A new study shows that genetically modified foods damage fertility. “This work will do huge damage to the GM industry worldwide, since it shows that a crop — Monsanto’s maize line NK603 x MON810 — which has been approved as safe by EFSA, and given consent for use in food and feed by the EC, […]
Category: Nutrition in the news
Plastic Free For the Holidays
Since we now know that BPA is found in baby bottles, water bottles, infant formula, and even our canned foods, one of my goals has been to change my plastic habits. If you have this goal, too, you should know about this free bag of enviro-friendly goodies the Environmental Working Group is offering for the […]
Farmer In Chief
What do the health care crisis, energy independence, and climate change have in common? Believe it or not, these things are all related to the food policies of our government. Michael Pollan, one of my favorite writers about food, where it comes from, and the systems that produce it, published an excellent open letter about […]
Flu shots for kids?
Vaccinating young children against the flu appeared to have no impact on flu-related hospitalizations or doctor visits during two recent flu seasons, a new study shows. That’s not to mention that flu shots are the last early childhood vaccines to continue to contain the preservative thimerosal, a form of mercury. It seems that the vaccine […]
School Lunch Menus: The Coming Revolution
US Agriculture uses 1.2 billion pounds of pesticides annually. That’s about a 5-lb. bag of pesticide that we each — including children — ingest and consume every year. Isn’t that scary? It’s approved by the USDA. This is just one of the things I learned from this fascinating video of Ann Cooper, the head of […]
