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A group of psychiatric and medical conditions, previously thought to be separate ailments, could all be signs of one illness, which is sometimes called Affective Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Forms of ASD include such problems as major depressive disorder...
U.S. farmers have been subsidized in one form or another for more than 200 years. In 1862, the practice was expanded when congress passed the Homestead Act, known as the Morrill Act, which granted 160 acres of government land to those who wanted to begin...
If popular meats were ranked by their healthiness, pork would be in last place. Pork consumption has a strong epidemiological association with cirrhosis of the liver -- in fact, it may be more strongly associated with cirrhosis than alcohol. There is...
Most people don’t think much about where sugar actually comes from, or who produces it. But then, few people have to smell the foul odors coming from sugar refineries, or have ever talked with the people who perform the hard labor required to grow and...
Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are a complex group of compounds formed when sugar reacts with amino acids. This can occur both in the food you eat, and inside your body itself. There is mounting evidence that AGEs may be implicated in the development...
The USDA has prepared the way for approval of a new product from Dow Agrosciences -- a corn strain that can withstand Dow’s herbicide 2,4-D. The company plans to sell the corn to industrial farmers whose fields are choked with weeds that have developed...
The obesity epidemic isn’t caused by people consuming too much fat -- the fault lies far more with an overabundance of carbohydrates in the diet. An infographic created by Column Five for Massive Health, based on Why We Get Fat by science writer Gary...
The Weston A. Price Foundation has warned the U.S. FDA that plans for salt restriction pose a health threat to all Americans. Neither history nor scientific evidence supports the notion that salt consumption should be reduced. Research has shown that...
Under new standard issued by the United States Department of Agriculture, school meals will have to offer fruits and vegetables to students every day. Meal programs will also have to reduce sodium, saturated fat and trans fats, offer more whole grains...
The U.S. National Organic Standards Board, an expert panel that advise the USDA Secretary on organic matters, recently narrowly approved Martek Biosciences Corporation’s petition to allow the use their genetically modified soil fungus and algae as nutritional...
A U.S. regulation passed in 2011 has increased the established tolerance for residues of the herbicide glyphosate on corn. The new regulation was a result of lobbying by the Monsanto Company. The tolerance is even higher than the one allowed by international...
If you found out that cyanide was found in common mass market products, you would probably avoid them. But sodium selenite, a chemical that is actually 4 times more toxic than cyanide, is actually listed as a "nutrient" on the labels of many such products...
In the past, studies of the relationship between dietary magnesium intake and stroke risk have yielded inconsistent results. A new review of studies in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition sought to summarize the evidence regarding the association...
Humans evolved with a staple source of the omega-3 fat docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in their diets. The introduction of high-quality, easily digested nutrients from seafood into the human diet coincided with the rapid expansion of grey matter in the cerebral...
Celebrity chef Paula Deen has developed Type 2 diabetes. Deen has been criticized throughout her career for promoting sugar-laden foods known to lead to obesity and contribute to diabetes risk. While she has apparently had the disease for years, she only...
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