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"USDA Approved" arrived in Japan and contained SRM. The shipment was traced to a veal plant in Ohio. Mysteriously, only one week after disclosure of the error, the 40,000-square-foot-plant burned to the ground. A week later Japan reinsti-tuted the ban on American beef. The United States was not alone in employing intimidation tactics." - Linda Faillace, Mad Sheep: The True Story Behind the USDA's War on a Family Farm (Get the book.) "To add insult to injury, the following day we received an eleven-page letter from the usda that outlined their position and presented their four "options." The letter reviewed the BSE situation, Foster's research from 1993 published in Vet Record showing experimental transmission of BSE to sheep in the lab, concern that European sheep could have eaten feed contaminated with infected meat and bonemeal (MBM), and the fact that the UK and France had removed high-risk sheep and goat tissues from human and animal food chains." - Linda Faillace, Mad Sheep: The True Story Behind the USDA's War on a Family Farm (Get the book.) "One morning Larry and I had just stepped outside our house when Greg Hughes (Wayne Zeilenga's assistant) drove past in a white usda vehicle. At the same time Francis and Jackie came running from opposite ends of the farm. Francis saw federal agents in a gold Mitsubishi Gallant watching him as he moved the rams. Jackie noticed two men, one of them holding a black box, climb into a lamb paddock while she and Heather milked the sheep. Larry then spotted the Mitsubishi going past the four corners, and we attempted to race after them but could not catch them. An hour later Edie called. " - Linda Faillace, Mad Sheep: The True Story Behind the USDA's War on a Family Farm (Get the book.) "And then the Whittens finally identified the animals that the usda alleged were positive and discovered they were thirteen-month-old ram lambs. Unbelievable! These animals were too young to test positive for a TSE—even if they were infected. (The youngest confirmed case of scrapie in a sheep was eighteen months old, and the youngest confirmed case of BSE was in a twenty-month-old bovine." - Linda Faillace, Mad Sheep: The True Story Behind the USDA's War on a Family Farm (Get the book.)

"Broadhurst and her team at the usda have identified new phytochemicals in cinnamon called chalcone polymers that increase glucose metabolism in the cells twenty-fold or more. And with nary a side effect in sight. USDA researchers tested the effects of forty-nine different herbs, spices, and medicinal plants on blood sugar metabolism and published their results in the prestigious Journal of the American College of Nutrition in 2001. Cinnamon was the star of the show." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"You can also download the USDA's free nutrient database software (go to www.ars.usda.gov/ ba/bhnrc/ndl and hit Download Software) to get in-depth information about the nutrients and vitamins present in the food you eat. The site gives you a detailed breakdown of nearly seven thousand common foods. Plug in an item, from a cup of arugula to a turkey sandwich, and the program gives you an analysis of more than thirty nutrients. It also covers many kinds of processed and fast foods in greater detail than you'll find on most packages or menus." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Source: USDA: Composition of Foods. usda Handbook No. 8 Series. Washington, D.C., ARS, usda, 1976-1986. There is no specific information about oral magnesium chloride in liquid form but it is reasonably safe to assume it would be more absorbable than magnesium taurate because liquid minerals are in general more absorbable than tablets. The taste of the solution is not very good (it has a bitter-saltish flavor) so a little fruit juice (grapefruit, orange, lemon) can be added to the solution." - Mark Sircus, Transdermal Magnesium Therapy (Get the book.)

"Vitamin D and excess calcium cause kidney stones. The usda Food Pyramid recommends three to five servings of grain per day and three servings of dairy per day for everyone. It equates beans to meat, and says that you should have two servings of meat or beans a day. This is way too much acid! Obesity is simply taking in too many calories and not burning enough calories. Following a very-low-calorie diet is the fastest and healthiest way to lose weight." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"Lobbyists for the vitamin and supplement industry have blocked efforts by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the federal agency responsible for health, to get involved. The USDA's Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of vitamins and minerals has been great for the vitamin and supplement industry as well as for cereal makers, who supercharge their sales by adding vitamins and minerals to breakfast foods and then convincing customers they need to eat these fortified products to get their minimal daily requirements of vitamins and minerals." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.) "Do you need to take vitamins and supplements to meet that usda requirement, and who came up with those requirements anyway? Do you need a pill to have sex? Are those things helping you, or are they hurting or even killing you? The material in this book is derived from information in books and the medical literature, much of it, including papers from prominent journals, never widely disseminated or otherwise buried in tables of incomprehensible numbers, or lost in the medical literature because of a lack of citation by other doctors." - J. Douglas Bremner, Before You Take that Pill: Why the Drug Industry May Be Bad for Your Health (Get the book.)

