Do you know that a company is applying a film to the exterior of fruits and vegetables? Whatâs it made of? Is it safe? Take a deep dive into Apeelâs product that may change your grocery shopping habits.
âAs a neuroscientist, itâs intriguing to me how profound the effects of micronutrients are on the brain,â says Biederer. âItâs also amazing how complex and rich human breast milk is, and I now think it is conceivable that its composition is dynamically changing to support different stages of infant brain development.â
More than 4 in 10 U.S. adults are obese, with states in the South and Midwest showing some of the highest prevalence, a new analysis from NORC at the University of Chicago shows.
Why it matters: Obesity is associated with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, stroke and other conditions that are among the leading causes of preventable, premature death.
But strategies for treating obesity are changing, with doctors prescribing a new class of drugs in record numbers despite questions about their long-term effects and a hefty price tag.
The details: West Virginia and Mississippi have the highest obesity rates at 51%. The District of Columbia had the lowest obesity rate at 33%, followed by Colorado at 34%.
Obesity disproportionately impacts Black and Hispanic Americans, the analysis found.
Obesity rates are determined in part by using Body Mass Index ranges, which have been called into question for correlating weight and health too closely, the New Yorker reported.
Of note:Â The NORC analysis was produced with funding from Novo Nordisk, a company which produces both insulin and Ozempic, one of the popular weight-loss drugs.
Ukraine is using cluster bombs against Russian forces less than a week after they were first delivered from U.S. reserve stores, the White House confirmed Thursday.
[Cmmt: Posted this disturbing story in Future of Food because this war will/has had such an effect.]
As new CDC director Dr. Mandy Cohen takes the helm of the agency, the topic of âchestfeedingâ has hit the media as guidelines from the CDC now recommend off-label use of drugs to enable men to breastfeed.
[CMMT: When I was pregnant & lactating my doctor would not allow me to take so much as an aspirin without his direct consent!]
A new era of genetically modified foods using CRISPR technologies are hitting a grocery store shelf near you. Watch to hear Jeffereyâs in-depth reporting of this new genetically modified food, which regulators do not feel necessary to regulate, as new science is showing that this new technology may cause major problems.
Almost half of all tap water sources in the US are laced with toxic âforever chemicalsâ, according to a major official study.
Experts said the findings were ‘frightening’ given the scale of the problem and the link between the toxins and cancer, fertility problems, birth defects and hormone issues.
In the most comprehensive study of its kind, researchers tested water sources at more than 700 locations across the country for PFAS, microscopic man-made chemicals that can take decades to break down in the body, hence the name ‘forever chemicals’.
They found that 45 percent of drinking water sources contained at least one PFAS – with highest concentrations in the Great Plains, the Great Lakes, the Eastern Seaboard and Central/Southern California.
LAB-GROWN CHICKEN? U.S. regulators have approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells in a lab, allowing two California companies to sell the “meat” that does not come from slaughtered animals to restaurants and supermarkets.
LAB-GROWN CHICKEN? U.S. regulators have approved the sale of chicken made from animal cells in a lab, allowing two California companies to sell the "meat" that does not come from slaughtered animals to restaurants and supermarkets. https://t.co/zp6DFjzrsF
— News 3 Now / Channel 3000 (@WISCTV_News3) June 21, 2023
Here is EWGâs list of the most contaminated produce â The Dirty Dozen (and most important to buy organic):
Strawberries
Spinach
Kale, Collard, & Mustard Greens
Nectarines
Apples
Grapes
Bell & Hot Peppers
Cherries
Peaches
Pears
Celery
Tomatoes
And here is their list of the least contaminated produce â The Clean Fifteen:
Avocados
Sweet Corn*
Pineapples
Onions
Papayas*
Sweet Peas, frozen
Asparagus
Honeydew Melon
Kiwi
Cabbage
Mushrooms
Cantaloupe
Mangoes
Watermelons
Sweet Potatoes
* A small amount of sweet corn and papaya sold in the United States is produced from bioengineered seeds. Buy organic varieties of these crops if you want to avoid genetically modified produce.