dioxins

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• November 7, 2012
  Lowering Dietary Antibiotic Intake

  What a few days eating vegetarian can do to the level of antibiotics and phthalates flowing through one's body.
• November 2, 2012
  Plants vs. Pesticides

  Phytonutrients found in certain foods may protect against the toxic effects of industrial pollutants such as dioxin and DDT, suggesting a dual role for plant-based diets to reduce both exposure and..
• October 29, 2012
  Food Sources of Flame Retardant Chemicals

  Other than pet food and fish, which may be most contaminated, how do fire retardant chemicals (PBDE) and polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCN) concentrate in the American food supply?
• May 25, 2012
  Red Fish, White Fish; Dark Fish, Atrial Fibrillation

  The consumption of dark fish, such as salmon, swordfish, bluefish, mackerel, and sardines, may increase one's risk of atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart beat rhythm associated with stroke,..
• April 9, 2012
  Chicken Dioxins, Viruses, or Antibiotics?

  The association between poultry and cancer may be explained by the presence in chickens' and turkeys' flesh of industrial carcinogens such as dioxins, oncogenic (cancer-causing) viruses, and/or the..
• December 30, 2011
  Preventing Childhood Allergies

  What is responsible for the rising prevalence of atopic diseases such as food allergies, asthma, hay fever, and eczema?
• May 10, 2011
  Hair Testing for Mercury

  Due to the state of the world's oceans, human biomarkers for fish consumption now include dioxins, PCBs, and mercury.
• May 8, 2011
  Dioxins in the Food Supply

  Which foods accumulate the highest levels of industrial toxins?