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Now Accepting Petitions from Left Field
In December 2009, Edward Groth approached the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) in the hope that NFI would hire Groth Consulting Services.Groth wrote in a letter to NFI President John Connelly, Im ho...
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Health Blog
Legal Petition; Just Ignore the Science Please
An Oregon man named Allen Heckard once reportedly sued Michael Jordan and Nike because Mr. Heckard apparently looked too much like the basketball star in his Nike gear and the unwanted attention was a...
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Health Press Release
Where does Seafood Fit on the new Dietary Guidelines Plate?
June 2, 2011, Washington, D.C. In a very back-to-basics move, the USDA has scrapped the often maligned food pyramid for a cleanly-designed plate icon that illustrates for consumers important takeaway...
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Health Blog
Seafood During Pregnancy – Making the Message Stick
After years of confusion about eating seafood during pregnancy, a respected and knowledgeable nutrition voice is helping to clear the air.In an article for the Huffington Post, Dr. Andrew Weil, founde...
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Health Blog
lemon-garlic sardine fettuccine for #RDDay
Today is Registered Dietitian Day.While there wont be any parades or school cancelations in celebration, its a chance to recognize the work registered dietitians (RDs) do to help people make smart foo...
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Health Blog
Dietary Guidelines; a case study in not missing the story
When the U.S. Dietary Guidelines (DGA) came out yesterday there was a torrent of coverage; USA Today Catch of the week: 8 ounces of fish in your diet , Time Magazine New Dietary Guidelines: Cut Salt a...
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Health Press Release
Washington, D.C. (January 31, 2011) The United States Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, released today, name seafood among t...
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Health Blog
I hopped to Maui last minute over the weekend to cheer my good friend Sabra on as she ran the Maui Oceanfront Marathon.A couple weeks ago, I signed up for the Wahine Half Marathon in April, largely in...
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Health Press Release
Got Mercury? Shops Yet Another Fish Scare Story
January 13, 2011, Washington, D.C. The environmental activist group Got Mercury? is shopping the results of its recycled mercury testing story to reporters throughout California. As always, Got Mercu...
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Health Blog
Consumer Reports Repeats Its Same Old Canned Tuna Scare Story
This Holiday season it would appear Consumer Reports is re-gifting. Remember back in 2006 it did a story about mercury in canned tuna? Well, its latest scare story on canned tuna is simply a retread o...