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Researchers are recruiting volunteers to participate in a four-year study trial of cocoa extract. Half of the participants will take capsules containing about as much cocoa extract as you'd get from eating about 1,000 calories of dark chocolate.

A Chocolate Pill? Scientists To Test Whether Cocoa Extract Boosts Health

7:16am August 29, 2016

by Allison Aubrey

Chocolate lovers may agree cocoa is the food of the gods, but how strong is the evidence that it boosts heart health? Researchers are recruiting for a new study aimed at answering this question.

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World News

Friendly, Delicious Rivalry Surrounding Jollof Rice

9:29am August 28, 2016

West Africa's signature dish is jollof, a rice entree to which many countries in the region lay claim. NPR's Ofeibea Quist Arcton explains the culinary wars.

Ramen will buy anything from smuggled fruit to laundry services from fellow inmates, a study at one prison finds. It's not just that ramen is tasty: Prisoners say they're not getting enough food.

Ramen Noodles Are Now The Prison Currency Of Choice

4:08pm August 26, 2016

by Maria Godoy

Ramen will buy anything from smuggled fruit to laundry services from fellow inmates, a study at one prison finds. It's not just that ramen is tasty: Prisoners say they're not getting enough food.

Lenny Zimmel puts Colby cheese curds into forms to make 40 pounds blocks of cheese at the Widmer's Cheese Cellars in Theresa, Wis. Record dairy production in the U.S. has produced a record surplus of cheese, causing prices to drop.

National

America's Real Mountain Of Cheese Is On Our Plates

5:04am August 26, 2016

by Dan Charles

To help dairy farmers hurt by a glut, the USDA said this week it'll buy $20 million worth of cheese and give it to food banks. But we eat so much of the stuff, that's hardly a drop in the bucket.

In Italy and the U.S., restaurants are pledging to use sales of Amatrice's signature dish, spaghetti all' amatriciana, to raise funds for the devastated Italian town.

World News

Food World Rallies For Quake-Hit Amatrice, Home Of Famous Pasta Dish

7:28pm August 25, 2016

by Jeremy Cherfas

In Italy and the U.S., restaurants are pledging to use sales of Amatrice's signature dish, spaghetti all' amatriciana, to raise funds for the Italian town devastated by Wednesday's earthquake.

Matthew Blair, a researcher at Tennessee State University, examines different varieties of amaranth growing in the university's experimental fields.

National

The Aztecs Once Revered It. Will You Fall For Amaranth, Too?

3:25pm August 25, 2016

by Emily Siner

Hardier than corn, this ancient grain has a subtle, nutty flavor and is full of nutrients. But for most Americans, amaranth is still obscure. Researchers in Tennessee hope to change that.

Domino's Pizza Tests Drone Delivery In New Zealand

7:12am August 25, 2016

Don't expect the service soon. The head of a drone company told Reuters they have to figure out how to navigate "random hazards like power lines, moving vehicles and children in the backyard playing."

Anil Kurup, the cafe's baker, grew up in the same orphanage as the owner, Amin Sheikh.

World News

He Used To Live On The Streets Of Mumbai. Now, His Cafe Welcomes Everyone

5:34pm August 24, 2016

by Chhavi Sachdev

Amin Sheikh's new cafe is a rarity in class-stratified India: It's open to people from all walks of life. Sheikh is a former street child, and so are many of his employees.

Breads baked at the Elmore Mountain Bread use freshly stone milled flour.

National

Bread Grains: The Last Frontier In The Locavore Movement

12:19pm August 24, 2016

by Sujata Gupta

Modern bakeries rely on industrial mills for their flour. But a small and growing number of bakers, chefs and pasta makers are making their own flour with the age-old method of stone milling.

Berkeley, Calif., passed the nation's first soda tax in 2014. According to a new study, the tax has succeeded in cutting consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. But there's uncertainty about whether the effect will be permanent.

Berkeley's Soda Tax Appears To Cut Consumption Of Sugary Drinks

11:33am August 24, 2016

by Dan Charles

According to a new study, the nation's first soda tax succeeded in cutting consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. But there's uncertainty about whether the effect will be permanent.

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