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What association between alcohol consumption and the risk of diabetes mellitus? - International Scientific Forum on Alcohol Research Critique 182

2016-03-08 12:31:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

Most previous studies have shown that consumers of light-to-moderate amounts of alcoholic beverages tend to have a significant reduction in their subsequent risk of developing Type II diabetes mellitus (DM).

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Groundbreaking French Waste Law Triggers Broader Rethink on Consumption

2016-03-07 21:32:00| Waste Age

VOANews.com Legislation passed last month makes France the worlds first country to ban supermarket waste and compel large retailers to donate unsold food or face a $4,000 fine. read more

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China sets cap energy consumption for first time

2016-03-05 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: China aims to keep energy consumption within 5 billion tonnes of standard coal equivalent by 2020, it said in its five-year plan published on Saturday, marking the first time the world's second-biggest economy has set such a target. China has long been considering an energy consumption cap in a bid to improve industrial efficiency, tackle smog and control greenhouse gas emissions, which are the highest in the world. Beijing is also pushing structural reforms to decouple economic growth from energy...

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