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Everyday groceries contain ingredients that cause heart disease, diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis and other chronic diseases Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

I feel honored to be joining those people in telling the truth about the dangers of the american food supply and the real cause of chronic disease in this country. Because we have all our priorities mixed up in this country. We're spending $300+ billion fighting a war in Iraq, and we won't spend even $100 million a year educating our own people on how they can prevent cancer, diabetes, heart disease, birth defects, osteoporosis, clinical depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and other diseases.

What's In Your Milk?: An Exposé of Industry and Government Cover-Up on the Dangers of the Genetically Engineered (rBGH) Milk You're Drinking Samuel S. Epstein, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

For instance, the report reassuringly states that "milk is the most monitored food in the american food supply," despite warnings during the conference on recent evidence of widespread contamination of milk with antibiotic residues and FDA acknowledgement that "the illegal use of veterinary drugs can be an even greater threat to the public health than the illegal use of human drugs.

The Seven Laws of Nutrition Mike Adams See book keywords and concepts

The american food supply is what's killing us, not our genes or bad luck (as many doctors would have you mistakenly believe). White flour is an insecticide As a side note to all of this, it's interesting to look at the companies that produce white flour and how they ship that white flour to cereal companies, bread companies and other commercial users of the product. You may know that if you're in the food business, it's difficult to ship food without having it infested by various pests. There are mice, rats and insects that want to eat your food as it is being transported.

Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About Kevin Trudeau See book keywords and concepts

It appears to be the food additives that are put in the american food supply. The small and large intestine in overweight people are not as healthy as those of thin people. What is the cause of this? It appears to be a Candida yeast overgrowth. Why would you have a Candida yeast overgrowth? The reason appears to be antibiotics.

The fact is, the american food supply will make you fat no matter what you do. This is why when thin people from other countries come to America, they all seem to gain weight even though they think they are not eating any differently than they had previously. The food industry is so profit driven that it is lobbying against the national campaign "eat less, exercise more." The food industry does not want people to eat less! The food industry wants you fat and eating more and more food every year.

White flour promotes nutritional deficiencies and chronic disease Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Our diet is the number one cause of disease in this country. The american food supply is what's killing us, not our genes or bad luck (as many doctors would have you mistakenly believe). As a side note to all of this, it's interesting to look at the companies that produce white flour and how they ship that white flour to cereal companies, bread companies and other commercial users of the product. You may know that if you're in the food business, it's difficult to ship food without having it infested by various pests.

Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism Marion Nestle See book keywords and concepts

Although the DHHS secretary announced that his agency "was more fearful about the safety of the american food supply than anything else," one critical piece of his domain is noticeably missing: the FDA—the agency responsible for the safety of 75% of foods, domestic and imported. In contrast, the USDA receives detailed attention, perhaps indicating the relative degree to which the two agencies command the respect of Congress.

Food & Consumer Safety Inspectors, working on the front lines of the meat, poultry & egg products industries, usually under miserable conditions, safeguarding the american food supply." At the time (it has since been sold), the Community Nutrition Institute published Nutrition Week, a newsletter that tracks current events in food and nutrition. Both were run by Rodney Leonard, long an outspoken advocate of improved food safety. Mr.

Alternative Medicine the Definitive Guide, Second Edition Larry Trivieri, Jr. See book keywords and concepts

Food Additives Of the 3,000 chemical additives introduced into the american food supply each year, only a small fraction have been tested for their effects on humans (most are tested on animals). Among the most common are aspartame, saccharin, and cyclamates, artificial sweeteners that have been linked to a greater incidence of cancer; butly-ated hydroxytoluene, a food preservative that may contribute to liver cancer; and tannic acid, present in wines and fruits and linked to liver cancer. Other food additives that may increase the risk of certain kinds of cancer include Blue Dye No.

Food and Healing Annemarie Colbin See book keywords and concepts

The processing of our food also makes a difference. The american food supply has changed so that more than half of our diet now consists of processed foods rather than fresh agricultural produce. . . . Increased attention therefore also needs to be paid to the nutritional qualities of processed food. EFFECTS It is difficult to assess the effects of this dietary approach because its boundaries are imprecise and its adherents difficult to identify. The recommendations are obviously sensible, although for some they may be too mild and for others much too strong.

Smart Medicine for Healthier Living : Practical A-Z Reference to Natural and Conventional Treatments for Adults Janet Zand, LAc, OMD, Allan N. Spreed, MD, CNC, James B. LaValle, RPh, ND See book keywords and concepts

Another problem with the american food supply today stems from the fact that farmers often use pesticides and chemicals in their fields that contaminate even what look like healthy fresh foods. These toxic chemicals do not disperse and decay harmlessly. They contaminate the food we eat, pollute the air we breathe, and seep into the water we drink. And these chemicals are all pervasive, often mysteriously traveling far from the areas where they were actually used. DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) is a case in point.

What Color is Your Diet? David Heber, M.D., Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

If you look carefully, you can see these scattered through all the levels of the pyramid with the not-so-subtle message that wherever you go in the american food supply, oil and sugar will follow you for the rest of your days. The USDA pyramid, put together by well-intentioned scientists, is, regrettably, a prescription for obesity. One group of foods that is conspicuously absent from the USDA pyramid is the herbs and spices group.

One taste that is extremely abundant in the american food supply is sweet, and we seek sweetness out as we make our food choices. Corn sugar, with its pancake-syruplike taste, is the most commonly used sweetener in American colas. In other countries, such as Mexico, colas are made with table sugar (sucrose) and taste different than American colas. The Battle for Your Taste Buds It's natural for us to seek out pleasant, sweet tastes. Our genes were originally programmed to seek out these tastes in fruits and vegetables.

The Politics of Cancer Revisited Samuel S. Epstein, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

It was well known that many upper-level agency officials, including previous commissioners, notably Charles Edwards,* were openly sympathetic to the industry position that the Delaney Amendment was an unnecessary and unfair restriction to their freedom to add known carcinogens, at supposedly safe levels, to the american food supply. Not unexpectedly, the FDA press release provoked a sharp reaction from the industry.

The Vitamin Revolution in Health Care Michael Janson, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

They make the highly processed american food supply look more nutritious than it is, and they appear to be influenced by the food industry. The RDAs are not useful in establishing optimal health. You are at little risk of developing the deficiency diseases—pellagra, scurvy, or beriberi. Our modern problems are not deficiency diseases but degenerative diseases. Nutrients play an important role in preventing these conditions. The RDAs cannot be used in evaluating the therapeutic and preventive value of large doses of dietary supplements.

The Complete Guide to Health and Nutrition Gary Null See book keywords and concepts

If hydrogenated foods are so much a part of the american food supply, they must be safe. Right? Unfortunately, this may not be a safe, logical conclusion to draw. There is something unnatural about a food that can sit for months, maybe years, on a shelf without spoiling, and that's what hydrogenated foods are: unnatural. Those processed quick-and-easy toaster tarts, peanut butters, and pizzas may taste good, but they have lost large amounts of nutrients that were originally present in the oils.

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