@NPRFood

The Twitter home of NPR’s The Salt, the James Beard Awards’ Publication of the Year, plus links to all of NPR's other food coverage.

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I'm starting a new project: How To Thrive As You Age. We hope you'll share your questions and your tips. We will weave them into our reporting. Here's a link to share your thoughts.. npr.org/sections/health-shot… #healthylife

Don't let your resolutions wash away. Tips to turn a slow start into progress

If you made a New Year's resolution but are struggling to get started or are already wavering, you may need to refine your goal and nail down a plan to get there. Try this evidence-based approach.

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After years of picking paw paws along the Potomac, it was a delight to meet the scientists and farmers who are reviving this native fruit
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The fruit of the pawpaw tree, part of the custard apple family is the official native fruit of Ohio, which hosts an annual pawpaw festival. Correspondent Allison Aubrey reports on efforts to spread the word about the pawpaw. cbsn.ws/47k38xf

A sweet celebration of pawpaw fruit

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It's fun for kids to neatly sort their candy. Then what? Here's a way to offload extra. moveamericaforward.org/hallo…
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There's lots of ongoing research to better understand how #Food and nutrition can be integrated into #healthcare to promote better health Tufts @TuftsNutrition launches new food-is-medicine center tuftsfoodismedicine.org/

Food Is Medicine @ Tufts - Food is Medicine Institute

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My family is happy/not happy that I've cleared out the pantry and nudged my daughter to the sugar by filling 1/2 her @Starbucks pink drink with water! npr.org/sections/health-shot… @DrChrisVT

An ultra-processed diet made this doctor sick. Now he's studying why

A diet composed of 80% ultra-processed foods led one British doctor to gain weight and feel unwell. Now he's trying to nail down the health effects of this type of diet, which many Americans eat.

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I loved sharing the back story, on how Dr. Uma Valeti pivoted from stem cells and cardiology to "growing" meat @UPSIDEfoods came to be on @CBSSunday #foodtech #climate cbsnews.com/video/cultivated…

Cultivated meat: Meat grown in a lab

To help heart attack patients, cardiologist Dr. Uma Valeti set out to use stem cells to re-grow heart muscle. That was when he discovered a way to "grow" meat directly from animal cells, without...

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Two companies have won USDA approval to sell meat grown directly from animal cells, without slaughtering animals @UPSIDEfoods @GOODMeat, and @NPRHealth @AubreyNPR team got a taste of both... npr.org/sections/health-shot… @GoodFoodInst

'No kill' meat, grown from animal cells, is now approved for sale in the U.S.

Two U.S. food companies have received the go-ahead to sell chicken grown from cultivated animal cells in a production facility. It's the first time meat grown this way will be sold in the U.S.

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Teaching nutrition without a kitchen, is like teaching swimming without a pool. That's why my heart sings, seeing this amazing curriculum (combining nutrition +cooking) inside elementary school classroom @FoodPrintsDC @FRESHFARMDC
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If you saw how much sugar or salt was in the products you're buying, would you think twice? Lots of people like the idea of front-of-package food labels @CSPI @American_Heart cspinet.org/resource/widespr…
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Not an easy day here. We're losing some invaluable colleagues. My heart goes out to everyone affected #NPRlayoffs npr.org/2023/03/23/116555981…

NPR cancels 4 podcasts amid major layoffs

NPR moved this week to cut 10% of its staff and stop production of a handful of podcasts, including Invisibilia, Louder Than a Riot and Rough Translation.

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People used to call it 'lab grown' meat Now it's 'cultivated meat' -- produced in a plant more akin to a brewery. The @US_FDA has given 2 companies a greenlight and are waiting for @USDA mark of inspection npr.org/sections/health-shot…

FDA gives 2nd safety nod to cultivated meat, produced without slaughtering animals

GOOD Meat, which grows chicken and other meat from animal cells in a production facility, is the second company to cross this hurdle. The move brings no-kill meat closer to sale in the U.S.

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Meats sales up in 2022, and many Americans continue to prefer #beef, though 1 in 3 ppl say they're "trying to reduce their meat consumption," @FMI
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Is #chocolate good for your heart? Cocoa maker petitioned the @US_FDA to allow health claims on labels . Here's what the agency concluded. @morningedition npr.org/sections/health-shot… @GardnerPhD @BrighamWomens @BarryCallebaut @madrechocolate @WorldCocoa @FCIA_org

Is chocolate good for your heart? Finally the FDA has an answer – kind of

For years, chocolate-lovers have pointed to studies suggesting compounds in cocoa may be good for heart health. But some of the recent evidence comes from flavanol-rich cocoa, not from candy bars

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🧵We urge @KPCC/@laist to pay truly competitive wages that reflect our skills and the changing economy. We’ll be back in bargaining this Friday fighting for a fair contract, and as always, we’ll keep you informed. Here’s how you can help. #WeMakeKPCCLAist #1u
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This is the first time I have met @NPRinskeep in person. I felt like Jimmy Olsen meeting Superman. (I’ve seen @erikaaaguilar & @LeilaFadel lots of times already.)
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Some of America's biggest vegetable growers fought for water. Then the water ran out

For years, powerful farmers in California's Central Valley fought for more water from the state's rivers. Now some are changing course, because there's no more water to be found.

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In 1968 a doctor published a letter in the New England Journal of Medicine, describing feeling sick from #Chinese food Decades of confusion followed. Thanks to Tom Sherman of @GUMedicine @gumedcenter & #aapi chef @chefchrischeung for their insights cbsnews.com/video/msg-and-it…

MSG and its unsavory reputation

Ever since a letter in a medical journal identified monosodium glutamate as the source behind unpleasant health effects dubbed "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome," MSG has been tagged as an unwelcome...

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I loved learning more about breeding for taste from Cornell plant breeder Michael Mazourek and @DanBarber @bluehillfarm and Row 7 seeds @Row7Seeds cbsnews.com/video/squash-unp… #Food #plants @CornellMedia

"Squash unplugged": Vegetables get a flavor makeover

With vegetables being produced to look perfect on the supermarket shelf, taste has become something of an after-thought. So, Row 7 Seed Company, a partnership between chef Dan Barber and vegetable...

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Feeling very inspired by a conversation with some sheros in the #food is medicine space #MIHealthSummit @sffink @IamWANDAorg @TambraRaye @jd_harrison Holly Freishtat @MilkenInstitute Sharing this 'power of ideas' by @rachelkrausman milkeninstitute.org/article/…
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New report calls for "structural change" at @US_FDA @DrCaliff_FDA says report will "inform a new vision for the FDA Human Foods Program" & will lay out new vision by Feb 2023 #Food @reaganudall reaganudall.org/sites/defaul…
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