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Healthy Food Quiz: Questions and Answers to Help You Fight Disease

July 3, 2015
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Salt in Soup Gives You More Than Flavor

August 21, 2015
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Do You Risk Popcorn Lung When You Make Microwave Popcorn?

August 12, 2015
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The 12 Best Reasons You Should Exercise

September 1, 2015
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Should I Take a Multivitamin?

July 27, 2015
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How Much is Too Much Sugar?

July 31, 2015
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How to Live a Healthy Life Starting Today

July 10, 2015
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A Quick History of The Omniheart Diet

August 28, 2015
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Recipe: Try this Quick Roasted Red Pepper Sauce Recipe

February 29, 2016
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How Big Soda is Paying Scientists to Confuse the Public

August 13, 2015
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How Food Poisoning from Eggs Happens

August 18, 2015
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Gluten Free: Fruits With Added Benefits

August 4, 2015
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Want to Know How Much Caffeine is in Tea?

July 17, 2015
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Four Coconut Oil Myths and the Facts You Should Know

June 12, 2015
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Foods That Prevent Diabetes are Right in your Kitchen

August 8, 2015
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The Benefits of Polyunsaturated Fats in Your Diet

June 15, 2015
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5 Reasons to Start Reducing Salt Intake Today

July 23, 2015
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The Dangers of Quorn Products

December 16, 2015
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How to Reduce Your Risk of Cancer through Exercise

August 13, 2015

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Sodium: A Timeline

October 6, 2017
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Congress Proposes to Freeze Nutrition Advice in Time

Statement of CSPI Nutrition Policy Director Margo G. Wootan
June 15, 2015
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FDA: Artificial Trans Fat Not Safe for Use in Food

In Huge Advance for Public Health, Food Industry Given Deadline to Remove Partially Hydrogenated Oil from Food Supply
June 16, 2015
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CSPI's Food Safety Director Moving to the FDA

Caroline Smith DeWaal Will Help Manage Import Safety at FDA after 21 Years at CSPI
June 11, 2015
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Safer Food in Final Stretch as White House Reviews Final Rules

June 10, 2015
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New York City Proposes Bold Sodium Warnings on Restaurant Menus

Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson
June 9, 2015

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Nutrition Tips

Do you really need to walk 10,000 steps a day for good health?

“If you walk at least 7,500 steps a day, you’re in the money because you’re likely to be meeting  the national guidelines for physical activity,” says Catrine Tudor-Locke.

Those guidelines recommend 150 minutes a week of moderate exercise or 75 minutes a week of vigorous exercise.  Tudor-Locke studies how the recommendations translate into daily steps at the Walking Behavior Laboratory at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

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