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29536
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A recent Public Health Statistics Branch study suggests that occupational distribution contributes to the explanation of death from acute myocardial infarction, lung cancer, and prostatic cancer. Dietary and nutrition factors were determined to be affecting mortality among residents in North Carolina.
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36559
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Despite being labeled as organic and regarded as more profitable by large poultry producers, the author asserts slower growing chickens is the better breed. Benefits for standard bred heritage chickens: stronger skeletal structure, normal organ development, greater muscle mass and meat texture, and stronger immune systems. Benefits for farmers and consumers are genetic sustainability and better taste, respectively.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 11, November 2016,
p60-61
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41189
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Farmers and The Society of St. Andrew are addressing food insecurity and nutritional quality by an age old practice. Courtesy of gleaning, their 2018 harvests include over 600 feeding programs and 4 million pounds of food for low income citizens across the state.
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Food insecurity; Food insecurity--see also hunger ; Poverty--hunger--impacts on health; Society of Sr. Andrew (Charlotte); Farmers--food banks--hunger; Farmers' markets; Food pantries--low income neighborhoods; Hunger--volunteer gleaners; Nutrition; Nutrition education; Food science ; Nonprofit grocery stores--Roots in the Community--Charlotte
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29466
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Women are encouraged to take a daily multivitamin containing folic acid or consider alternative dietary options in order to decrease pregnancy risks. This study examined the willingness of Latino women living in North Carolina to use these options.
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28671
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North Carolina’s farmers markets are growing, to the benefit of local communities. North Carolina has the 10th most farmers’ markets per state in the country with over 250 local markets. The markets often fill a basic need for fresh produce, provide a connection to safer, healthier, locally sourced food, and have encouraged the growth of small farms. The markets also provide the benefit of increasing a sense of community in a town.
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26090
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Minnie Holmes-McNary, a molecular nutritionist, teamed up with biologist Albert Baldwin to research how diet affects gene expression. They found that Res, a molecular compound abundant in red grapes and wine, has both anticancer and anti-inflammatory potential.
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29844
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Nutritionists in Asheville, North Carolina are teaching people how to forage for edible foods in the wild. Wild Abundance, a wild food, homesteading and primitive skills school, says better nutrition comes from eating wild produce, mushrooms, plants and weeds. The process of foraging develops independence and increases flexibility and variety.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 6, June 2017,
p34, il, por
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32172
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The State Board of Health conducted a nutrition survey to assess the extent of hunger problems in North Carolina, and to determine the barriers preventing good diet. The survey revealed that poor nutrition occurs most frequently in the eastern part of the state. Children in affluent and poor families alike are not eating what they should and may be malnourished.
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38753
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Dogs, especially when used for hunting, will perform better when they are properly fed and exercised.
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Wildlife in North Carolina
(NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 16 Issue 9, September 1952,
p8-9
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36482
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For individuals with terminal illnesses, life can be complicated further by having to choose between buying medications and other needs. Helping individuals living with HIV/AIDS is a food pantry that provides more than a way to not choose between medications and groceries. In fact, this food pantry provides more than the household items also on the shelves. Partnering with local hospices, food banks, and nonprofits, Loving Food Resources helps to improve the quality of life remaining for individuals from 16 of the 17 Western North Carolina counties.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 6, June 2016,
p60-61
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25550
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Martin Kohlmeier and Kelly Adams run UNC’s Nutrition in Medicine program and believe physicians should have a good understanding of nutrition. Their mission is to integrate nutrition education at medical schools and to provide an online curriculum to help medical students, residents, and doctors get the nutrition coursework they need.
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26244
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Dr. Nancy Milio, professor of nursing and professor health policy, spent a month interviewing Norwegian officials as a basis for an analysis of the success of a comprehensive government farm-food-nutrition policy. The policy brings food supply into line with a national dietary pattern, and could be successful in the United States.
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26092
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Nutrition researchers started PRAISE, a nutrition intervention program aimed at minorities. African Americans suffer certain cancers and diet-related diseases at higher rates than the general population. Churches in eight North Carolina counties participate in PRAISE, emphasizing healthy eating habits and recipes.
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36560
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Offering better healthcare outcomes is often a byproduct of diet, accounting for the food source itself and its source. Meats touted as nutritious and delicious include bison and elk. Benefits of these meats noted by King are lower cholesterol content and higher levels of protein and iron. As for environmental factors that impact produce and meat quality, the author recommended preserving topsoil and balancing the soil ecosystem. Such actions can yield healthy carbon levels and grasses for animals that positively impact their nutrient output.
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The Laurel of Asheville
(NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 11, November 2016,
p68-69
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36172
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Not only can the profiled spices make dishes delicious, their value includes nutritious. Adding thyme, chili pepper, sage, cinnamon, turmeric, and oregano in the daily diet could combat diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s. Other health benefits noted: anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-viral, antioxidant, antidepressant, fat burning, cholesterol lowering, and immunity boosting.
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CityView
(NoCar F 264.T3 W4), Vol. Issue , January/February 2017,
p14-16, 18, 20-23
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