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September 16, 2013

Science supporting abundant, nourishing food for a growing civilization
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The diets of people in North America shed almost 1.5 billion pounds of unhealthy saturated and trans fat over the last six years thanks to a new phase in an ongoing agricultural revolution.. In an interview before his keynote address at the 246th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), Daniel Kittle, Ph.D., cited the development of healthier foods as one part of the role science has played in supporting the growth of civilization through advances in agricultural tec ... read more

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