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Why Common Foods May Hurt Your Health

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 12.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Thyroiditis, Abdominal Pain, Constipation, Gas, Distention, Iron Deficiency, Gluten, Diarrhea, Osteoporosis, CBS News, Bloating, Celiac Disease, Type 1 Diabetes, Weight Loss, New England Journal of Medicine, Nutrients, Living News
Dr. Jon LaPook

There's a disease that American doctors are absolutely terrible at diagnosing. It's estimated that three million Americans have celiac disease, and only a small percentage of them know it.

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Colon Cancer: Folates Reduce Risk In Women

Yahoo! News | Posted 11.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Cancer Prevention, Women's Health, Dieting, Colon Cancer, Health, Viatmins, Healthy Diet, Folates, Cancer, Diet, Wellness, Nutrients, Folate-Rich, Living News

Eating plenty of folate may sharply reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, at least for women, South Korean researchers report....

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This Week's Huge Flap About Organics

Marion Nestle | Posted 08.31.2009 | Green

Read More: Daily Express, Sustainability, Organic Food, Sustainable Food, Organic, Nutrients, Green News
Marion Nestle

London's tabloid, the Daily Express, had a headline in type two inches high: "Organic Food No Healthier." This surprising statement is based on the conclusions of a report just released from the British Food Standards Agency.

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What Do You Think About the Purity of the "Organic" Label?

Wendy Gordon | Posted 08.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Usda, Organic Standards, National Organic Standards, Organic, Nutrients, Food Additives, Green News
Wendy Gordon

There is debate brewing around the integrity of the term "organic," fueled by the growing list of products approved by the National Organic Standards Board, that consist of non-organic substances.

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Nutritionism: The Numbers Game That Doesn't Add Up To Good Health

Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Healthy Eating, Conagra, Nutritionism, Joan Dye Gussow, Healthy Choice, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nutrients, Green News
Kerry Trueman

I'm not out to mock Julia Louis-Dreyfus's apparent hypocrisy, here. What really galls me about Healthy Choice is what it represents: the triumph of that dubious dietary trend, "nutritionism."

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