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Vitamin C the King of Antioxidants, 260 years later
From British Naval ships to 21st century micronutrient labs, the tale of Vitamin C is a long winding journey through scientific discovery and antioxidant sales pitches.
Continue reading...Welcome the Brians!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
We have some exciting news: we have added two quality fellows to our team here. First up is Brian Mossop, a professional neuroscientist that wants to bring health information to the public. Specifically, Brian will be dealing with conditions effecting the brain, like Alzheimer's, Dementia and Autism. His posts will be forthcoming on a bi-weekly basis at first and will hopefully grow from there. Additionally, Brian Rice has joined the team as a Publications Manager. Mr. Rice will be helping us increase the frequency we are posting information to the website as we move towards our year end goal of having a major content contribution every business day of the week. (Welcome sign thanks to Flickr User romulusnr).
Continue reading...Does McDonalds Own Chipotle? – Mailbag
Monday, June 29, 2009
Hi – I was watching Nightline a couple weeks back and they had a special on Chipotle using free-range animals. Then I remembered that Chipotle is owned by McDonalds [America's #1 buyer of factory farm beef -ed]. Is this true? - James, Minneapolis, MN This is an excellent question we have also heard many times. After some research, the short answer is, no, Chipotle is not owned by McDonalds as of 2009 but it once was. The story is quite complicated actually.
Continue reading...JBS Swift Beef Recalls 400,000+ Pounds of Beef, E.coli 0157:H7 Outbreak in 13 States
Friday, June 26, 2009
JBS Swift has voluntarily recalled 42,000 pounds of beef packaged in late April from 13 states at the request of the USDA after fears of another e.coli 0157:H7 outbreak. This news comes only one week after last Friday's major Nestle E.coli 0157:H7 outbreak in cookie dough. The USDA has classified the outbreak as a 'Class I Recall' which is the highest level of severity their FSIS division applies to any recall. Follow the read link to get the whole story (thanks to JC Westbrook of Flickr for the nice shot).
Continue reading...Nestle Cookie Dough Recall, Suspected E.coli 0157:H7 Outbreak in 26+ States
Friday, June 19, 2009
Nestle USA today tacitly confirmed in a press release early reports that Nestle Toll House brand raw cookie dough was giving many people E.coli 0157:H7 infections by voluntarily recalling their entire line of products. Early reports from Bill Marler, food safety litigator, and a press release from the state of Colorado gave indications that a current rash of E.coli 0157:H7 cases across the country were tied to eating raw cookie dough (but this has still not been confirmed). (Image provided by NestleUSA)
Continue reading...Food Safety Enhancement Act (HR 2749) Advances Out of Committee
Thursday, June 18, 2009
June 10th marked a historic day in food safety as the Food Safety Enhancement Act (HR 2749) moved out of subcommittee for a vote in the US House. UPDATE: It has now formally also moved out of committee for a real vote on the House floor.
Continue reading...Food Inc. Review – Advance DC Screening
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Food. We all eat it. But only a select few know how it is produced. Food Inc., the first full length movie from the PBS documentarist Robert Kenner, aims to teach everyone how their food got to their plate – and it succeeds in spades. Dark chicken coops with 300,000 birds, illegal workers being recruited for hog slaughterhouses, feed lots bigger than Rhode Island – its all here in depressing detail. But for those of you that have already been sinking your spades into various organic gardens, Food Inc. will leave you wanting more. A lot more.
Continue reading...Glycemic Index Table v1.0
Monday, June 8, 2009
With insulin resistance and diabetes reaching epidemic levels in the United States, it is imperative to know the glycemic index of the foods we are commonly eating. Unfortunately, this data is usually locked away in research journals and when it is made available, you get a million listings with a ton of garbage results for foods you've never heard of. Well, we got tired of that and fixed up a nice GI table. (Thanks to flickr user kirinqueen for the shot)
Continue reading...Help Christie Win a Blogging Contest
Friday, June 5, 2009
Do you love well researched posts about fats and raw veggies?. Well our science feature writer Christie Wilcox wrote those and some other fabulous ones for her own personal blog Observations of a Nerd. This particular nerd is so talented that she has been entered into a blogging contest where she has a chance to win $1000!
Continue reading...Neurotramsmitters in Action
Thursday, June 4, 2009
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