links for 2006-10-13

When grapes get under foot | GenevaLunch [1]

Terrific pictures and story of a small Swiss winemaker who still smooshes the grapes with human feet.

(tags: wine [2] grapes [3] switzerland [4])
British people eat the worst food (health wise) in Europe [5]

"The only place in the world with worse food than Britain is the US". Ouch.

(tags: foodpolitics [6] nutrition [7] uk [8])
Too much fish linked to higher risk of premature birth [9]

It's due to the mercury levels in fish. But the studies are inconclusive and pregnant women should still eat "12 ounces (340 grams) per week" of fish, and more for the rest of us.

(tags: fish [10] foodscience [11] mercury [12] nutrition [7])
Cabbages and cruciferous vegetables may help cure cancer [13]

Something for National Brease Cancer Awareness Month: eat a lot of cabbage, broccoli, brussel sprouts and cauliflower.

(tags: health [14] nutrition [7] cancer [15] foodscience [11] vegetables [16])

Links:
[1] http://www.genevalunch.com/node/1772
[2] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/wine
[3] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/grapes
[4] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/switzerland
[5] http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/article1834351.ece
[6] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/foodpolitics
[7] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/nutrition
[8] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/uk
[9] http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/news/ng.asp?n=71245-fish-pregnancy-mercury
[10] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/fish
[11] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/foodscience
[12] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/mercury
[13] http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=29&ContentID=9459
[14] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/health
[15] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/cancer
[16] http://del.icio.us/justhungry/vegetables