Chow Line: Calcium difficult for body to absorb (for 5/25/08)
I always have milk in the morning with my high-fiber cereal. But a friend told me that fiber prevents the body from absorbing calcium. If that's true, what should I do?
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Firewood Can Be a Risk to the Environment: Ohio State Experts
WOOSTER, Ohio — Firewood helps make camping trips fun and memorable. But it can also destroy the natural treasures that make camping and other outdoor activities enjoyable, according to Ohio State University environmental experts. Pests such as emerald ash borer (EAB) can hide in firewood and infest new areas where that firewood is transported. In fact, many infestations of EAB — an invasive pest that kills ash trees — have been caused by people moving firewood and parts of ash trees in Ohio and in other Midwest and eastern states.
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Missouri 'Food Circles' Leader to Speak at OSU Tomorrow (May 15)
William Heffernan, University of Missouri professor emeritus of rural sociology, will present “Dueling Visions: Impacts on Food and Environment” at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, May 15, by video link on Ohio State’s Columbus and Wooster campuses.
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