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Climate change threatens imports and increases Puerto Rico's food vulnerability

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Forest fires, torrential rains, droughts and extreme heat affect the countries that supply the archipelago, forcing an increase in local production, according to experts.

 

On an island that imports 85% of what it consumes, seeing the shelves full of products in supermarkets, despite the fact that the last natural disaster was a year ago with Hurricane Fiona, does not hide an irrefutable fact: Puerto Rico is at the mercy of the ravages of climate change in the countries that supply it with food, agreed multiple voices consulted by El Nuevo Día.

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H.R. 6208: Puerto Rico Flexibility in Food Assistance Act of 2018

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To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to authorize additional funds to expand the nutritional assistance program in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and to require the Secretary of Agriculture to permit such assistance to be provided by the Commonwealth of Puert

FDI Clinical Research in San Juan is awarded research grants for over $3.5 million

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FDI Clinical Research, a clinical research institution located in San Juan, and directed by Dr. José F. Rodríguez Orengo, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts, announced that they were awarded two research grants from the National Institutes of Health for over $3.5 millionfor the next five years. 

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Students fromUPR Aguadilla teach about the power of nutrition

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The Childhood Cancer Association (CCA) from the University of  Puerto Rico (UPR) in Aguadilla has created the program "The Power of Nutrition" in order to teach on the importance of leading healthy eating habits in a dynamic and fun way. 

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Students from UPR Aguadilla teach about the power of nutrition

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The Childhood Cancer Association (CCA) from the University of  Puerto Rico (UPR) in Aguadilla has created the program "The Power of Nutrition" in order to teach on the importance of leading healthy eating habits in a dynamic and fun way. 

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El FDA busca opiniones científicas sobre el conocimiento de la seguridad de alimentos de los hispanos

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Comparing Food Safety Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior Among English-Dominant Hispanics, Spanish-Dominant Hispanics, and Other Consumers

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RCM creates app to make better nutritional choices

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A group of researchers from the Medical Science Campus at the University of Puerto Rico is going to launch NutriCart, a mobile app designed to help people make healthier and more convenient decisions when you are grocery shopping. 

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Dr. José R. Fernández: Training scientists from the Heart of Dixie

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Dr. José R. Fernández

A little about ancestral genetics, genuine passion for research, the absence of absolute truths, and the unique reward of training the new generation of future scientists.  These are just a few of the topics and thoughts that Dr. José Fernández shared with CienciaPR.

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