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iPolitics By Kelsey Johnson. Published on May 11, 2021 11:54am (Pexels photo)
Now here’s today’s agriculture news.
The Lead
A first-of-its kind study has found lung-irritating particles from fertilizer, feed lots and manure cause thousands of premature deaths each year. As the Washington Post reports, the study found 17,900 U.S. deaths per year are attributed to agricultural pollution across the United States. The research was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
“The food system has really flown under the radar” as a source of deadly pollution, said University of Minnesota professor Jason Hill, the lead author of the new report, told the Post. “But what we eat affects not just our own health, but the health of others. We’re showing that directly.”
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A boycott of next year s Beijing Olympics will not solve any geopolitical issues with China and will only serve to place athletes training for the games under a cloud of uncertainty, the head of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee wrote to Congress on Thursday.
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Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett carried star power throughout their careers and still possess it, all of them now five years removed from their final games as NBA greats. Each was an NBA champion, an MVP, an Olympic gold medalist, annual locks for All-Star and All-Defensive teams.
By melissa forman
May 11, 2021
Today is National Eat What You Want Day. A Day to celebrate eating anything your heart desires and not having to worry about any consequences. SOOO, the big question is.if you could EAT anything in the world and it wouldn t give you a belly ache and the calories didn t count. What would YOU eat?
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National Eat What You Want Day! No Diets, No Guilt, No to your mama screaming at you to put the cookie down because today it’s all about you’re taste buds! Think of your favorite foods and prepare those stomachs that have been working so hard for the perfect summer-time bod!
Here’s a fun fact, did you know dieting is relatively new? Our ancestors were more concerned with taking in more carbohydrates and fats into their systems, not less! The first fad diet programs began in the U.S. during the 19thcentury and till this day people are trying all sorts of crazy things to lose a pound. Anyway, puts those diets aside today. Get those cravings ready and let them loose!