"Source: usda, Agricultural Research Service Nutrient Data Laboratory, www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/ foodcomp/search/index.html, accessed April 7, 2006. Of course, some people eat fish precisely because it has fat in it. That is, a portion of the fat in fish is in the omega-3 form. Omega-3 fats are reputed to reduce inflammation and block the formation of blood clots that could lead to heart attacks. There is increasing evidence, however, that omega-3s are no panacea." - Neal D. Barnard and Bryanna Clark Grogan, Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs (Get the book.)

"Researchers from the Jean Mayer usda Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University recently concluded, in a review article, that patients with any of the aforementioned conditions might benefit from eating yogurt, thanks to favorable changes in the microflora of the gut, the time food takes to go through the bowel, and enhancement of the immune system. Take, for example, the results from a recent Taiwanese study that tested the effects of a 4-week pretreatment of Lactobacillus- and B/f/dotoacfer/um-containing yogurt on 138 people with persistent H." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.) "Men eating five servings or more of fruits and vegetables a day (and no more than 12 percent calories from saturated fat) were 76 percent less likely to die from coronary heart disease, according to a recent study from the Jean Mayer usda Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University. And the list goes on. Aim for 400 grams to fight heart disease. When our fruit and vegetable consumption reaches 400 grams a day, we'll see significant benefits in reducing heart disease, studies show. Don't let that number scare you; it's actually pretty easy to get 400 grams a day." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.) "According to a usda survey in the report "What We Eat in America," almost everyone in this country is coming up short on a few key nutrients. The survey showed that almost a third of us get too little vitamin C, almost half get too little vitamin A, more than half get too little magnesium, and 92 to 97 percent get too little fiber and potassium. I'm doing the math here, and that means only 8 percent of us are getting enough fiber and potassium!" - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.) "According to a usda survey in "What We Eat in America," roughly half the adults in this country keep their dietary fat intake in the recommended range of 20 to 35 percent calories from fat; 44 percent of us exceed that. For a person eating 2,000 calories a day, the acceptable range requires eating no more than 78 grams of fat (about what's found in 7 tablespoons of butter). If you look at our sodium consumption, the picture is more grim." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"As well, making frequent use of Internet resources such as the USDAs National Nutrient Database (www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/food comp/search/) or private nutrition services such as www.calorieking .com/foods or www.nutritiondata.com can help you develop even more calorie awareness. Consulting with a registered dietician can also be an invaluable way to become more intelligent about your food choices for weight loss. Calories Do Count All calories come from fat, protein, or carbohydrate. There is nothing higher in calories than fat." - Michael T. Murray and Michael R. Lyon, Hunger Free Forever: The New Science of Appetite Control (Get the book.)

