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These new spots are coming soon to Macon

Violin16/05/2023 67 Views

Several new restaurants and businesses in Macon have put their signs up, with most closing to opening.

Think Mexican cuisine, soul food, healthy food options, freshly made ice cream, steak and seafood, and more.

Here’s a new roundup of 10 new spots, including a pizza and BBQ restaurant that’s relocating.

A pizza and barbecue joint and a new Mexican restaurant are coming soon to the Shoppes at Riverside Center in Macon.

Pig on a Pie — This pizza and BBQ restaurant is moving from its Houston Road location at the close of the business day May 19 and is expected

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Michelle Obama has a new food-and-drink brand for kids

Violin14/05/2023 52 Views

The former first lady has a new mission: to make children healthier.

On Wednesday, Michelle Obama announced the launch of a new health-focused food-and-drink brand, PLEZi Nutrition, that’s targeted at fighting child obesity.

“Our goal—to make products with real nutrition, to be an ally that parents can trust,” Obama said at the Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival on Wednesday, where she announced PLEZi’s launch. “We want to be a huge part of helping create a healthier generation for all children.”

The first of the company’s products is a fruity drink with no added sugar and only 35 calories

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Pine Bluff major wants new food options to become a healthier city

Violin12/05/2023 42 Views

Making sure people have access to healthy and affordable foods is a problem across Arkansas, and Pine Bluff is working to solve the issue one healthy step at a time.

PINE BLUFF, Ark. — Making sure people have access to healthy and affordable foods is a problem across Arkansas, and it’s an issue that’s difficult to address.

A “food desert” is an area that has limited access to affordable and nutritious food. These food deserts can have long-term impacts that span across generations.

The City of Pine Bluff is experiencing this issue, but the community is working to solve it

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Low-fat or low-carb? Study reveals which diet leads to a longer life

Violin10/05/2023 50 Views

BEIJING, China — Which diet is the “right diet” if you’re looking to live a long and healthy life? There’s no shortage of trendy meal plans out there these days, but for many people, the choice comes down to what foods they’re not eating. With that in mind, a new study finds middle-aged adults who avoid foods high in fat are more likely to live longer than those who choose a diet low in carbohydrates.

As people age, they need less energy from food, so study authors say it’s important for older people to get the right nutrients in their

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70% of Type 2 Diabetes Cases Linked to Food Choices

Violin09/05/2023 43 Views

Researchers estimate 7 out of 10 cases of type 2 diabetes worldwide in 2018 linked to food choices. Credit: Alonso Nichols/Tufts University

A study has established a correlation between a poor diet and 14 million cases of type 2 diabetes worldwide.

According to a research model developed by the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University, poor diet was a significant factor in the development of over 14.1 million cases of type 2 diabetes in 184 countries in 2018. This accounts for over 70% of all new diagnoses worldwide.

The study, published on April 17 in Nature

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United Way, Nuvance Health to open free ‘Food Farmacy’ in Danbury

Violin08/05/2023 46 Views

DANBURY — Residents with certain health conditions who lack consistent access to nutritious food will soon get help, thanks to a plan to open a “food pharmacy” in downtown Danbury.

United Way is partnering with Nuvance Health to open the Greater Danbury Food Farmacy at the Connecticut Institute for Communities at 120 Main St.

“We have worked in partnership with Nuvance for some time now and decided that a food pharmacy was a terrific option for Danbury and the residents of Danbury,” said Ashley Gaudiano, vice president of resources development and marketing at the United Way of Western Connecticut.

The

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Michelle Obama launches PLEZi company to improve child nutrition

Violin04/05/2023 46 Views

Michelle Obama announced Wednesday that she has co-founded a new company to make and sell healthier food and drinks for kids, products that she says will be less detrimental to their long-term health because of their lower sugar and higher nutrient content. video player above: Want your kids to eat veggies? Parents can set an example by eating them, too, study finds The former first lady’s work with PLEZi Nutrition is an extension of her efforts to improve child nutrition when she was in the White House.” I’ve learned that on this issue, if you want to change the game, …

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Furman’s Ken Kolb earns a James Beard Foundation Award nomination in Food Issues and Advocacy

Violin28/04/2023 77 Views

Author, department chair and professor of Sociology at Furman University, Kenneth Kolb, has been nominated for the 2023 Media Award by the James Beard Foundation for his literary work entitled: Retail Inequality: Reframing the Food Desert Debate.

Kolb joins two others in the nominated category of Food Issues and Advocacy, as his 2021 University of California Press book investigates two predominantly Black neighborhoods in Greenville. Kolb’s book challenges the assumptions surrounding the lack of supply and demand that sends people elsewhere for food. It also attempts to define how people eat what is closest in proximity which influences their nutritional

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