Studies have shown that eating nuts can reduce cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure, prevent heart disease, and even reduce inflammation. Yet only about one third of Americans eat any nuts as part of their daily life when as little as a handful of nuts a day is a heart-healthy practice endorsed even by the U.S. […]
Nutrition in the News
Popcorn is Never a GMO
At the Seeds of Doubt conference recently, Jeffery Smith, executive director of the Institute for Responsible Technology and GMO expert, assured us that even though almost 90% of the corn grown and eaten in this country is GMO corn, popcorn comes from a different seed and has not been genetically modified. So, while you should […]
AMA says to trust GMO foods
Last week the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a weak and dangerous position on Genetically Modified foods: “trust but verify.” If you’re like me, this probably made you say, “What?” Apparently “trust but verify” means the foods seem safe but should still go through a “mandatory pre-market safety approval process” to look for major changes […]
Are my tomatoes genetically modified?
Reader question: How do I know if the tomatoes I buy at the grocery store are Genetically Modified foods? Answer: There are no Genetically Modified tomatoes on the shelves today. That is, there aren’t any tomatoes that have been altered by the insertion of insect DNA, though of course going back to Gregor Mendel, the […]
Produce grown with the least amount of pesticides
Yesterday I listed the Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen Plus, the annual list of the conventionally-grown produce most contaminated with pesticides. Those are the ones that you most want to buy organic. Today’s list contains the fifteen least contaminated fruits and veggies. These you can feel pretty safe buying the non-organic, conventionally-farmed version because it […]
