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Some links for the holiday weekend.
I don't like to post articles without scientific evidence backing them. I'd really like to get this information out there so I'm going to post a few links here for some holiday reading. As soon as I get a change after this upcoming weekend I will track down the abstracts and full texts if available for now enjoy the read and enjoy your holiday weekend!
MSG & Aspartame During Pregnancy
Artificial Sweeteners Linked to Weight Gain
HISTORY OF GENETIC ENGINEERING
Aspartame, AminoSweet, and Neot...
Monsanto canteen no longer serves GMO's!
Monsanto's Canteen In High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire No Longer Serves GMO's.
We have probably all seen this story circulating around the web on various sites in various forms so what the heck I'll do an article on it as well. Monsanto the largest manufacturer of GMO seeds and of course Roundup, Agent Orange and a plethora of other deadly toxins does not serve it's own employees the GMO food it claims to be safe. This story actually...
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Saccharin Leads to Weight Gain - Study
A Role for Sweet Taste: Calorie Predictive Relations in Energy Regulation by Rats
Authors: Susan E. Swithers and Terry L. Davidson
Purdue University
Abstract:
Animals may use sweet taste to predict the caloric contents of food. Eating sweet noncaloric substances
may degrade this predictive relationship, leading to positive energy balance through increased food intake
and/or diminished energy expenditure. These experiments were designed...
Olestra Fat Substitute Linked to Weight Gain causes dysregulation - Study
Fat Substitutes Promote Weight Gain in Rats Consuming High-Fat Diets
Authors: Susan E. Swithers, Sean B. Ogden, and Terry L. Davidson
Purdue University
Abstract:
The use of food products designed to mimic the sensory properties of sweet and fat while providing fewer
calories has been promoted as a method for reducing food intake and body weight. However, such products
may interfere with a learned relationship between the sensory properties...
Olestra, Vitamin Deficiencies and Gastro Issues
It should be stated here that Olestra was banned in Canada due to the fact that Procter and Gamble could not prove it was a safe product. Olestra is more commonly known as Olean.
Olestra: A New Food Additive
Abstract
In 1987, Procter and Gamble Company (Cincinnati, Ohio) petitioned the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to amend the food additive regulations to allow sucrose esterified with fatty acids (olestra) to be used as a replacement...
Consumption of monosodium glutamate in relation to incidence of overweight in Chinese adults: China Health and Nutrition Survey
Consumption of monosodium glutamate in relation to incidence of overweight in Chinese adults: China Health and Nutrition Survey
Authors: Ka He,
Shufa Du,
Pengcheng Xun,
Sangita Sharma,
Huijun Wang,
Fengying Zhai, and
Barry Popkin
Abstract
Background: It has been hypothesized that monosodium glutamate (MSG), a flavor enhancer, is positively associated with weight gain, which influences energy...
Long term toxicity of a Roundup herbicide and a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize
Here is yet another study that shows... well basically were all being poisoned by Monsanto.
a b s t r a c t
The health effects of a Roundup-tolerant genetically modified maize (from 11% in the diet), cultivated
with or without Roundup, and Roundup alone (from 0.1 ppb in water), were studied 2 years in rats. In
females, all treated groups died 2–3 times more than controls, and more rapidly. This difference was visible in 3 male groups fed GMOs....
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Russian National Academy of Sciences: Surov's Hamsters Study
Ultrastructural analysis of testes from mice fed on genetically modified soybean.
Authors: Vecchio l, Cisterna B, Malatesta M, Martin T.E., Biggiogera M
Abstract
We have considered the possible effects of a diet containing genetically modified (GM)
soybean on mouse testis. This organ, in fact, is a well known bioindicator and it has
already been utilized, for instance, to monitor pollution by heavy metals. In this
preliminary study, we have focussed our attention on Sertoli cells, spermatogonia and
spermatocytes...
Biological effects of transgenic maize fed in long term reproduction studies in mice.
Biological effects of transgenic maize NK603xMON810 fed in long term reproduction studies in mice.
Authors: Dr. A. Velimirov, Dr. C. Binter, Univ. Prof. Dr. J. Zentek
Abstract
The aim of the study was to examine effects of the stacked GM crop NK603 x MON810 in different models of long term feeding studies. So far no negative effects of GM corn varieties have been reported in peer-reviewed publications. But the hypothesis,...
A study of GMO corn with ties to breast and prostate cancer!
A novel endocrine-disrupting agent in corn with mitogenic activity in human breast and prostatic cancer cells.
Authors: Barry Markaverich, Shaila Mani, Mary Ann Alejandro, Andrea Mitchell, David Markaverich, Trellis Brown, Claudia Velez-Trippe, Chris Murchison, Bert O'Malley, Robert Faith
Abstract
Housing adult rats on ground corncob bedding impedes male and female mating behavior and causes acyclicity in females. The suppressive effects...
