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"THE DANGER OF TINY DOSES Dioxin, along with pesticides, insecticides, and plasticizers such as bisphenol A, or BPA, a plastics building block used in everything from safety helmets, dental sealants, and eyeglass lenses to everyday food packaging, are what are also known as endocrine disrup-tors, a group of environmental contaminants that can affect our immune system and our resistance to disease in another particularly insidious way—and in particularly small doses—by disrupting our bodies' natural hormonal signals." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Read labels on food packaging and avoid prepared cookies, crackers, breads, and fried fast foods that contain trans fats or hydrogenated oil. Choose instead whole-grain, high-fiber foods. • Eat adequate omega-3 fatty acids (from fish, nuts, beans, olive oil) or supplement with omega-3 fatty acids by rotating your consumption of fish, flax, and EPA/DHA oils. Rotate these with borage and evening primrose oils that provide a natural blend of omega-3 and omega-6, particularly helpful to hormone balance. • Exercise thirty minutes each day, ideally. • Maintain a normal weight." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"There is a special symbol on some food packaging, the radura, to indicate irradiation. This looks a bit like a flower with two leaves surrounded by a circle. No labeling is required on processed foods or spices, so we cannot always know if something is irradiated. To see what the radura looks like, go to www.fsis.usda. gov/news & events/fsisimages/index.asp. Recently irradiated foods have been permitted in school lunches. Severen Schaeffer predicted that as irradiation of fresh produce becomes widespread, city dwellers will have access to no fresh food, and new forms of pathology will appear." - Susan E. Schenck, The Live Food Factor: The Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet (Get the book.)

"Over the past two decades, BPA has meanwhile become an integral chemical in the packaging of millions of food products and other plastic goods; more than 6 billion pounds of BPA are used each year in resins lining metal cans, food packaging, hot beverage cups, and in blends with other types of plastic products. Lab research shows that the bond that secures BPA molecules to food and beverage packages changes over time, resulting in the release of free BPA into the food we eat and the beverages we consume, as well as into the environment." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.) "Dioxin is also produced through the industrial manufacturing of bleached fibers for paper and textiles, in the production of wood preservatives, chlorinated pesticides and herbicides, and in the manufacturing process of virtually every type of plastic and bleached or resin-coated food packaging that you can find lining the aisles of your neighborhood supermarket. We each receive some small, additional daily dose of dioxin through our steady diet of seafood, meat, and dairy." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Yet another new technology that intentionally heats polymers is the introducrion of susceptors in food packaging for microwave cooking. Susceptors are used to generate localized areas of very high temperature for browning. Unforrunately, microwaved pizzas using epoxy-containing susceptors were found to be laced with epoxy monomer. Luckily, this particulat product was reformulated prior to any documented outbreak of human illness.48 new glues and glue removers Asthma, chemical irritation, and allergies make up only one group of health risks from the new glues and telated polymers." - Paul D. Blanc, M.D., How Everyday Products Make People Sick: Toxins at Home and in the Workplace (Get the book.)

"Plastics and Plasticizers Common plastic additives include phthalates, a substance that makes plastics flexible, and bisphenol, which is used to line food packaging. Since plastics are so widely used, phthalates and bisphenols are now said to be the most abundant industrial contaminants in the environment. At room temperature, phthalates evaporate from products that contain them, producing that characteristic "new plastic" smell. Common Sources of Solvents Aftershaves Detergents Dry-cleaning fluids Floor wax Household pesticides Latex Metal foils used in food packaging (e.g." - Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton, Toxic Overload: A Doctor's Plan for Combating the Illnesses Caused by Chemicals in Our Foods, Our Homes, and Our Medicine Cabinets (Get the book.)

