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December 22, 2014

Traditional Cheese: Back to the Future

The Cheese of Choice Coalition (CCC) was an eager participant in the recent Yale Food Systems Symposium . Bringing together academics, practitioners...
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December 17, 2014

Culinary Conundrum Series: Kitchen/Pantry Essentials

Ever wonder what food experts always have in their kitchens in case of an emergency? Or just because they are their favorite, most versatile...
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December 17, 2014

Does Glycemic Index Matter?

Does glycemic index matter? That’s the key question in a new study, published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and...
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December 03, 2014

Mediterranean Diet Associated with Longer Telomeres and Healthy Aging

Red wines aren’t the only things that can age gracefully. New research in the British Medical Journal suggests that the Mediterranean Diet is...
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December 01, 2014

From Cameroon to Jamaica to the US: An African Heritage Culinary Journey

Pascaline Aoudou, is a nurse’s aid, a student of Health Administration, and a health trainer for moms-to-be. Originally from Cameroon, Africa,...
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December 01, 2014

Dimitrios Trichopoulos, 1938-2014

I just learned the very sad news that Dimitrios Trichopoulos died this morning in Athens, surrounded by family and friends, and most importantly,...
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November 24, 2014

Smoky Flavors for Plant Eaters

It’s easy to think that when you embrace a vegetarian or vegan diet you have to give up the delicious taste of smoked foods. Not so! Just think past...
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November 19, 2014

Peanuts - A Global Culinary Superstar

Earlier this year I had the great pleasure of attending an event at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, in California’s Napa Valley. It...
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November 17, 2014

Whole Grains Conference Highlights

L to R: Kelly Toups, Mallory Cushman, Cynthia Harriman, Rachel Greenstein, Sara Baer-Sinnott and Harley Songin Oldways and the Whole Grains Council...
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November 03, 2014

Oldways Attends FNCE in Atlanta!

It is always a special event, heading to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) annual Food & Nutrition Conference and Expo , to meet...
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October 28, 2014

Harmonizing Tradition with Ingenuity in Cheesemaking

Honoring long lineages of traditional production, European cheesemakers tend to follow recipes that have been handed down as patrimony since time...
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October 08, 2014

Q&A: A Conversation With A True Nutrition Hero

Named “Nutrition Hero of 2014” by Food and Nutrition Magazine , Tambra Raye Stevenson is fully living up to her name, helping to save lives and...
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