GMO Corn and Organ Failure Study
Here is a study regarding 3 of Monsanto's GMO corn varieties and the astounding health effects revealed.
I would also like to include Monsanto's response as well as the response of The IJBS study's author Gilled-Eric Seralini.
Abstract
We present for the first time a comparative analysis of blood and organ system data from trials with rats fed three main commercialized genetically modified (GM) maize (NK 603, MON 810, MON 863),...
Pesticide Use Increases as GMO Technology Backfires - Study
Here is an article that was sent to me I would like to touch on. One of Monsanto's claims is that there GMO crops reduce the amount of pesticides needed. In fact the amount of pesticide use has increased 404 million pounds and the amount of herbicide used increased 527 million pounds since GMO crop introduction.
So how can this be if Monsanto claims there crops require less herbicides and pesticides why is it then...
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Sodium Sulfite what you need to know!
Sodium Sulfite also known as Sodium Bi-sulfite and sodium hydrogen sulfite might have negative health effects for some people. At this point it is regarded as generally safe by the FDA. There have been several studies done and they show that generally even in high doses it does not cause cancer and has tested negative for being mutagenic so what's the fuss?
Well there is a definite catch for certain people and this is medically...
This is your brain on sugar: UCLA study shows high-fructose diet sabotages learning, memory
A study out of the UCLA news room shows Hi-Fructose Corn Syrup can make you dumber in just 6 weeks. This backs allot of research showing an increased risk of memory related problems including Alzheimers. It also discussess insulin related issues arose which backs research regarding diabetes and early onset diabetes not to mention shutting down your fat burning regulatory system which simply increases your fat stores making it increasingly difficult to maintain a healthy weight.
This is your brain on sugar!...
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Do you know what to look for in a label?
Right now labeling laws as most would agree are really loose. It's hard to avoid GMO's when there is no label so here is a little help and I will go into more detail on the various laws in effect and those we are fighting to get in effect in another article.
This one is pretty simple you see the USDA Organic Label on a product and for the most part you can rest soundly knowing your eating food that has not been sprayed with...
Saturday, November 3, 2012
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Find Blue No.2 is Toxic
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies ofHC Blue No.2 (approximately 98% pure), a semipermanent
hair dye, were conducted by administering the test chemical in feed for 103 weeks to groups of 50
F3441N rats of each sex and for 104 weeks to groups of 50 B6C3F 1 mice of each sex. The dietary con
centrations used were 0, 5,000, or 10,000 ppm for male rats and...
Assessment of chemical factors in relation to child hyperactivity.
Assessment of chemical factors in relation to child hyperactivity.
Author: Ward NI
ICP-MS Facility, Dep. Chem., Univ. Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 5XH, UK.
A questionnaire evaluation of 486 hyperactive children (HA) (82% boys, aged 7-13 years and 18% girls, aged 8-13 years) showed that more than 60% of cases reported a positive behavioural response (i.e. increased problems) in relation to consuming or being exposed to synthetic colourings and flavourings, food and beverage preservatives, cow's milk and associated products, chemical detergents...
The influence of the chemical additive tartrazine on the zinc status of hyperactive children: A double-blind placebo-controlled study.
The influence of the chemical additive tartrazine on the zinc status of hyperactive children: A double-blind placebo-controlled study.
AUTHORS:WARD NI; SOULSBURY KA; ZETTEL VH; COLQUHOUN ID; BUNDAY S; BARNES B
Dep. Chem., Univ. Surrey, Guildford GU2 5XH, UK
Twenty hyperactive male children were assessed for zinc status and compared with 20 age-matched controls, and a double-blind placebo-controlled study of the effect of the chemical additive tartrazine (E102) on the zinc status of 10 hyperactive males versus 10 age-matched controls is...
Controlled Trial of Oligoantigenic Treatment in the Hyperkinetic Syndrome
Controlled Trial of Oligoantigenic Treatment in the Hyperkinetic Syndrome
Authors: Egger J, Carter CM, Graham PJ, Gumley D, Soothill JF
Abstract
76 selected overactive children were treated with an oligoantigenic diet, 62 improved, and a normal range of behaviour was achieved in 21 of these. Other symptoms, such as headaches, abdominal pain, and fits, also often improved. 28 of the children who improved completed a double-blind, crossover, placebo-controlled trial in which foods thought to provoke symptoms were reintroduced. Symptoms returned...
