Seeing the calories in each food item poses a threat to people diagnosed with, in danger of or in recovery from eating disorders.
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Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Compass: It’s time to out Big Tobacco’s targeting of the LGBTQ community
Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the nation, and LGBT Mainers are among the hardest hit.
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Who says you can’t eat red meat? Food advice questioned anew
Health experts are wrestling with how solid scientific findings should be before guidance is issued, how to address biases that might skew conclusions and whether the pleasure we get from eating should be considered.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Health, Nation & World
Taco Bell pulls beef from some stores over quality concerns
Affected locations are in Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio and elsewhere.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Lead poisoning requires a solution as big as the problem
Lead paint and pipes are poisoning children at an astounding rate, costly billions of dollars in spending on health care, crime and special education.
Posted inFood & Dining
From feta to American slices, a ranking of cheeses by healthfulness
Cheese lovers rejoice! Research is starting to suggest dairy fats may have a neutral-to-positive effect on the heart.
Posted inCookbook Reviews, Food & Dining, Recipes
Cookbook review: Please give us more of the excellent writing in ‘Extra Helping’
Along with the prose, Janet Reich Elsbach’s new cookbook contains recipes intended to sustain new parents, new neighbors, ill and recovering patients and the grief-stricken.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Alzheimer’s disease threatens an aging Maine
With the number of Mainers with Alzheimer’s rising rapidly, research at The Jackson Lab and beyond is crucial to slowing its impact on families and taxpayers.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Uncategorized
Maine Med’s research institute awarded $1.3 million NIH grant to study obesity
The federal grant will be used to conduct of a study of a specific type of gene in hopes of developing new ways to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Maine veterans can now receive urgent care without a referral through VA-connected facilities
Provisions of the MISSION Act get veterans access to more convenient care.