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...Boqueria, whose origins lie in an open-air market that began during the 13th century and which took its current position along the city's iconic Ramblas boulevard in 1840, embodies the city's sense of continuity. "I see people buying fish from my son who are the great-grandchildren of people who bought fish from my grandmother," says Manel Ripoll, president of the market's merchant association and a retired fishmonger. Though his children are the fifth generation to run the family stall, his grandmother might not recognize the Boqueria today. Fishmongers still dominate, but immigrants now run several...
...American family is the only one that eats practically no fresh produce. The picture of a tiny bowl of grapes, two tomatoes and a few onions represents the amount of fruits and vegetables that the average four-person U.S. family eats in an entire week. Fresh bread and fish are also absent. With the exception of meat, most foods are processed. Counting Ragú sauce as a serving of vegetables is just a gimmick. It's no wonder that American diet books recommend reading food labels. Maybe it would be wise to recommend food with no labels: fresh fruits, vegetables...
...from the Shanghai Breast Cancer Study and found that postmenopausal Asian women who had adopted more Western-style diets - high in red meat, bread, desserts and candy - had a two times greater risk of breast cancer than peers who stuck with traditional Asian diets consisting of vegetables, soy and fish. A separate study of 50,000 postmenopausal women, published in the current British Journal of Cancer, found that women who ate a quarter of a grapefruit or more a day were up to 30% more likely to develop breast cancer than women who ate no grapefruit...
...successfully prosecute some of the known big offenders, we will not only earn thanks from the people," the former World Bank official said, "but also send strong signals which will work as deterrents against future corruption." On July 16, Ahmed and his backers netted another big fish when police arrested former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for extortion - a charge she vigorously denies...
...19th century as an ornamental plant, it flourishes in ditches and marshes in 48 states and costs the American government $45 million a year in eradication efforts. Left uncontrolled, purple loosestrife grows aggressively and chokes the life from wetlands and marshes, reducing populations of indigenous insects, amphibians, songbirds and fish...