"What if you walked into a school store and measured the amount of square footage taken up by packaged foods such as Kraft's ubiquitous cookie brands? food packaging is designed by highly skilled marketing experts, and kids' products are especially eye-catching. Kraft's Loophole of Confusion: The Branding Problem A major problem with Kraft's policy of "shifting the mix" of products over to its self-defined Sensible Solutions product line is that in every case, the product packaging for the "non-advertised" products looks virtually identical to the new Sensible Solutions products." - Michele Simon, Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back (Get the book.) "Callouts (aka flags): Marketing technique on food packaging to indicate some dubious health benefit. For example, "trans fat free" or "Sensible Solution." Character merchandising: Employing the use of popular fictional characters to market products to children. Most ubiquitous example: SpongeBob SquarePants. Cheeseburger bills: The nickname given (by either the media or industry) to bills being passed by a number of states that would bar consumers from suing food companies, the scope of which remain unclear. Inspired by a lawsuit filed against McDonald's." - Michele Simon, Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back (Get the book.) "Never mind that the equipment bears the company's "Smart Spot" logo, which is also placed on food packaging to "help" consumers make "healthier" food choices among PepsiCo's products (including such "smart" choices as Diet Pepsi and Baked Lays). The cost of the playground is about $850,000. Even multiplying that by the thirteen sites, the figure pales in comparison to the company's revenues of more than $32 billion in 2005 alone.19 How about donating the money quietly to community groups so they can decide what colors to use and which messages to place on the equipment, if any?" - Michele Simon, Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back (Get the book.)

"Even today, occurrences of exposure to trace levels of chemical intermediates and dyes used in food packaging are difficult to establish. A food packaging component often can be regarded as an indirect additive. A component is virtually never used in all types of packaging. Constituents that are used in the manufacture of food packaging components are generally present, if at all, as unwanted impurities, typically at very low levels. Also, veterinarians have considerable latitude in prescribing drugs in treating livestock and poultry." - Committee on Comparative Toxicity of Naturally Occurring Carcinogens, Carcinogens and Anticarcinogens in the Human: A Comparison of Naturally Occurring and Synthetic Substances (Get the book.)

"If we pollute the planet after we eat with food packaging, then we truly are not living in harmony with the Earth. Eating raw fruits, vegetables and other plant foods is the solution to world pollution. Landfills are filled with products directly or indirectly related to cooked and processed foods, such as: packaging, wrappers, bags, old stoves, microwaves, etc. One of the most startling revelations I experienced on this diet-path was that I stopped producing trash! My life has become more harmonious with the Earth." - David Wolfe, The Sunfood Diet Success System (Get the book.)

"Almost every plastic out there, from the polyester in clothing to the plastics used for food packaging and electronics, goes back to the use of petroleum as a building block," observes Geoffrey Coates, a Cornell University professor of chemistry and chemical biology whose discoveries for making plastics from plant-based materials instead of petroleum are paving the way for more and more companies to create packaging that decomposes back into the earth without a trace." - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.)

"Refined white flour is generally listed on food packaging labels as "flour," "enriched flour," "unbleached flour," "durum wheat," "semolina," or "white flour." Breads containing only whole wheat are often labeled "100% whole wheat." Vegetarianism The following two possibilities are both strongly supported by research findings: • Some foods consumed by vegetarians may protect against cancer. • Eating meat may increase the risk of cancer. Compared with meat eaters, most,11 but not all,12 studies have found that vegetarians are less likely to be diagnosed with cancer." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.) "Refined white flour is generally listed on food packaging labels as "flour," "enriched flour," "unbleached flour," "durum wheat," "semolina," or "white flour." Breads containing only whole wheat are often labeled "100% whole wheat." Tomatoes Tomatoes contain lycopene (page 548)—an antioxidant (page 467) similar in structure to beta-carotene (page 469). Most lycopene in our diet comes from tomatoes, though traces of lycopene exist in other foods. Lycopene inhibits the proliferation of cancer cells in test-tube research." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"There are many environmental contaminants contained in food packaging materials such as plastic bottles or plastic wraps, not to mention the exhaust fumes, pesticides, paint or carpet vapors and other environmental chemicals so many of us are exposed to every day. It would be harmful for the body if it did not react at all against the massive onslaught of poisons it has to deal with. In many cases, growing up in an overly sterile environment may cause the immune systems to overreact when they get in contact with harmless substances." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"Adding insult to injury, most trition Facts panel, and judge your food packaging is deceptive! Bold food by what's actually in it. Once you're inside the restaurant and seated at the table, you can take additional steps to stay on point. When the server comes to your table, ask the following questions. 1. Do you have any healthful dishes to recommend? 2. Does the menu give complete information about what's in a dish? 3. Is the chef/cook willing to modify dishes to make them healthier? Then, before ordering any item from the menu, ask the server: 1. What's in the sauce of this dish?" - David L. Katz, Catherine S. Katz, Dr. David Katz's Flavor-Full Diet: Use Your Tastebuds to Lose Pounds and Inches with this Scientifically Proven Plan (Get the book.)

