Nanoparticles In Food Crops: Are They Safe?
With the curtain about to rise on a much-anticipated new era of “nanoagriculture” – using nanotechnology to boost the productivity of plants for food, fuel, and other uses – scientists are reporting a huge gap in knowledge about the effects of nanoparticles on corn, tomatoes, rice and other food crops.
June 2, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: agricultural, article-appears, curtain, diet, effects, food, huge-gap, journal, new-era, nutritional counseling, oncalldiets, other-food, productivity, the-curtain, the-effects
USDA Serves A Dinner Plate For Healthy Eating
America is about to ditch the food pyramid. In its place, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will serve a plate-shaped symbol sliced into basic food groups.
June 2, 2011 · by · in Nutritional News · Tags: agriculture, beside-the-plate, department, food, its-place, nutrition, plate, small-cup, symbol-sliced, united-states, usda, will-serve
