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"The debate surrounding GM must take into account the entire structure of modern food production. Those supporting the technology see it as a way of fortifying a perilous system; those opposing it are calling for sustainable alternatives to petrochemical monocultures. As political philosophers point out, fighting transgenic engineering can be construed, at a certain point, as an act of resistance against the hegemony of global capitalism and its political supplement, liberal democracy." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"Words such as these are one good way to foster a more deliberate kind of eating, but perhaps an even better way (as Berry himself has suggested) is for eaters to involve themselves in food production to whatever extent they can, even if that only means planting a few herbs on a sunny windowsill or foraging for edible greens and wild mushrooms in the park." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.) "At the same time, modern food production practices have further diminished the omega-3s in our diet. Omega-3s, being less stable than omega-6s, spoil more readily, so the food industry, focused on store food, has been strongly disposed against omega-3s long before we even knew what they were. (Omega-3s weren't recognized as essential to the human diet until the 1980s—some time after nutrition-ism's blanket hostility to fat had already taken hold.) For years plant breeders have been unwittingly selecting for plants that produce fewer omega-3s, because such crops don't spoil as quickly." - Michael Pollan, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Get the book.)

"Many members of this genus are considered very important in food production. One example is Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is used in making wine, bread and beer. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is more commonly known as baker's yeast. I will leave it up to you to decide which name you'll use from now on; however, referring to this vital baking ingredient as S. cervisiae may make you sound smart at parties. Saccharomyces boulardii is the principle probiotic yeast noted in the media and in commercial products. S." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"We'll also examine what has changed in disease statistics, food production, food consumption, and the environment since 1900. 5 | HEALTH AND DISEASE One-quarter of what you eat keeps you alive. The other three-quarters keeps your doctor alive. Hieroglyph found in an ancient Egyptian tomb COOKING DESTROYS THE LIFE IN FOOD Two unrelated studies were conducted in the 1930s to determine whether there were health consequences to consuming either cooked or raw foods." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"Climate change threatens to make large areas of the planet unsuitable for human habitation and for an adequate level of food production. Very few countries are still food self-sufficient—and the internationally available food reserves are shrinking. • The amount of available fresh water is diminishing rapidly; over half the world's population faces water shortages. On average, 6,000 children are dying each day of diarrhea caused by polluted water. We are not heading in the right direction. Where do we go from here? TWO SCENARIOS 1." - Ervin Laszlo, Quantum Shift in the Global Brain: How the New Scientific Reality Can Change Us and Our World (Get the book.)

"Merck's profits that year exceeded the combined profits of the Fortune 500-listed semiconductor, pipeline, food production, crude oil production, hotel, casino, and resort industries.4 The compensation given to the top executives is equally transcendent. Wlliam C. Steere Jr., Pfizer's chairman, made $40 million in 2000 as Pfizer's chairman. But that paled in comparisin to his unexercised stock options of $130 million. Which was nothing compared to the stock options held by the CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb, which amounted to $227 million." - Charles Barber, Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation (Get the book.)

"Famine spreads in areas dependent on adequate rainfall for food production and areas exposed to tornados, hurricanes, and violent storms. • Massive waves of migrants from the worst-hit areas seek areas where resources are more assured. The breakdown of the poorest and most directly exposed regions creates a global security threat: • Epidemics of infectious diseases spread over Africa, Asia, and the Americas owing to heat waves, outbreaks of agricultural pests, and contaminated drinking water." - Ervin Laszlo, Quantum Shift in the Global Brain: How the New Scientific Reality Can Change Us and Our World (Get the book.)

"This fact plus the observation that current surveillance has not detected any decrease in body weight [35] or energy intake (see Figure 6, middle panel) suggests that the prevalence of overweight and obesity cannot be expected to decrease in the near future. The food production data are remarkably consistent with the majority of laboratory and epidemiological studies indicating that the amount of calories consumed is directly related to the fat content of the foods humans consume." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Organic food production plays a very important role in healing our world. Its focus is getting toxic chemicals out of agriculture. Organic farmers are performing an incredibly valuable service to society through their efforts to reform food production methods to better conform to Nature and to protect the environment and human health. Authentic Food Going beyond the focus of getting chemicals and GMOs out of our food, authentic food production focuses on enhancing the biological quality of food." - Gabriel Cousens, M.D., Spiritual Nutrition: Six Foundations for Spiritual Life and the Awakening of Kundalini (Get the book.)

"For a long time farmers relied on fertilizers to increase food production, a major cause of Peru's nineteenth-century guano boom. Between 1950 and 1989, fertilizer use increased tenfold, from 14 million tons to 146 million, a rise in consumption that tripled the world's grain harvest. Global demand for food will nearly double from its present level by 2030. How will we respond to this need? Egyptian pharaohs expanded cultivated land and stored more grain. We don't have these options. Instead, we are pinning our hopes on the methods of industrial farming and the promise of biotechnology." - Brian Fagan, Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations (Get the book.)

"Glycotoxins are also formed during food production and preparation. Food manufacturers use various heating processes to enhance flavor, color, and texture; to improve food safety (sterilization and pasteurization); and to extend shelf life. A byproduct of these processes, unfortunately, is often glycotoxins. Foods as varied as cola drinks, infant formulas, baked goods, caramel, and brewed products contain glycotoxins. Foods high in fat and protein (such as meat and poultry) typically have the highest glycotoxin levels." - 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.)

