What's Next? Deep-fried pepsi? I must be psychic.
Can you imagine? This is front page news in the New York Times!
With all this focus on substituting vegetable oils for trans fats we will begin to see major problems using large quantities of polyunsaturated fats. These fatty acids are very vulnerable to oxidation- becoming rancid, promoting free radical production and increasing risks for cancer and heart disease.
Indianapolis Journal, August 21, 2007
The leaders of the Great Indiana State Fair have banned oils with trans fats from all its fryers.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/21/us/21fat.html?ex=1345521600&en=5774a18c4423159b&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Friday, August 24, 2007
Sunday, August 12, 2007
More bad news for heartburn drugs
Disturbing studies on two popular heartburn drugs Prilosec and Nexium.
F.D.A. Is Reviewing Heartburn Drugs After Studies Find Possible Heart Risk
August 10, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/health/10drug.html?ex=1344484800&en=2ab45853ff6e4a8d&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
In 2006, researchers found that these drugs also make it more difficult for the body to absorb calcium since they reduce stomach acid.
Study Finds a Link Between Some Heartburn Drugs and Hip Injuries in People Over 50
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/27/health/27bone.html?ex=157680000&en=ee198b60407599fa&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
F.D.A. Is Reviewing Heartburn Drugs After Studies Find Possible Heart Risk
August 10, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/health/10drug.html?ex=1344484800&en=2ab45853ff6e4a8d&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
In 2006, researchers found that these drugs also make it more difficult for the body to absorb calcium since they reduce stomach acid.
Study Finds a Link Between Some Heartburn Drugs and Hip Injuries in People Over 50
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/27/health/27bone.html?ex=157680000&en=ee198b60407599fa&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Monsanto Goes GMO-Free - in its Cafeteria
BUT WAIT!!! The FDA says GMO is safe for Americans? So why is GMO foods banned in the cafeteria of Monsanto employees in England?
Ode Magazine, June 2007
Speaks for itself, doesn't it? For more commentary on this news item, click here.
From now on, staff at the British headquarters of biotech giant Monsanto will be eating only non-genetically modified products on their lunch breaks. Foods containing genetically modified soy and corn are no longer available in the company cafeteria. Granada Food Services, which manages the canteen, is said to be concerned about health risks. Monsanto's press department contends the action was not the result of a boycott initiated by worried employees of theU.S. multinational.
Ode Magazine, June 2007
Speaks for itself, doesn't it? For more commentary on this news item, click here.
From now on, staff at the British headquarters of biotech giant Monsanto will be eating only non-genetically modified products on their lunch breaks. Foods containing genetically modified soy and corn are no longer available in the company cafeteria. Granada Food Services, which manages the canteen, is said to be concerned about health risks. Monsanto's press department contends the action was not the result of a boycott initiated by worried employees of theU.S. multinational.
Grocery giant switching to milk free of synthetic hormones
The Associated Press August 6, 2007
ST. LOUIS — One of the nation's largest retail grocery chains has announced plans to switch to milk free of synthetic hormones.
The announcement Wednesday from Kroger Co. is another blow to Monsanto Co., which already had been reducing inventory of its milk production-boosting hormone as Starbucks Coffee Co. and other retailers rejected it.
Monsanto markets the hormone rBST, or recombinant bovine somatotropin, under the brand name Posilac. The Food and Drug Administration and the company insist the hormone is safe.
Kroger said consumer preference prompted its decision. The retailer began moving toward rBST-free milk this year in Louisiana and Texas stores. By February, Kroger plans to sell only milk certified as free of synthetic hormones at the 2,458 stores it operates in 31 states.
Also see WSJ: Big Grocer's MoveDeals a New Blow To Maker of Posilac
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118636276357988890.html
ST. LOUIS — One of the nation's largest retail grocery chains has announced plans to switch to milk free of synthetic hormones.
The announcement Wednesday from Kroger Co. is another blow to Monsanto Co., which already had been reducing inventory of its milk production-boosting hormone as Starbucks Coffee Co. and other retailers rejected it.
Monsanto markets the hormone rBST, or recombinant bovine somatotropin, under the brand name Posilac. The Food and Drug Administration and the company insist the hormone is safe.
Kroger said consumer preference prompted its decision. The retailer began moving toward rBST-free milk this year in Louisiana and Texas stores. By February, Kroger plans to sell only milk certified as free of synthetic hormones at the 2,458 stores it operates in 31 states.
Also see WSJ: Big Grocer's MoveDeals a New Blow To Maker of Posilac
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118636276357988890.html
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