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Chef Drives 6 Hours to Vermont to Cook Her Favorite Meal—Soothing a Customer In Her Final Days (goodnewsnetwork.org)

Food Diabetics Should Keep Handy

These are the Foods Diabetics Should Always Have in Their Kitchen (msn.com)

Salmon, I Love It, But Is It Good For You?

According to Scientific Reports, Salmon contains a dangerous amount of microplastics.

However, not every variety of this staple seafood is as healthy as you might think. In fact, there’s one major reason why you shouldn’t eat certain types of salmon: in doing so, you could be consuming a shocking amount of dangerous microplastics along the way.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-05828-6

While it was once believed that microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic measuring less than 5 mm in length, which are a major source of contamination in waterways—remained only in the gut of marine creatures, a 2017 study published in the journal Scientific Reports found that microplastics are easily discovered in the fleshy portions of fish frequently consumed by humans. 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-05828-6
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Keeping It Past Its Expirations Date? Maybe You Shouldn’t

The foods you can and can’t keep past their expiration date (msn.com)

Slide 1 of 23: You’re making a coffee and get a full carton of milk out of the fridge only to realize it’s past its expiration date. Do you risk it? It is a whole carton. What should you do? Here we explain what food and drink you should always throw out after its expiration and those it's perfectly fine to still eat.
Slide 4 of 23: Homemade whipped cream should be eaten quickly, not because it could make you sick but because it will lose its texture and no longer be fresh. After being kept in the fridge for a day it will lose its form and become a runny liquid with little flavor. Unwhipped, heavy cream should last around 10 days in the fridge according to the USDA's FoodKeeper App.
Slide 8 of 23: Ground beef is much more likely to cause food poisoning than a lump of steak, as bacteria like E. coli, salmonella or staphylococcus aureus on the outside can get mixed all the way through when the beef is ground. Good refrigeration and consuming within one to two days will mean bacterial numbers don't get out of hand so do take note of the use by date. But most critical is cooking until no pink bits remain (as pictured).
Slide 11 of 23: Soft cheese is a prime breeding ground for listeria, so soft cheeses shouldn't be consumed beyond their use by date. Consume undated soft cheeses from the deli section within one to two weeks. Throw away any soft cheese that grows mold at any stage. This also applies to blue cheese and cheeses like brie with a white mold on the outside. The USDA says any mold that is not part of the manufacturing process can be dangerous.
Slide 13 of 23: You can keep bread until you see any mold growing on the surface, but then it's time to throw it out. You may just be tempted to cut out the mold, but as bread is a porous food it may be contaminated below the surface with bacteria you can't see. Take a look at these hacks to make food and drink last longer
Slide 17 of 23: In one famous study, scientists opened a 40-year-old can of corn and found that the vegetable looked and smelled perfectly fresh, with nutrition values little changed. While really old cans are probably fine, a rule of thumb is not to stretch beyond 18 months for high-acid canned goods, like tomatoes and grapefruit, or five years for low-acid canned goods (pretty much everything else). Never eat from a can that’s bulging, badly dented or leaky. Take a look at these brilliant recipes made with canned foods
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Is There A New Mental Health Disorder?

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Despite critics, researchers investigate possible new mental health disorder (statnews.com)

Can’t Lose Weight Anymore?

5 Reasons You Can’t Lose Weight Anymore, According to Experts (msn.com)

Slide 2 of 6: Even if your current diet helped you lose weight for a while, your body may eventually burn fewer calories due to restriction over time."When we consume less than normal, our body recognizes it is receiving less energy. It responds to this by 'adapting' and burning less energy at rest," explains Kylie Ivanir, RD of Within Nutrition. "People find they need to keep restricting more and more in order to lose any weight." Her recommendation? Increasing muscle mass to boost your basal metabolic rate, which may help kickstart further weight loss.RELATED: For healthy eating tips delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for our newsletter.
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Deadly Diseases That Cross Species

11 (sometimes) deadly diseases that hopped across species (msn.com)

Slide 3 of 12: The 1918 influenza pandemic swept the world within months, killing an estimated 50 million people — more than any other illness in recorded history for the short time frame involved. The H1N1 influenza virus that infected more than one-third of the globe had an avian origin. First identified in the United States by military personnel in the spring of 1918, the virus killed an estimated 675,000 Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Unlike some flu strains that mainly kill the elderly and those with compromised immune systems, the 1918 strain hit young adults hardest, as the older population seemed to have some immunity built up from a past H1N1 virus. In one year, the average life expectancy in the United States dropped by 12 years. Another H1N1 virus, this one called (H1N1)pdm09 cropped up in the spring of 2009 and lasted until the next spring, with the CDC estimating some 60.8 million cases and 12,469 deaths in the U.S. Worldwide, the virus killed between 151,700 and 575,400 individuals, the CDC estimates. That virus appears to have originated in pig herds, with a so-called reassortment of influenza viruses — when the viruses swap genetic information — occurring naturally in North American and Eurasian pig herds.
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Slide 5 of 12: A range of zoonotic diseases are caused by animal bites. And mosquitoes lead the way: Malaria, which is caused by a parasite and gets transmitted to humans through bites from infected mosquitoes, infected an estimated 228 million people across the globe in 2018, with 405,000 related deaths that year, most of which were in kids in Africa, according to the CDC. Mosquito-borne dengue fever infects some 400 million people annually, with about 100 million of those individuals getting sick from the infection and 22,000 dying from it, the CDC reports. That disease is transmitted through bites from infected mosquitoes in the Aedes genus.
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Replicas Of Your Favorite Fast Foods

20 Homemade Replicas of Your Favorite Fast Foods (msn.com)

Slide 1 of 20: The success of Arby's beef and cheddar sandwiches lies in few ingredients that combine exceptionally well. You've got the toasted onion roll, a stack of roast beef sliced super thin, the addictive melted cheese sauce and zesty red ranch sauce. Try this recipe, which does delicious justice to the original.
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Slide 2 of 20: Spiralize two large russet potatoes to copy Arby’s curly fries in this recipe. Don’t forget the paprika seasoning for that reddish hue!
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Slide 3 of 20: The corn tortilla shell inside the loaded wrap in this recipe gives it the crunch you need. It’s easy to make it at home with ground beef, sour cream, lettuce and tomato.
Slide 6 of 20: It's time to break out your deep fryer and get ready for some serious KFC-style fried chicken! The special spice blend in the recipe is what gives this chicken that real, KFC flavor. Serve this fried chicken with mashed potatoes, biscuits and corn on the cob for the full Colonel experience. Get the recipe here. 
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