Drinking tea causes dehydration
It’s a popular belief that tea is dehydrating because it has caffeine, but the level of caffeine you get from drinking moderate amounts of tea, even strong tea, doesn’t dehydrate you. Tea…
“Multi-grain” is the same as “whole grain.”
Multi-grain isn’t always whole grain. Multi-grain products include different grains, but they may not be whole. You’ll get the greatest health benefits from eating whole grains. Look on the food label’s ingredient…
People don’t start dying until a famine is declared.
By the time a famine is declared, it’s usually too late for many people. Of the 260,000 people who died from hunger or hunger-related illnesses during Somalia’s 2011 famine, nearly half died…
Demand for corn to produce ethanol is causing a shortage of food.
While corn and other crop prices increased from 2006 to 2007, there is no shortage of food crops. The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service says U.S. farmers planted 92.9 million acres of…
Demand for corn by ethanol plants in the United States is driving up the price of food throughout the world.
Current fluctuations in food prices from increased demand for corn for ethanol do not represent a permanent competition between fuel demand and food security. Food prices increased 4.1 percent in the United…
Cellulosic ethanol is a decade or more away.
The world’s first cellulosic ethanol production facility — owned and operated by Iogen in Ottawa, Canada — has been converting wheat straw into ethanol since 2004. Abengoa Bioenergy is completing construction of…
Donations are needed most after a famine is declared.
We can actually prevent more death and misery by acting earlier. Donations are needed now so humanitarian aid groups can intervene with aid that can save lives and help avoid a famine.…
The root cause of famine is lack of food.
Famine isn’t caused solely by drought or a bad harvest. It’s a side effect of severe poverty, often exacerbated by war. Remember: the same drought that affected Somalia during its 2011 famine…
Drinking energy drinks is the best way to get energized.
No one needs an energy drink. Energy drinks might give you a short burst of energy, but it won’t last. Energy drinks contain a lot of sugar, sometimes up to 14 teaspoons…
No one needs an energy drink. Energy drinks might give you a short burst of energy, but it won’t last. Energy drinks contain a lot of sugar, sometimes up to 14 teaspoons of sugar! The best way to get energized is to eat well, be active, stay hydrated and get enough sleep.
A healthy, home-cooked meal on the table doesn’t take as much time as you think. Simple, nutritious foods can make tasty meals, and planning in advance will help you use your time…