"Refined white flour is generally listed on food packaging labels as "flour," "enriched flour," "unbleached flour," "durum wheat," "semolina," or "white flour." Breads containing only whole wheat are usually labeled "100% whole wheat." Vegetarianism Compared with meat eaters, most,15 but not all,16 studies have found that vegetarians are less likely to be diagnosed with cancer. Vegetarians have also been shown to have stronger immune functioning (page 255), possibly explaining why vegetarians may be partially protected against cancer." - Alan R. Gaby, M.D., Jonathan V. Wright, M.D., Forrest Batz, Pharm.D. Rick Chester, RPh., N.D., DipLAc. George Constantine, R.Ph., Ph.D. Linnea D. Thompson, Pharm.D., N.D., The Natural Pharmacy: Complete A-Z Reference to Natural Treatments for Common Health Conditions (Get the book.)

"The nutritional value of food stated on the food packaging label refers to what is in the food?not what the body actually gets from it. The digestion process requires energy, a large portion of which is expelled as heat. People who eat a standard North American diet, one that includes many processed foods, burn a significant amount of energy digesting it. Similar to an incandescent light bulb that throws off heat inadvertently when producing light, the substantial amount of heat created and expelled during digestion translates into a significant net energy loss." - Brendan Brazier, The Thrive Diet: The Whole Food Way to Lose Weight, Reduce Stress, and Stay Healthy for Life (Get the book.)

"ADDITIVES are the body's invisible enemies—invisible because we can't see them, and we are not even alerted to their presence as they are often not listed on food packaging. As I sit here writing, I am recovering from a "run-in" with one of these additives—sulfur dioxide—and I now have hives on my face, arms, and legs. Although my reaction these days is very mild compared to when I first discovered the allergy, it is still unpleasant." - Mary-Ann Shearer, Perfect Health the Natural Way (Get the book.)

"Steve Woloshin, Lisa Schwartz, and Gil Welch, internists at Dartmouth Medical School and the White River Junction VA Medical Center, have suggested labels similar to the nutrition labels that are now required on all food packaging. Rather than the confusing language of "indications," "mechanism of action," and "contraindications" that appears on many drug package inserts, Woloshin, Schwartz, and Welch propose the simpler and more informative format shown in Figure 21-1." - Richard A. Deyo M.D. M.P.H., Donald L. Patrick, Hope or Hype: The Obsession with Medical Advances and the High Cost of False Promises (Get the book.)

"This may soon change, as identifying trans-fats in the Nutrition Facts on food packaging will be required of manufacturers as of January 2006, and researchers are starting to make a distinction between the two very different classes of fats. Many labels already carry this information, so be sure to check the products you buy. There probably are prudent reasons to keep saturated-fat intake at a reasonable level; for one thing, in some people, it can increase insulin resistance." - Jonny Bowden, M.A., C.N.S., Living the Low Carb Life: Controlled Carbohydrate Eating for Long-Term Weight Loss (Get the book.)

"Solvents are used extensively throughout industry to dissolve or dilute oils and fats and as a petroleum additive, as well as being used in numerous home products such as toiletries, food packaging, and floor waxes. The estimated health risk of solvents is moderate, but they are found in abundance in the environment. They appear to play a role in many chronic illnesses, but they are particularly harmful to the brain due to their extreme solubility in fats. This can result in memory loss, Alzheimer's, and other types of brain disorders." - Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton, Toxic Overload: A Doctor's Plan for Combating the Illnesses Caused by Chemicals in Our Foods, Our Homes, and Our Medicine Cabinets (Get the book.) "Common Sources of Solvents Aftershaves Detergents Dry-cleaning fluids Floor wax Household pesticides Latex Metal foils used in food packaging (e.g., yogurt lids) Perfumes Polystyrene cups, plates, and packaging Resin Skin-care products such as"natural"or"botanical"creams and lotions Synthetic rubber Toiletries The estimated health risk posed by these plastic additives is moderate. Although these can mostly be metabolized in the body, their extensive presence ensures that they are a constant source of metabolic and hormonal disruption in our bodies." - Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton, Toxic Overload: A Doctor's Plan for Combating the Illnesses Caused by Chemicals in Our Foods, Our Homes, and Our Medicine Cabinets (Get the book.)

