“Some 20 percent of children are now overweight or obese, and those who gain that weight during late childhood or adolescence are at most risk for adult obesity. Yes, you can blame genes for making some kids more likely than others to pile on the pounds, but genes don’t change …
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“For parents concerned about the effect of the pesticides used in conventional food production, buying organic makes sense, University of Washington research shows. Children eating non-organic foods were switched for five days to an organic diet and pesticide levels were measured in their urine before and after the change. The …
“We all agree — and despair — that obesity is on the rise. America has been getting fatter for the past century, and the problem has worsened over the past 35 years. We also all know the obvious explanations. Who would discount the role of new food-marketing practices, like super-sizing …
“‘Modern farming, with its chemicals and pesticides — which are there purely for the sake of increased yield and increased profit — are not doing us a favour,’ [Guy] Dauncey explains. ‘Since we started modern farming, the quantity of nutrients in the soil have fallen by an average of 50 …
“Last month, John Mackey, the president of Whole Foods, wrote me a letter (also published on the Whole Foods Web site), taking issue with some of the points I have made about his grocery chain–in my book ‘The Omnivore’s Dilemma,’ in my column for TimesSelect and in some of my …
“Michael Pollan’s new book The Omnivore’s Dilemma has been near the top of the best seller’s list since it was published in April, and it deserves to be. This is mostly an excellent book which I strongly recommend people read, along with Peter Singer and Jim Mason’s new book The …
“With all the choices, what’s a shopper to do? A food activist offers advice, aisle by aisle.”
“In [Wednesday's] edition of the Dining and Wine section of the New York Times, there appears an article about New York City’s Greenmarket (a consortium of farmers markets throughout the city)… The article makes good points about the never-ending nuances of organic food and the often overwhelming feelings organic shoppers …
“Her childbearing years are decades behind her, but Barbara Koblin, a 59-year-old L.A. business owner, still takes a prenatal multivitamin. She takes a handful of other supplements too, is careful about her diet and, at the supermarket, buys a few of those products enhanced with added vitamins and minerals. ‘I …
“My mother swears by frozen fish. I was unconvinced, and decided to put her statements to the test: could flash-frozen fish taste as good as fresh local fish from the Greenmarket or even fresh fish from a local supermarket?”