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Psychiatric Tsunami: 1 In 5 Children Now Have A Mental Disorder

Bill Wilson | The CARB Syndrome Project | May 24, 2013

Last week the CDC released a report titled “Mental Health Surveillance Among Children — United States, 2005–2011”. For the first time the US government has taken a close look at the incidence and prevalence of common childhood disorders such as ADHD, depression, anxiety disorders, serious behavior problems and similar conditions. Read More »

Qbase Wins Department Of Veterans Affairs “Project REACH" Challenge

Press Release | Qbase | April 24, 2013

Qbase LLC, a leading provider of information technology services, business intelligence solutions, and geographic search technologies, is pleased to announce that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has selected the Qbase Homeless REACH mobile application as the winner of their Project REACH [...] initiative. Read More »

Rethinking Fat: The Case For Adding Some Into Your Diet

Allison Aubrey | The Salt | March 31, 2014

Remember the fat-free boom that swept the country in the 1990s? Yes, we know from the Salt readers who took our informal survey that lots of you tried to follow it. And gave up. Read More »

Roundup Linked To Global Boom In Celiac Disease And Gluten Intolerance

Staff Writer | Sustainable Pulse | February 19, 2014

Celiac disease, gluten intolerance and irritable bowel syndrome are on the rise worldwide, and that rise has taken place in parallel with the increased use of glyphosate (Roundup) herbicide, shows a new US peer-reviewed paper from Dr. Anthony Samsel and Dr. Stephanie Seneff. The review has been published in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Toxicology.

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Saturated Fat Phobia Lacks Scientific Basis

Press Release | Weston A. Price Foundation (WAPF) | April 24, 2014

Strictures against saturated fat, which have constituted U.S. government policy for over three decades, are deeply embedded in the nation’s consciousness. Yet a recent medical journal article is questioning the merits of such policies. Read More »

Student-Faculty Research Shows Oreos Are Just As Addictive As Drugs In Lab Rats

Press Release | Connecticut College | October 15, 2013

Connecticut College students and a professor of psychology have found “America’s favorite cookie” is just as addictive as cocaine – at least for lab rats. And just like most humans, rats go for the middle first. Read More »

The Case Of The Vanishing Bees

Tom Turner | Earthjustice | May 2, 2014

Pesticides & The Perfect Crime: In the widespread bee die-offs, bees often just vanish. One beekeeper calls it the Perfect Crime—no bodies, no murder weapon, no bees. What's happening to the bees? Read More »

The East African “Miracle Grain” That Could Become The Next Quinoa

Roberto A. Ferdman | Quartz | March 4, 2014

There’s a huge business opportunity hiding in the fields of East Africa. Teff, a golden, wheat-like grain, has quinoa-like potential. It’s gluten-free, and boasts all kinds of highly marketable health traits that have made quinoa such a hit in countries like the United States: high in calcium, protein, iron, and amino acids. [...] Read More »

The Food Gap Is Widening

James Hamblin | The Atlantic | September 2, 2014

Nutritional disparities between America’s rich and poor are growing, despite efforts to provide higher-quality food to people who most need it. So says a large study just released from the Harvard School of Public Health that examined eating habits of 29,124 Americans over the past decade...

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The Walmartization Of Agriculture

Josh Sager | The Progressive Cynic | April 27, 2013

Walmart has become an icon of the corporate rush to keep costs low and profits high, regardless of the effects on society. [...] It is this business strategy that catapulted them to be among the largest corporate interests in the world and allowed them to spread into virtually every corner of the United States. Read More »

The World’s Fattest Major Country Consumes An Astounding Amount Of Coca-Cola Products

Roberto A. Ferdman and Matt Phillips | Quartz | November 5, 2013

Mexico has approved both a soda tax and a junk food tax, which it expects to generate some $16 billion annually. But there’s a deeper reason why the taxes, like large swaths of the Mexican populace, are so hefty: Something has to be done about Mexico’s eating habits. Read More »

They’re Feeding WHAT To Cows?

Brad Jacobson | OnEarth | December 12, 2013

'Poultry litter' is exactly what it sounds like: the filthy stuff scraped off the floor of a chicken coop. Feeding it to cattle (yes, that happens) risks the spread of mad cow disease—yet the FDA has done nothing to stop it. Read More »

Think You're Eating Tuna? Think Again

Sunnie Huang | CBC News | April 8, 2013

While controversy over horsemeat in the European beef and pork supply has captivated people around the world, food experts say Canadian consumers are blasé about mislabelled seafood in North America. Read More »

This Is Your Brain On Gluten

James Hamblin | The Atlantic | December 20, 2013

The idea that gluten and carbohydrates are at the root of Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, depression, and ADHD has now reached millions of people. It is the basis of a number-one bestseller written by a respected physician. What is it worth? Read More »

Urgent Need For Long-Term Toxicity And Cancer Studies On GM Foods

Claire Robinson | Earth Open Source | January 7, 2013

A new website set up by scientists and citizens challenges criticisms of a landmark study[1] that found genetically modified (GM) maize damaged the health of rats. The group concludes there is an urgent need for long-term toxicity and cancer studies on GM foods. Read More »