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Determined to be up to 150 times sweeter than sugar, stevia has been touted for many years as a natural substitute for white refined sugar as well as the various artificial sweeteners. Continue reading
A wealth of scientific evidence plus no shortage of real-life observation make it difficult to dispute the critical role that nutrition plays in overall health, and more specifically, the human body’s ability to ward off cancer. In fact, it’s estimated that 30 to 40 percent of all cancers are directly linked to poor diet, according to a report by the World Cancer Research Fund UK. Continue reading
The potato industry recently scored a big victory, in what sounds at first like a familiar story of Big Ag winning out over public health.
Eight years ago, over allegations of insufficient nutritional value, potatoes were excluded from a government program that helps pregnant women and young children improve their diets.
The rationale was that aid recipients in the Women, Infants, and Children program already ate plenty of white potatoes, a widely consumed vegetable in the U.S. Continue reading
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The nanny state’s death star agency, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is getting ready to ban trans fats.
If you enjoy donuts, movie popcorn, pie crust or french fries (to name a few) you’d better movie quickly before the jack boot of government food regulation sucks as much joy as possible from the American food palette. Continue reading
Abbott said parents asked for baby formula that was free of genetically modified organisms. Credit Abbott
The maker of Similac Advance, the top commercial baby formula brand in the United States, says it will begin selling the first mainstream baby formula made without genetically altered ingredients by the end of the month at Target.
Similac’s maker, the global health care company Abbott, said it would first offer a “non-G.M.O.” version of its best-selling Similac Advance, followed by a non-G.M.O. version of Similac Sensitive. Depending on sales, Abbott may offer other formulas free of such ingredients. Continue reading
Adding an egg to your salad can significantly boost the goodness absorbed from the vegetables, according to a study by scientists at Purdue University
Adding an egg to your salad can significantly boost the goodness absorbed from the vegetables, according to a study.
Researchers said that the amount of carotenoids derived from items such as tomatoes, lettuce and carrot increased by up to nine-fold in those who ate the egg compared to those who didn’t.
Carotenoids are the sources of the red, orange and yellow colours of many fruits and vegetables.
They act as powerful antioxidants, which can help protect against cancer and heart disease. Continue reading
The olive oil you’re buying probably isn’t as healthy as you think.
About 70% of the olive oil Americans buy isn’t extra virgin, David Neuman, CEO of Greek olive oil company Gaea’s US division, told Business Insider.
“Since olive oil became so popular there isn’t enough of the good stuff to go around,” Neuman said. “Even if there were, many consumers aren’t willing to pay for it.
As a result, the majority of olive oil Americans buy isn’t from Italy or extra virgin as advertised. Continue reading
In a first for a major restaurant chain, Chipotle Mexican Grill on Monday began preparing only food that is free of genetically engineered ingredients.
“This is another step toward the visions we have of changing the way people think about and eat fast food,” said Steve Ells, founder and co-chief executive of Chipotle. “Just because food is served fast doesn’t mean it has to be made with cheap raw ingredients, highly processed with preservatives and fillers and stabilizers and artificial colors and flavors.” Continue reading
While there has been a lot of research both in favor and against one of America’s favorite drinks, this latest bit of research leaves you feeling a little less guilty after having that second, or third, or even fourth cup of coffee.
The results of a new study suggest that drinking up to four cups of coffee a day may reduce your risk of developing cancer of the endometrium, or the lining of the uterus, according to researchers.
Published in the February issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, scientists found that drinking roughly 26 to 37 ounces of coffee per day reduced endometrial cancer by up to 18 percent. Continue reading
For the past two decades, developers of genetically engineered (GE) crops and their corporate allies have maintained that because their products are so obviously safe, there is no need to label them. Thanks to marketing campaigns, squelched state initiatives and a flood of GE products on the market, the public has largely adopted this belief as well.
Would it shock the public to know that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has never formally approved any GE crop as safe for human consumption? Instead, these companies have been trusted to self-regulate with little scientific oversight and even less transparency in their methods. Continue reading
Eating an apple a day does not actually keep the doctor away – but it might stop you going to your pharmacist.
Researchers looked at data on 8,399 US adults and initially found evidence to support the proverb.
They discovered that those who had one small apple a day had a nine per cent lower chance of visiting the doctor several times a year.
However when they adjusted their statistics for other factors, their conclusions changed. Continue reading
For years, nutritionists have been urging us to eat nuts in place of high-carb and sugary snacks. Regulators allow purveyors of peanuts, almonds, walnuts, pistachios, hazelnuts and pecans to make claims that these nuts, as part of a diet low in saturated fats and cholesterol, may help reduce the risk of heart disease.
Seeds like pumpkin, sunflower, chia and sesame would be worthy candidates for a similar push, since they too are loaded with many of the same nutrients – protein and fiber, calcium and vitamin E, healthy fats and omega-3 fatty acids. And oh, yes, they taste wonderful (at least sunflower, pumpkin and sesame seeds do – chia seeds are so small I can’t exactly tell what they taste like). Continue reading
Shock! Certified organic strawberries aren’t so organic after all. Although organic strawberries sell for 50% to 100% more than conventional berries, organic strawberries are fumigated with toxic chemicals, including methyl bromide, at the beginning stages of their life-cycle.
Methyl bromide, is used to sterilize the soil before strawberries are planted. It’s not sprayed on the fruit. It’s a soil fumigant that kills just about everything it touches. Many hybridized seed varieties have been created that can only grow in sterile soil.
“The soil is, as a matter of fact, full of live organisms. It is essential to conceive of it as something pulsating with life, not as a dead or inert mass.” ~ Albert Howard, The Soil and Health, 1947
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An ingredient in extra virgin olive oil- oleocanthal- kills cancerous cells
An ingredient in extra virgin olive oil, oleocanthal, kills human cancer cells without harming healthy ones
Following a Mediterranean diet has long been regarded as the key to a long and healthy life.
And now scientists may have found one of the key reasons why.
An ingredient in extra virgin olive oil, oleocanthal, kills human cancer cells without harming healthy ones, researchers found. Continue reading