Category Archives: Food Politics

Chicken Rights

Calling for more space for caged chickens on farms, via the Daily Meal.

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The Hidden Health Hazards of Lettuce

Lettuce: The Silent Killer/photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman

I know what it was that set me off today. A random article, out of the blue, I shouldn't even have read it. It referred to great food cooked with rendered fat as “early-grave food heaven.” Why do people say stupid things like this? Because the media bombards us with the simplistic message that Fat Is Bad For You, and it pisses me off. Why? Because it's not true.  Fat is good for you.  Fat is good for your body.  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Fat doesn’t make you fat, EATING TOO MUCH MAKES YOU FAT! Eating every morsel of your mile high Cheesecake Factory plate is what makes you fat.  Eating a whole bag of Doritos is what makes you fat.  Eating when you’re ...

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Killer Carbs

A great infographic that illustrates how carbohydrates are making people fat, via Food and Tech Connect.

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US Customs

What type of exotic foods US Customs finds in travelers suitcases with their trusty sniffer dog, via NYT.

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Food Issues

2012 is here and these are some food politic issues to learn more about this year, via The Atlantic.

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The Potassium Effect: Important Ratio

 

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Yesterday the NYTimes covered an important health ratio: the amount of potassium relative to the amount salt you consume. While the article by long time health reporter, Jane Brody, leads with the obvious (excessive salt has proven to be a health risk, according to yet another major study), and the headline writer reinforce the obvious ("Sodium-Saturated Diet is a Threat for All"), the article recognizes that everything is about balance and notes the important role potassium-rich foods play in countering salt's negative effects. "The researchers found that while a diet hight in sodium—salt is the main source—increases your risk," Brody writes, "even more important is the ratio of sodium (harmful) to potassium (protective) in one's diet." This was pointed out to me this summer by Mark Bitterman, author of a great book called Click to Continue Reading

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Examining Waste Costs

Food waste cost about $100 billion in the USA, one must be aware of this situation, via the Atlantic.

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Canned Soup

A study shows that the chemical used to line the inside of soup cans may cause heart problems, via the Independent UK

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Bittman On What To Be Thankful For

Excellent nytimes op-ed piece by Mark Bittman, who shares many reasons to be grateful, "signs of hope" in the food movement.

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New Yorker Food

This week the food issue for the New Yorker is released, read about king's meals, food politics, foraging, etc, via New Yorker.

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