Something must be done–expand the nanny state and stop food wastage.
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Category: Food miscellany
Food Fetishist Alert
I know how to get a certain group going–talk about eating healthy.
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Peanut Allergy prevention–Eat Peanuts during Pregnancy
A study that makes sense.
The concept is called desensitization.
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Holodomor in Cuba
The Holodomor was the famine imposed on the Ukraine by the criminal socialist butcher Stalin that killed millions, children and women starving in the streets, desperate cannibalism.
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Let's talk some more Taubes
Some reacted negatively to my applause for Gary Taubes.
Let’s discuss.
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Media Food Panic
The Media, following the lead of the Public Health community, loves to create food anxiety.
Here are examples.
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Anti oxidant–Sound Good
Vit E bites the dust again.
I know there are those who still think Linus Pauling was right about Vit C.
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Organic Chemistry Sounds Scary
As in the case of 4 methyl-cyclohexane methanol, organic chemistry sounds really really scary.
Here’s a fine exercise for your favorite Chemophobe, similar to the annual Thangsgiving Dinner list that is put out by the American Council on science and Health.
This time just a great discussion by an Australian chem teacher.
http://acsh.org/2014/01/natural-foods-chemicals-right-think/
Golden Rice Makes Sense
The Greenpeace fanatics on Genetic Modification have been condemning golden rice, which is modified to have vitamin A.
Problem is some people have a monochromatic diet. That produces deficiencies that other countries don’t see.
http://acsh.org/2014/01/64151/
Men's Health Morons
Please don’t choke when you read this nonsense.
You should be reminded that this is what appears in these silly grocery store and book store mags all the time.
Usually with pics of well defined boooodies.
http://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/health/for-heart-health-steer-clear-of-fizzy-medicines-20131230
There is no point in explaining why the premise of the article is stupid–how does one establish the magnitude of stupid when there is no measure of stupid in the casual health press–salt is a threat to 30 year old exercise freaks? I don’t think so. Old guys with congestive heart failure or kidney disease–maybe.
Stop it, There is no Magic
You think there are supplements or additives or changes in diet that will make magic?
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