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Study Shows Natural Trans Fats May Have Health Benefits [Health News]
photo credit: JasonTromm Medical News Today reported on a study on possible health benefits from natural trans fats. According to the study, rats fed a diet enriched with trans vaccenic acid experienced a drop in total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and … Continue reading
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Tagged beef, cholesterol, dairy, Diet, fat, health, jedi, milk, natural, Trans-fat
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One Sausage A Day Causes Cancer? Where Is the Evidence? [Food Police]
photo credit: wiennat A story currently making rounds on the interwebs makes vague claims about how eating 1.8oz of processed meat per day, the equivalent of one sausage, increases your risk of bowel cancer by 20%. Blogs like That’s Fit … Continue reading
Your Grass-fed Beef May Not Be Healthier Than Standard Corn-fed Beef [Food Police]
photo credit: ewanr I have the great fortune to live near Hickory Nut Gap Farm, an ecologically-aware farm using rotational grazing that produces the best beef and chicken I have ever eaten. Not everyone has the fortune to live near … Continue reading
Is Coca-Cola Processing Your Organic Food? [Food Police]
photo credit: valessio_brito I know it’s naive, but when I buy “organic” foods, I have the image I’m supporting family-owned businesses who farm using sustainable methods and give back to the local economy. Singing cows from California, sustainable farming raising … Continue reading
Is there E.coli in that beef you’re eating? [Health News]
I had no idea what kind of horrors awaited this month’s issue of Consumer Reports. An article discussing E.coli-related beef recalls discussed the difference in number between 2006 and 2007. In ’06, there were less than 200,000 recalled. Can you … Continue reading
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Tagged beef, consumer-reports, contaminated, Corn, ecoli, grass-fed, recalls, usda
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