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Book Review: The Fluoride Deception by Christopher Bryson

Wed, Mar 24, 2010 | By: nutrition

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Book Review: The Fluoride Deception by Christopher Bryson
“Pain in the abdomen. Splitting Headache. Nausea and vomiting. Choking and couldn’t get their breath. Coughing up blood.” Phone calls like these broke the dawn of a fall day in the mill town of Donora, Pennsylvania back in October, 1948. Already two had died and another 18 were soon to follow. The death toll would…
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GMOs: Does Regulation Ensure Safety?

Wed, Feb 17, 2010 | By: nutrition

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GMOs: Does Regulation Ensure Safety?
The public’s biggest concern when it comes to GMOs is their safety. There are a lot of misconceptions about genetic engineering. When pressed on science of GMOs, I have often heard people fear that the genetically modified material in the foods they are eating will somehow mutate their DNA too. While logically it sounds like…
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GMOs: Frankenfood or Evolutionary Advance?

Wed, Feb 10, 2010 | By: nutrition

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GMOs: Frankenfood or Evolutionary Advance?
While many GMOs are used for other purposes, the most talked about ones are those that end up on our plates. These are the Frankenfoods, the plants and animals being modified for human consumption. Why are crops and animals being modified? What GMOs are currently on the market? What new GMOs are being created? Good…
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Is Child Obesity the Parent’s Fault?

Thu, Jan 14, 2010 | By: nutrition

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Is Child Obesity the Parent’s Fault?
Childhood obesity is becoming a hot topic in health circles, even to the point of being called an epidemic. Experts estimate that 20% of children between the ages of 6 and 17 are overweight, predisposing them to terrible diseases like diabetes and heart disease. Why have the world’s children ballooned over the past hundred years? Ice…
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California First State To Ban Trans Fats

Wed, Jan 6, 2010 | By: nutrition

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California First State To Ban Trans Fats
Effective January 1st, 2010, California became the first state to ban restaurants from using trans fats in restaurants. While similar bans have been enacted in New York City and a few other cities in the US, this is the first time that trans fats are being banned from an entire state.   Schwarzenegger Acts... The legislation…
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Plastic Troubles: Phthalates and Plasticizers

Mon, Aug 31, 2009 | By: nutrition

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Plastic Troubles: Phthalates and Plasticizers
Plastic is a buzzword lately but mostly for the wrong reasons.  Medical studies have lined up against the ubiquitous substance and the seas have filled with the jetsam and flotsam of our plastic society.  Yet, if there was one compound responsible for this situation more than any other, phthalates might just wear the crown. Chemistry…
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Truvia and PureVia – A Window to the Past or the Future?

Fri, Feb 6, 2009 | By: nutrition

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In the coming weeks, we will be examining two new sweeteners called Truvia and PureVia that are being released into the American food supply in the first half of 2009.  They are derivative of a naturally sweet plant called Stevia, which has been used around the world for quite some time now to sweeten drinks and native dishes.   But…
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