Why Our Food Is Making Us Fat
• Daily Paul.comThe story begins in 1971. Richard Nixon was facing re-election. The Vietnam war was threatening his popularity at home, but just as big an issue with voters was the soaring cost of food.
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Food
Boneless Chicken Wings Are Getting A Whole Lot More Popular
• Business InsiderWhat's your wing of choice: boneless, or bone-in?
Genetic Roulette: Free Screening Until Feb 3rd, Vote For Best Awareness Film
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/If there’s only one more documentary you see in the remainder of your life: Make sure it’s Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of Our Lives. World renown genetically modified organism (GMO) expert Jefferey Smith, who heads The Institute for Responsible Tech
New GMO animation film launched by Infomatic Films and Natural News – must see!
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/(Video) The video covers all the basics on GMOs, including how they’re engineered, why they kill the things that eat them, and the disastrous health effects they’ve been linked to in humans. It serves as both a reminder of the facts to those who alre
Food in Ecuador: a lesson in diversity
• The GuardianEcuador is snapping at Peru's heels as a foodie destination, with a more varied natural larder, and young chefs happy to mix things up at a new wave of restaurants
Gatorade to remove flame retardant chemical from its drinks
• naturalnews.comNow you know that you've been saved from spontaneous combustion after a hard workout if you drank Gatorade.
State regulators crack down on grocery chain for selling cheap milk
• The Daily CallerLouisiana state regulators recently cracked down on a supermarket chain’s weekly promotional deal because it was selling milk too cheaply — which violates state law. The upscale Fresh Markets was selling gallons of milk for $2.99 as part of a week
The Truth About Weight-Loss Pills and Energy Drinks, for Knowledge and Profit
• Wired.comBetween medications and food, there’s a huge swath of edible products that don’t need approval from the Food and Drug Administration, including energy drinks, vitamins, weight-loss pills, and other supplements.
Scary things contaminating our food supply
• naturalnews.comBefore you read this article, be warned: you may never want to eat again.
Big Ag group trying to ban raw milk sales in South Carolina
• naturalnews.comIt has come to our attention that the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), a national non-governmental organization that claims to represent the interests of American farmers, is right now attempting to covertly eliminate the freedom of South Caro
Global Treaty Signed to Stop Deadly Mercury While FDA Allows it Unchecked In Your Food
• Prison PlanetOver 140 nations have come together under a new treaty to curb deadly mercury pollution over serious risks to worldwide health,meanwhile the FDA is still allowing the mass majority of US citizens to chomp down on mercury-containing processed food.
Brands to boycott: Naked juice owned by PepsiCo, Odwalla owned by Coca-Cola
• naturalnews.comPepsi and Coke both sell "natural" food smoothies and other products under the brands Naked and Odwalla, respectively.
Apple as Superfood
• arcleinLiver Cancer: apple juice, apple pectin and apple peel has been experimentally confirmed to kill liver cancer,[iv] Breast Cancer: apples have been found to both prevent and to suppress mammary cancers in the animal model.[v] Multi-Drug Resistant
City works on code change for controversial vegetable garden
• .The city of Orlando says it's trying to work with the couple whose front yard vegetable garden has sparked controversy nationwide by passing new regulations that would require changes to their garden....[seriously?!]
City of Orlando might allow Vegetable Gardens
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India Signs Mandatory GMO Labeling into Law
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/Paving the way for other nations to introduce similar legislation and inform consumers what they’re really putting into their mouths, the labeling of products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) within the nation of India is now mandated
McDonald's Will Relaunch The Big Mac This Year With A Blast Of New Ads
• Business InsiderRemember when the highlight of every teen's weekend was a Big Mac and fries?
All of Earth Now a Mercury Hotspot
• Common DreamsNearly a year ago, I interviewed David Evers, the executive director of Maine’s Biodiversity Research Institute, on the revelation that insect-eating inland songbirds can accumulate mercury at dangerous levels.
As Biofuel Demand Grows, So Do Guatemala’s Hunger Pangs
• New York TimesRecent laws in the United States and Europe that mandate use of biofuel in cars have had far-flung ripple effects, as land once devoted to growing food for humans is now sometimes more profitably used for churning out vehicle fuel.
FDA: New rules will make food safer
• Associated PressThe Food and Drug Administration says its new guidelines would make the food Americans eat safer and help prevent the kinds of foodborne disease outbreaks that sicken or kill thousands of consumers each year.
Childhood obesity: Jeremy Hunt threatens food industry with legislation
• The GuardianSupermarkets and manufacturers told to get 'their house in order' or face laws to curb high levels of sugar and fat in food
Is There a Place For Genetically Modified Animals In Your Future?
• http://chrisinmaryville.net/Recently scientists in China developed a GM (Genetically Modified) cow that yields human breast milk. This has put the spotlight an ongoing debate over the appropriate place of GM organisms in society. Several animal species have already been genetic
F.D.A. Offers Sweeping Rules to Fight Food Contamination and Jack Prices
• New York TimesThe proposed rules represent a sea change in the way the agency polices food, a process that currently involves taking action after contamination has been identified. A long-awaited step toward codifying the food safety law Congress passed 2 years ag
Productive Property vs. the Lawn Police
• Lew Rockwell blogIt's amazing to see the number of individuals who are being persecuted for using their own property for productive purposes. This house and garden in Florida violated an "appearance code." Appearance is always subjective, until the government
A Deep Fryer That Minimizes Odors As It Cooks
• Business InsiderThis is the Krups High Performance Deep Fryer from Williams-Sonoma.
How the 'Dairy Cliff' Will Cream Consumers
Jim BovardGot milk? Enjoy the price you paid, because federal policy, reaching its sell-by date, will have dire results.
New York Magazine Chose A $15 Steak As NYC's Best In 2012
• Business InsiderWhen it comes to knowing what's going on in New York City's culinary space, New York Magazine is second to none.
St. Paul shop caught with smoking gum
• .A back-in-the-day soda shop in St. Paul has been busted for selling cigarettes -- made of candy. It's illegal!
Maker Mom Builds Cookie-Cutter Empire With 3-D Printers
• http://www.wired.com, By Joseph FlahertyAthey Moravetz is doing some tasty work with her 3-D printers.
Ready to eat: the first GM fish for the dinner table
• http://www.independent.co, Steve ConnorUS decision after 17-year battle over fast-growing salmon could pave way for same step in Britain
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