years. Stacey Irvine, 17, has reportedly survived on her nugget-heavy diet, occasionally supplemented by a bag of chips or piece of toast, since she was a toddler.

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