Synthetic Food Coloring and Behavior: A Dose Response Effect in a Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Repeated-Measures Study
Synthetic Food Coloring and Behavior: A Dose Response Effect in a Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Repeated-Measures Study
Authors: Rowe KS, Rowe KJ
Department of Pediatrics, University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital, Victoria, Australia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
To establish whether there is an association between the ingestion of synthetic food colorings and behavioral change in children referred for assessment of "hyperactivity."
PARTICIPANTS:
From approximately 800 children referred to the Royal Children's Hospital (Melbourne)...
Reproductive and neurobehavioral effects of Sunset Yellow FCF administered to mice in their diet.
Reproductive and neurobehavioral effects of Sunset Yellow FCF administered to mice in their diet.
Author: Tanaka T
Department of Toxicology, Tokyo Metropolitan Research Laboratory of Public Health, Japan.
Abstract
Selected reproductive and neurobehavioral parameters were measured in mice given the color additive Sunset Yellow FCF in the diet. The additive was given at levels of 0 (control), 0.15, 0.30, and 0.60%, from five weeks of age in the F0 generation to nine weeks of age in the F1 generation. There were few adverse effects on litter...
Immumological aspects of the common food colorants, amaranth and tartrazine.
Immumological aspects of the common food colorants, amaranth and tartrazine.
Authors: Koutsogeorgopoulou L, Maravelias C, Methenitou G, Koutselinis A
Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece.
Abstract
We describe a sensitive and reproducible microassay model using human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) for discrimination between the cytotoxic and immunosuppressive effects of food colorants such as amaranth and tartrazine. The cytotoxic effects of a wide range of concentrations of these substances...
Reproductive and neurobehavioural toxicity study of tartrazine administered to mice in the diet.
Reproductive and neurobehavioural toxicity study of tartrazine administered to mice in the diet.
Author: Tanaka T
Department of Environmental Health and Toxicology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Public Health, 3-24-1, Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0073, Japan. t-tanaka@poohlover.net
"Tartrazine was given in the diet . . . and selected reproductive and neurobehavioural parameters were measured. In movement activity of exploratory behaviour in the F(0) generation, number of vertical activity was significantly increased...The average...
Systemic Absorption of Food Dye in Patients with Sepsis
Systemic Absorption of Food Dye in Patients with Sepsis
Authors: Maloney JP, Halbower AC, Fouty BF, Fagan KA, Balasubramaniam V, Pike AW, Fennessey PV, Moss M
" Autopsies of both patients revealed green or blue discoloration of the skin and internal organs, without gastrointestinal perforation. . . Blue dye no. 1, . . . reduces oxygen consumption by a factor of eight in mitochondrial preparations in vitro. . . . Although both patients had serious underlying illnesses, their condition was improving before they received the dye and turned color....
Green colon: an unusual appearance at autopsy.
Green colon: an unusual appearance at autopsy.
Authors: Boutilier RG, Murray SK, Walley VM
Division of Anatomical Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, and Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
"Following ingestion of the water-soluble dye, it is apparently concentrated in the colon, the site of water reabsorption in the gastrointestinal tract. The concentration...
Blue colon at autopsy - Blue No. 1
Blue colon at autopsy.
Authors: Granville LA, Finch C
"FD&C Blue No. 1 was hypothesized to have caused refractory hypotension and metabolic acidosis in 2 patients who died. The Food and Drug Administration approved the blue food coloring based on experiments performed on healthy animals, which demonstrated the dye to be nonabsorbable. Now there are case reports of humans in which the dye may have been absorbed."
Full Text Available...
2003: FDA Public Health Advisory: Reports of Blue Discoloration and Death in Patients Receiving Enteral Feedings Tinted With The Dye, FD&C Blue No. 1
2003: FDA Public Health Advisory: Reports of Blue Discoloration and Death in Patients Receiving Enteral Feedings Tinted With The Dye, FD&C Blue No. 1
Dear Health Care Professional:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would like you to be aware of several reports of toxicity, including death, temporally associated with the use of FD&C Blue No. 1 (Blue 1) in enteral feeding solutions. In these reports, Blue 1 was intended to help in the detection and/or monitoring of pulmonary aspiration in patients being fed by an enteral feeding...
Toxicity of Food Drug and Cosmetic Blue No. 1 dye in critically ill patients.
Toxicity of Food Drug and Cosmetic Blue No. 1 dye in critically ill patients.
Authors: Lucarelli MR, Shirk MB, Julian MW, Crouser ED
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pharmacy, The Dorothy M. Davis Heart & Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Medical Center, 473 West Twelfth Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210-1252, USA.
Abstract
Food Drug and Cosmetic Blue No. 1 dye (FD&C Blue No. 1) is commonly added to enteral nutrition formulations in order to facilitate the detection of gastric aspirate...
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