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Friday
Meb Keflezighi and Galen Rupp lead the race during the U.S Olympic Marathon Team Trials in February in Los Angeles. Jonathan Moore/Getty Images hide caption
Friday
There may be growing chorus of veggie cheerleaders, but don't assume most Americans are choosing salad over hamburgers. iStockphoto hide caption
Saturday
Whitney Houston sings the National Anthem before Super Bowl XXV — the New York Giants against the Buffalo Bills — at Tampa Stadium on January 27, 1991. The Giants won 20-19. George Rose/Getty Images hide caption
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Food Surgery Screenshot Screenshot from The Food Surgeon/YouTube hide caption
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Exposure to visual food cues like food ads can influence eating behavior and contribute to weight gain, a study published in the journal Obesity Reviews found. Nick Amoscato/Flickr hide caption
Monday
Red Lettuce Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption
Thursday
A mock-up of a warning label for sodas and sugary drinks proposed in California by public health advocates in 2015. California Center for Public Health Advocacy hide caption
Tuesday
A dish featuring antibiotic-free beef from Strauss Beef served at Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue, Wash. Courtesy of Overlake Medical Center hide caption
Thursday
Extra-high amounts of sodium can be hidden in savory snacks like popcorn served at movie theaters and other concession stands. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
Cage-free chickens in a barn near Hershey, Pa., get to roam and perch on steel rods (but they don't go outside). In September, McDonald's said it would buy only cage-free eggs, inspiring several other food companies to follow suit. Dan Charles/NPR hide caption
Tuesday
Clockwise from top left: General Mills, Nestle, Dunkin Donuts, Panera, Tyson Chicken and McDonald's, among other big food companies, made commitments in 2015 to change the way they prepare and procure their food products. Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty; Justin Sullivan/Getty; Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg/Getty; Daniel Acker/Bloomberg/Getty; Paul Sakuma/AP; Ulrich Baumgarten/Getty hide caption
The Year In Food: Artificial Out, Innovation In (And 2 More Trends)
Tuesday
Author Joan Morgan says Beurré Superfin is one of her favorite pears. It's "truly delicious: very buttery, juicy, cream to pale yellow flesh, intensely rich with plenty of sugar lemony acidity," she writes in The Book of Pears. Courtesy of Joan Morgan hide caption
Tuesday
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Some believe increased metabolism may be among the benefits of drinking green tea. But there's scant evidence to support that idea. iStockphoto hide caption
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Soda sales have been flattening, but the industry has stepped up marketing and lobbying, according to Marion Nestle in Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (And Winning). Akash Ghai/NPR hide caption
Monday
A macaque picks coconuts from a treetop on Thailand's Samui Island. Captive monkeys are trained to help harvest coconuts on the island's plantations. Christophe Boisvieux/Corbis hide caption
Thursday
Retailers in Berkeley, Calif., are passing about 70 percent of the extra cost from the 1-cent-per-ounce tax on to consumers, a study finds. Wikimedia hide caption
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Sugar offsets the bitterness of tea, but have we gone too far in how much we add and how often we drink it? Yat Fai Ooi/Flickr hide caption
Monday
The California Pepper Commission says mechanical harvesters to pick hot and bell peppers could help solve labor shortage problems. Bob Sacha/Corbis hide caption
Sunday
Mangalitsa pigs devour heirloom tomatoes in Milan, Ohio. Eliza Barclay/NPR hide caption