Monsanto, the creator of genetically modified corn seed, released raw data recently after a legal challenge from Greenpeace, the Swedish Board of Agriculture, and French anti-GM campaigners. Scientists examining the raw data found that rats which ate the GM corn had “statistically significant signs of liver and kidney damage.” Each of the three strains tested [...]
Filed under: Genetic Modification on January 22nd, 2010 | No Comments »
I have recommended the book Raising Baby Green on this blog, and now the author, pediatrician Dr. Alan Greene, has recently released another similar book called Feeding Baby Green. Even if you’re not pregnant or don’t have babies, this is a fascinating book on food and feeding children. Dr. Greene theorizes that the reason so [...]
Filed under: Book recommendation, Chemicals, Children, Food and Nutrition, Genetic Modification on December 16th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I read this book months ago and have been meaning to write a review of it on this blog since then. It is so chock-full of information that I want to share, that I found it hard to figure out where to begin.
The book is written by John Robbins, the son of the founder of [...]
Filed under: Book recommendation, Food and Nutrition, Genetic Modification, Vegetarian/Vegan on December 6th, 2009 | No Comments »
I just saw the 2004 documentary The Future of Food, all about biotechnology and genetic engineering of crops. It was really wonderful, with a moving final scene showing how we can avoid the direction we’re headed in. Here are some startling facts from the film:
97% of the vegetables grown at the beginning of the 20th [...]
Filed under: Food and Nutrition, Genetic Modification on July 12th, 2009 | No Comments »
I just saw an early showing of the movie Food, Inc. last night and it was amazing. The movie features various segments discussing the industrialization of our food. It features significant interviews from the author of Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore’s Dilemma/In Defense of Food. It shows clips inside chicken houses, meat packing plants, [...]
Filed under: Environment, Food and Nutrition, Genetic Modification on June 23rd, 2009 | 7 Comments »
It’s not very often that I read a book that I think everyone needs to read. In fact, since I started this blog almost two years ago, it’s only happened once with In Defense of Food. However, I just finished reading The Unhealthy Truth, which came out last month, and I think that every parent [...]
Filed under: Book recommendation, Children, Food and Nutrition, Genetic Modification on June 10th, 2009 | 4 Comments »