Category Archives: Food

Asian Rice Production may Slow Down due to Higher Temperatures

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Production of rice — the world’s most important crop for ensuring food security and addressing poverty — will be thwarted as temperatures increase in rice-growing areas with continued climate change, according to a new study by an international team of … Continue reading →

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Australia Hauls Japan into International Court Over Whaling

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Rashid Faridi

Australia will initiate legal action in the International Court of Justice in The Hague against Japan’s so-called “scientific” whaling in the Southern Ocean, three Rudd government ministers announced . read here

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Phytochemicals In Plant-based Foods Could Reduce your Fat

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Eating more plant-based foods, which are rich in substances called phytochemicals, seems to prevent oxidative stress in the body, a process associated with obesity and the onset of disease, according to findings published online in  Journal of Human Nutrition and … Continue reading →

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