So Houston, 40, of Aristocrat Angus of Platteville, accompanied Dawn Vel squez de P rez from the Colorado Department of Agriculture, Montana cattle producers and members of the Montana Department of Agriculture on a trip to Moscow to develop trade leads for the sale of beef genetics to Russian producers. So Houston, 40, of Aristocrat Angus of Platteville, accompanied Dawn Vel squez de P rez from the Colorado Department of Agriculture, Montana cattle producers and members of the Montana...

Scientists long have known that flavonoids and phenolic acids have beneficial health effects in reducing the risk of heart attacks, cancer, obesity, and other disorders. Scientists in Taiwan report new insights into why diets rich in fruits and vegetables reduce the risk of obesity. The findings suggest that these compounds could be effective in improving the symptoms of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of symptoms like obesity and high blood sugar that increase the risk of heart disease, the...

envoy for a free trade deal with South Korea said on Tuesday she hopes Congress will ratify the pact in early 2008 but lawmakers want Seoul to fully open its market to American beef before signing off. and South Korea struck a deal in April that experts said could increase their $78 billion a year in two-way trade by about $20 billion a year. The deal has yet to be approved by legislatures in both countries. Earlier this month, it temporarily halted imports after finding banned spinal...

Crammed in the electric blue cardboard box were some crackers, slices of ham and processed cheese, a Capri Sun drink pouch, full-size Air Heads chewy candy, and Pringles chips. Owens, who has been a teacher for more than 26 years, said it is convenience foods like that, packed with sugar and not a lot of substance, that are the downfall of many students' diets. Despite those efforts, administrators and teachers still are seeing a significant number of young children filling their tummies...

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