"Phthalates are ubiquitous in plastics such as bags, food packaging, containers, and children's plastic toys. Phthalates are commonly used to make rigid polymers like plastic more flexible. They are also found in glues and solvents. Phthalates are associated with precocious puberty in young girls. Extremely high levels have been found in the serum of girls with premature breast development. Fetal and childhood exposure to phthalates may also be a significant factor in the lower age at which puberty is occurring in girls in the United States." - Vincent Giampapa, Ronald Pero, and Marcia Zimmerman, The Anti-Aging Solution: 5 Simple Steps to Looking and Feeling Young (Get the book.)

"Only 2% of respondents thought to mention genetically modified foods (as compared to the 30% who mentioned microbial pathogens and the 25% who mentioned food packaging).2 Regardless of the degree of concern expressed, the surveys suggest that relatively few people are likely to reject genetically engineered foods entirely on principle (but see figure 15). Like most else about food biotechnology, surveys of consumer attitudes are political. Industry leaders worry deeply about public acceptance and want to reassure consumers that transgenic foods are safe." - Marion Nestle, Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism (Get the book.)

"We've invented some one hundred thousand of them, thirty thousand of which are in use in foods, food packaging, household products, toiletries, and industry. Some of these damage DNA, some disrupt hormone signals, and some mimic estrogen. These xenoestrogens from the environment come from pesticide residues, industrial residues, and plastics, which contaminate water and get into the food chain. Even cosmetics, skin products, and your sofa may be a problem!" - Patrick Holford, The New Optimum Nutrition Bible (Get the book.)

"E-04 food plants 2B S: food packaging constituent 3.70E-01 2A S: food packaging constituent 1.25E-01 1 1 N: Constitutive and added (drug residues) S: synthetic growth promoters 2B N: Constitutive and added (drug residues) 2." - Committee on Comparative Toxicity of Naturally Occurring Carcinogens, Carcinogens and Anticarcinogens in the Human: A Comparison of Naturally Occurring and Synthetic Substances (Get the book.) "Also S Carcinogenicity by (synthesized for food additive use) oral route uncertain S: Tap water; constituent of food packaging 2.22E-03 S: constituent of food packaging; pesticide 1.00E-02 N: Acquired (mycotoxin) N: Acquired (mycotoxin) N: Acquired (mycotoxin) NandS S: food color trace impurity S: food color impurity Si pesticide N: Constitutive S: veterinary product and food residue S: pesticide N: Pass-through. Also, indirect additive from tap water and previously through pesticidal use 4.76E-04 1.06E-02 3.33E-01 1." - Committee on Comparative Toxicity of Naturally Occurring Carcinogens, Carcinogens and Anticarcinogens in the Human: A Comparison of Naturally Occurring and Synthetic Substances (Get the book.) "S: pesticide N: Derived (cooking) N: Constitutive; derived (cooking); added (food packaging constituent, tap water) S: trace food color impurity N: Derived (cooking); pass-through N: Derived (cooking); pass-through N: Derived (cooking); pass-through N: Derived (cooking); pass-through N: Pass-through and added (tap water) N: Direct N: Direct; a food S: In tap water; N: Present in marine microalgae (non-food occurrence) S: food packaging constituent S: Direct and indirect food additive N: Pass-through and added (tap water) Carcinogenicity by oral route uncertain 5.00E-04 1." - Committee on Comparative Toxicity of Naturally Occurring Carcinogens, Carcinogens and Anticarcinogens in the Human: A Comparison of Naturally Occurring and Synthetic Substances (Get the book.)

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