"Nutrient intakes: mean amount consumed per individual, one day, Retrieved May 4, 2007, from http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/ Place/12355000/pdf/Table_l_BIA.pdf. 206. Bandura, A. (1986). "Social Foundations of Thought and Action: a Social Cognitive Theory." Prentice-Hall, Engle-wood Cliffs, NJ. 207. Watson, D., and Tharp, R. (2002). "Self-Directed Behavior: Self-Modification for Personal Adjustment" (8th ed). Wads-worth, Belmont, CA. 208. Prochaska, L, and DiClemente, C. (1983). Stages and processes of self-change of smoking: toward an integrative model of change. J. Consult. Clin." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"According to the House Agriculture Subcommittee, "The investigation revealed that owners of twelve produce firms at the Hunts Point Market had been routinely paying cash bribes to the usda inspectors in exchange for lowering the grade of the produce being inspected. This saved the produce wholesalers a substantial amount of money per load, and at the same time defrauded farmers out of tens of millions of dollars." FROM THE OUTSIDE, there's little indication that the world's biggest wholesale produce market, which feeds over 23 million New Yorkers every day, is anything other than a prison." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"From USDHHS, usda. (2005). Dietary Guidelines for Americans [11]. The concept of variety is presented in this guideline by suggesting consumption of a variety of nutrient-dense foods and beverages. Thus, the broader recommendation to consume a variety of foods (in versions of the Dietary Guidelines before 2000) has been clarified to emphasize selection of nutrient-dense foods as well as the importance of limiting food components such as saturated and trans-fats, cholesterol, added sugars, salt, and alcohol." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"You never think of overweight people as malnourished, but they can be! A usda survey showed that 37 percent of Americans don't get enough vitamin C, 70 percent not enough vitamin E, almost 75 percent not enough zinc, and 40 percent not enough iron.25 I would say 100 percent of us don't have enough of the basic nutrients to create optimal health or give ourselves a metabolic tune-up. There are many reasons the foods you eat no longer contain the nutrient levels you require for optimal health. Crops are raised in soil where nutrients have been depleted." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"Our most prominent source of this damaging sugar is high-fructose corn syrup in soft drinks, which, according to the usda Economic Research Service, comprised more than 25 percent of the beverages consumed by Americans in 1997. A 2005 study found that the low AGE content of a low-fat vegan diet could benefit diabetics.35 The Culture of Life anti-diabetogenic diet I employ is unprocessed, unheated, plant-source-only foods, and low-glycemic, meaning that the AGEs issue is rendered moot. It is thus optimal for reducing and eliminating diabetes and its complications." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "According to the usda Economic Research Service, between 1982 and 1997, the cost increases for these (diabetogenic) foods were as follows: dairy products 47 percent; fats and oils 47 percent; meat, poultry, and fish 49 percent; sugar and sweets 52 percent. The cost increase for your Culture of Life anti-diabetogenic foods went up a staggering 93 percent, making eating a healthy diet the most costly thing at the register—but not in terms of your health." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.) "Of that 3,800 calories, the USDA's Economic Research Service (ERS) estimates, roughly 1,100 calories are lost to spoilage, plate waste, and cooking and other losses, putting dietary intake of calories in 2000 at just under 2,700 calories per person per day. ERS data suggest that average daily calorie intake increased by 24.5 percent, or about 530 calories, between 1970 and 2000. Of that increase, grains (mainly refined grain products) contributed 9.5 percentage points; added fats and oils, 9.0 percentage points; added sugars, 4." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"For example, given a choice of roasted, grilled, or steamed carrots or corn on the cob, which cooking method BENEFICIAL FATS Sources of Monounsaturated Fats Avocados Cashews Hazelnuts Macadamia nuts Oils: olive, sunflower, safflower, almond, and canola Olives Peanuts Best: Atlantic salmon Bluefin tuna Flaxseed Herring Pacific and jack mackerel Rainbow trout Sardines Striped bass Walnuts Sources of Omega-3 Moderate: Albacore tuna Leafy green vegetables Navy and kidney beans Oysters Pollock Soybeans Source: usda National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, release 15." - Steven V. Joyal, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Diabetes: An Innovative Program to Prevent, Treat, and Beat This Controllable Disease (Get the book.)

"You can do your own exploring in the baby-food aisle and the frozen-foods section of your local health-foods store—but remember, always read the labels and look for that all-important usda organic seal. And do an online search for organic baby-food merchants in your area, since many local companies offer delivery services. Even better: learn how to make your own organic baby food. I nursed my baby, Noah, for eleven months, then he weaned himself. 1 then started him on Rice Dream original. He has never had an ear infection, flu, or any other health problem." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "For a food to receive the "organic" label, a government-approved certifier must inspect the land where that food is grown to ensure that these usda standards are being followed. You can't trust that a food is organic unless you see this label. Now that you know the definition of organic. I can guess what you're probably thinking: But what if organic food costs too much? Do I have to buy only organic products? These are completely legitimate concerns." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.) "Well, according to the consumer brochure of the USDA's National Organic Program, "organic meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products come from animals that are given no antibiotics or growth hormones." Organic fruits and vegetables are grown and processed without the use of synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, many of which are known carcinogens and neurotoxins that have been linked to everything from cancer to learning impairments. You should also bear in mind that the terms "organic" and "natural" are by no means interchangeable; don't be fooled by misleading labels. " - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Trans fats' content of foods As we look at the trans fats' content in selected foods from usda data collected from 1989 to 1993, we see the large variation in content for the same food. More data can be found on the usda web site (www.USDA.gov). Daily intake of trans fats Using food intake data from the 1989-through-1991 period, the mean trans fats consumption has been estimated to be 7.4 percent of total fat intake, and 2.6 percent of total calorie intake." - Gene A. Spiller, The Trans Fats Dilemma and Natural Palm Oil (Get the book.)

"Whose Organic Standards? usda Prepares for an "Unfriendly Takeover" of the Natural Foods Industry. In Motion Magazine. http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/usda.html 12. This article on the ANH website explains the extreme trouble in Europe trying to stand up for health freedom in the face of oppressive regional trade rules concocted by the German-led European Union, a problem that could soon be America's, http:// www.alliance-natural-health.org/_docs/ANHwebsiteDoc_197.pdf 13." - Byron J. Richards, Fight for Your Health: Exposing the FDA's Betrayal of America (Get the book.)

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