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8:48am

Wed October 24, 2012
The Salt

When Fire Met Food, The Brains Of Early Humans Grew Bigger

Originally published on Wed October 24, 2012 11:08 am

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If you're reading this blog, you're probably into food. Perhaps you're even one of those people whose world revolves around your Viking stove and who believes that cooking defines us as civilized creatures.

Well, on the latter part, you'd be right. At least according to some neuroscientists from Brazil.

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6:49am

Wed October 24, 2012
Health

Salt: The Tasty Killer

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  • Carol McKinley reports for Colorado Public News

Not many people would pour a teaspoon of salt over their plates at dinner. Yet with so much hidden salt in processed foods, that’s what most Coloradans are eating.

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12:26pm

Tue October 23, 2012
The Salt

Buying Food Past Its Sell-By Date Tough To Swallow For Greeks

Originally published on Wed October 24, 2012 8:00 am

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Austerity measures continue in Greece as the country sinks deeper into a recession. Incomes have dropped nearly 50 percent in some cases, but food prices are at record highs. The Greek newspaper Ekathimerini recently reported that the country has some of the most expensive food and the costliest dairy products in the entire European Union.

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