Are Organic Foods Safer?
Organic food consumption appears to reduce exposure to pesticide residues and antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Are Organic Foods More Nutritious?
There appear to be no consistent differences in the level of vitamins and minerals in organic versus conventionally grown produce, but organic fruits and vegetables have more phenolic phytonutrients.
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Bowel Wars: Hydrogen Sulfide vs. Butyrate
Sulfur dioxide preservatives in dried fruit, sulfites in wine, and the putrefaction of undigested animal protein in the colon can release hydrogen sulfide, the rotten egg gas associated with inflammatory bowel disease.
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Why Do Vegan Women Have 5x Fewer Twins?
The hormones naturally found in foods of animal origin may help explain why women who eat conventional diets are five times more likely to give birth to twins than those eating plant-based diets.
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GMO Soy and Breast Cancer
The hormonal effects of the Roundup pesticide on GMO soy put into perspective.
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Is the Pesticide Glyphosate in Monsanto’s Roundup Safe?
Higher levels of pesticides on GMO soy is a concern since Monsanto’s Roundup has been shown to have adverse effects on human placental tissue.
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Are GMOs Safe? The Case of Roundup Ready Soy
Genetically engineered soybeans have significantly higher pesticide residues than organic or conventional non-GMO soy.
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Are GMOs Safe? The Case of Bt Corn
So much of the information about genetically modified crops is wrong—on both sides of the debate. What does the best available evidence have to say about the human health implications of Bt corn?
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Preventing Asthma with Fruits and Vegetables
A study involving more than a million kids suggests the striking worldwide variation in childhood rates of allergies, asthma, and eczema is related to diet.
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How Many Cancers Have Been Caused by Arsenic-Laced Chicken?
Arsenic-containing drugs intentionally added to poultry feed to reduce the parasite burden and pinken the meat are apparently converted by cooking into carcinogenic inorganic arsenic compounds.
