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FDA Releases ‘Feed Your Mind’ initiative on genetically engineered foods

October 2, 2020 by Captain Organic Planet

In an effort to educate consumers on genetically engineered, aka genetically modified (GMO), foods, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has compiled a packet of messages on what GMOs are and where you can find them. “GMOs are a common part of today’s food supply,” the FDA says on its website. “Most GMO crops are […]

Filed Under: GMO's Tagged With: crops, Food, genetically engineered, gmo

Hot particles in Japan: what does this mean for the Olympics and beyond?

November 28, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

Hundreds of thousands of people – athletes and spectators – will flood into Japan for the 2020 Olympics. But exposure dangers from the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe have not ended since the meltdowns and explosions spread radioactive contamination over large areas reaching down to Tokyo and beyond.  Soon after the start of the meltdowns, experts began […]

Filed Under: Fukushima Tagged With: Food, japan, nuclear, Olympics, radiation, radiocesium, Tokyo

Photoinitiators detected in human breast milk

November 21, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

Photoinitators (PIs) are compounds used in the ink of many types of food packaging. The substances have been shown to migrate into food and, when consumed, show up in human blood serum. Now, for the first time, researchers report they have detected PIs in human breast milk, although they say the levels consumed by breastfeeding […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: breast milk, Food, food packaging, photoinitiators

Too much ultra-processed food linked to lower heart health

November 16, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

Researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that for every 5% increase in calories from ultra-processed foods a person ate, there was a corresponding decrease in overall cardiovascular health. Adults who ate approximately 70% of their calories from ultra-processed foods were half as likely to have “ideal” cardiovascular health, as […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: disease, Food, health, heart, processed food

Fried food linked to heightened risk of early death among older US women

February 26, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

Regularly eating fried food is linked with a heightened risk of death from any cause and heart-related death, among postmenopausal women, finds a US study in The BMJ today. Foods such as fried chicken and fried fish/shellfish were associated with a higher risk of heart-related death, particularly among younger women in the study (aged 50-65 […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Food, fried food, heart, women

Pediatricians issue warning for parents not to microwave your kids’ food in plastic

February 16, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

Pediatricians have issued a warning for parents: don’t microwave your kids‘ food in plastic. Doctors say chemicals in the plastic pose health risks to children. The American Academy of Pediatrics say – in a statement published online – “that growing evidence that some chemicals found in food colorings, preservatives, and packaging materials may harm children’s health.” The Academy says […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: bpa, children, Food, microwave, plastic

Pesticide Levels in Children and Adults Drop Dramatically After One Week of Eating Organic

February 13, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

A groundbreaking peer-reviewed study published today in the journal Environmental Research found that switching to an organic diet significantly reduced the levels of synthetic pesticides found in all participants – after less than one week. On average, the pesticide and pesticide metabolite levels detected dropped by 60.5% after just six days of eating an all-organic diet. The study, Organic Diet […]

Filed Under: Organic Foods Tagged With: cancer, children, disease, Food, organic, pesticides, produce

The food we eat could affect our genes

December 10, 2018 by Captain Organic Planet

Almost all of our genes may be influenced by the food we eat, according to new research. The study, carried out in yeast – which can be used to model some of the body’s fundamental processes – shows that while the activity of our genes influences our metabolism, the opposite is also true and the […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: dna, Food, garden, gene, genetic, vegetables, yeast

Microwave ovens ‘fluke’ your heart while they ‘nuke’ your food

October 13, 2018 by Captain Organic Planet

If you are health conscious you probably won’t use a microwave too often. Many people have faded away from the convenience of a microwave oven because of the dangerous health risks they pose. Microwave ovens not only nuke our food and destroy any nutritional value that it has, but it is also having a seriously negative effect […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: blood, Food, heart, microwave, nuke, radiation

Study finds glyphosate in cat and dog food

October 5, 2018 by Captain Organic Planet

Got glyphosate? Your pet’s breakfast might. A new Cornell study published this month in Environmental Pollution finds that glyphosate, the active herbicidal ingredient in widely used weed killers like Roundup, was present at low levels in a variety of dog and cat foods the researchers purchased at stores. Before you go switching Fido or Fluffy’s favorite brand, […]

Filed Under: GMO's Tagged With: agriculture, cats, dogs, Food, glyphosate, Roundup, weed killer

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