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God made a farmer 9 Feb 2013 | 08:48 pm
Filed under: Books/Movies/Videos, Farming, Food Democracy
Wheat, gliadin, zonulin, auto immune, inflammation and you! Yes You! 22 Jan 2013 | 11:22 pm
Dr. William Davis, author of the NY Times bestseller, Wheat Belly, recently attended a conference in which Dr. Alessio Fasano spoke. Dr. Fasano is a noted celiac disease investigator who has dissected...
Nearly half of supermarket chicken tainted by feces 9 Jun 2012 | 04:02 am
Poultry Products Rarely Tested for Contamination, Cause 1.5 Million Illnesses a Year Nearly half the chicken products marketed by national brands and sold in supermarkets are contaminated with feces,...
No wonder we’re sick! 8 Jun 2012 | 01:02 am
Chili’s Molten Lava Cake – 1,070 calories, 51 g fat, (26 g saturated), 143 carbs And no wonder restaurants don’t want to post the nutritional info on their menus. These aren’t the worst offenders–bu...
Food contamination 4 Oct 2011 | 02:32 am
This photo illustration shows a range of food that can easily be contaminated. Illustration by Brandon Quester/News21 Filed under: Food Democracy, Recalls
“Food” 30 Sep 2011 | 12:49 am
Filed under: Food Democracy, Organic
What the average American consumes in a year 20 Jun 2011 | 09:00 am
The average American is 36.6 years old and eats 1,996.3 lbs. of food per year. The average man is 5’9” and weighs 190 lbs. The average woman is 5’4” and weighs 164 lbs. Each year, Americans eat 85.5 ...
Not just another turkey recall 7 Apr 2011 | 01:07 am
The Salmonella strain that sickened 12 people in 10 states and triggered last week’s recall of 54,960 pounds of Jennie-O turkey burgers may be resistant to antibiotics, the Centers of Disease Control ...
In case of (some) recalls go here 5 Apr 2011 | 01:45 pm
Today the FDA launched a new and improved web search tool for consumers to use during recalls. The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) signed into law in January by President Obama called for a ...
Obesity: We’re #1! 5 Apr 2011 | 10:01 am
Rank Country Amount # 1 United States: 30.6% # 2 Mexico: 24.2% # 3 United Kingdom: 23% # 4 Slovakia: 22.4% # 5 Greece: 21.9% # 6 Australia: 21.7% # 7 New Zealand: 20...
