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Whole, skim or soy? The congressional battle over milk in school lunches
This story was produced by Grist and reprinted with permission. In 2010, United States lawmakers passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which aimed to tackle both childhood obesity and hunger by ...
Why don’t humans have hair all over their bodies? A biologist explains our lack of fur
Human beings don’t have a thick coat of fur like many other mammals do. Scientists think it has to do with something else ...
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Forget eggs: Behind the battle in Congress over milk
United States lawmakers passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which aimed to tackle both childhood obesity and hunger by ...
How junk food outsmarts our brains—by hiding in our memories
New research reveals that memories of fatty and sugary foods are encoded in the hippocampus, helping explain why some ...
Arizona superintendent praises new restriction on ultra-processed foods in schools
Arizona state schools chief Tom Horne, along with invited lawmakers and Maricopa County Schools Superintendent Shelli Boggs, ...