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Woman in bandana leans over jars of green beans with permanent marker, writing on tops

Four months of food aid in Puerto Rico brought too much salt and sugar, say some recipients

FEMA sent 57 million meals to Puerto Rico in the four months after Hurricane Maria. The Queer Kitchen Brigade sent just 400 jars of produce, but they are hoping to impact the kinds of food people in prolonged disaster relief can expect.

Four months of food aid in Puerto Rico brought too much salt and sugar, say some recipients
Diabetes test

'Implicit bias' may account for a glaring disparity in health care screening

'Implicit bias' may account for a glaring disparity in health care screening
An ad from the pro-soda tax campaign in three Bay Area cities. Public health researchers say Berkeley's 2015 soda tax has reduced consumption of sugary drinks by 21 percent.

Grocers and health advocates are at odds over an Oakland 'soda tax' — and low-income communities are on the front line

Grocers and health advocates are at odds over an Oakland 'soda tax' — and low-income communities are on the front line
Two boba milk teas, close up

Too much boba is bad for you. California's new data law could show who’s most at risk.

Too much boba is bad for you. California's new data law could show who’s most at risk.
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This Iraqi couple fled ISIS but face another enemy in the US — diabetes

This Iraqi couple fled ISIS but face another enemy in the US — diabetes
Ronald Evans

A new type of diet pill could be a major breakthrough in treating obesity and a range of diseases

Your body has automatic, biological ways for reacting to eating. Now scientists think tapping into that biological process could allow them to roll back diabetes, obesity and a host of intestinal illnesses.

A new type of diet pill could be a major breakthrough in treating obesity and a range of diseases

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