"World food production per capita declined for the first time in more than two decades, raising concern about the ability of some nations to feed their citizens. The new El Nino hit Peru especially hard. The anchovy fishing industry had boomed in the early 1960s. By the end of the decade, fish meal produced about one-third of the country's foreign earnings. Despite warnings from both local and international fisheries biologists, the government did nothing to curb overfishing. Now the fishery collapsed, setting off economic shock waves across the developed world." - Brian Fagan, Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations (Get the book.) "Global food production declined for the first time in more than twenty years. Governments began to ask whether scientists could develop the tools to predict ENSO episodes and provide early warning systems for farmers around the world. The Sahel famine raised haunting questions about the human impact on the environment. Had humans expanded the Sahara by grazing cattle in a fragile environment, stripping the natural vegetation from semi-arid lands? Or were short-or long-term climatic shifts to blame? "Climate-related impact assessment" became a popular buzzword." - Brian Fagan, Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations (Get the book.) "In fact, human activity had degraded the marginal lands in ways unknown in earlier times. food production declined throughout the Sahel, except on irrigated lands, where governments grew cash crops like groundnuts and grain for export. The drive for export crops pushed groundnuts into areas where drought-resistant millet was once a staple for village farmers. The millet farmers moved onto marginal land, so even more people went hungry." - Brian Fagan, Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations (Get the book.)

"In fact, food production outpaced population growth over the last forty years, and about 90 percent of the money that Americans spend on food is used to buy processed food. Whether you live in a sprawling metropolis or a small town in the middle of America, you probably don't have to go too far to find a fast food restaurant, or at least a convenience store that sells mostly processed foods. We also have entered an era of genetically modified foods, which are just that—genetically mutated foods that are not necessarily better for you." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Gardening allows learners of all ages to learn about natural cycles, food production, and the enjoyment of natural settings. In The Intergenerational School, we are demonstrating that a different model of public education can not only provide better learning for children, but can also create opportunities for older adults to contribute in a purposeful way to the future of their communities, share their collective wisdom, and stay cognitively vital in the process." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"Food producers have free reign over food production, and there is nobody out there that is going to make sure our children don't get fed with another sweet tasting poison. But the common practice of producing food synthetically and making it "healthier" by adding synthetically derived vitamins and minerals is at the root of many health problems afflicting both children and adults in the developed world. To determine whether a cereal is healthful or harmful for you and your family, try using the simple muscle test described in chapter 1." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"As the farmers were self-sufficient in food production, this wasn't too bad, but two years without any cash would be a serious problem. So the farmers of Marawaka made a desperate decision. If the planes wouldn't come to the airstrip, they would walk out of the mountains. It was the largest attempted human movement of coffee in the history of PNG. Three hundred men, plus an equal number of women and children, carried on their backs bags of coffee weighing up to ninety pounds for up to six days and nights." - Dean Cycon, Javatrekker: Dispatches From the World of Fair Trade Coffee (Get the book.)

"The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program defines organic food production as "... products produced under the authority of the Organic Foods Production Act. The principal guidelines for organic production are to use materials and practices that enhance the ecological balance of natural systems and that integrate the parts of the farming system into an ecological whole. Organic agriculture practices cannot ensure that products are completely free of residues; however, methods are used to minimize pollution from air, soil and water." - Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, Health Begins in the Colon (Get the book.)

"The end result of our domestic food production has been 'quantity' rather than 'quality'. The human body can thrive on fruits and vegetables that are grown on vital rich soil but not on soil that is artificially pumped up with chemicals." Thus today hardly anyone can eat enough fruits and vegetables to supply his or her body with the mineral salts required for good health. It is crucial that doctors and parents recognize that from poor soil comes poor food, deficient in minerals and vitamins Dr." - Mark Sircus, Transdermal Magnesium Therapy (Get the book.)

"Every chemical that enters any plant in the food production line, from the farmer to the store, is present in trace amounts somewhere in the food. A manufacturer who buys sugar to make a syrup or a pastry may know the product contains these traces and may not like it, but there is no requirement that it be listed or even detected. These trace additives are not added for any special reason. They are the contaminants from the process converting natural food into overly processed food. Toxicologists believe that these trace quantities are too low to be significant, but they have not proven this." - Abram Hoffer, PhD, MD, FRCP(C) and Dr. Jonathan Prousjy, DPHE, DSC, ND, FRSH, Naturopathic Nutrition: A Guide to Nutrient-rich Food & Nutritional Supplements for Optimum Health (Get the book.)

"Spratt continued producing the Dog Cakes in the United Kingdom and his London factory was one of the largest dog food production operations in the world. Other U.S. firms entered the pet food market in the 1920s using various formulas for dry biscuits and kibble. After World War I, pet food manufacturers introduced canned horsemeat for dog food. By 1930 pet food companies introduced canned food and dry meat-meal dog foods, but for the most part people still fed their pets leftovers from the dinner table." - Ann N. Martin, Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts About Pet Food (Get the book.)

"MSG—The Obesity Factor As a nation we are becoming increasingly dependent on processed foods, and each year the FDA approves more and more chemicals as additives in food production. While some of these chemicals increase shelf life of foods, others kill bacteria, improve taste, and replace fats and carbohydrates, enhance flavor and color of foods, and much more. Although adding chemicals to natural foods is not really necessary, it certainly increases profits many times." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"The FDA/CVM and Pet Food Regulation What entity in the government bureaucracy actually oversees and regulates pet food production in the United States? Basically, it is the Food and Drug Administration, Center for Veterinary Medicine (FDA/CVM) based in Washington, D.C. FDA regulations apply to food, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, vaccines, blood products, and radiation-emitting products (cell phones, lasers, microwaves)—all products related to human use. The Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), a division of the FDA, deals with animals." - Ann N. Martin, Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts About Pet Food (Get the book.)

"And now the FDA plans to add bacteria-killing viruses into the food supply to offset contamination risk inherent in poor-quality food production. Large food-processing companies make significant profits placing crops into boxes while farmers lose money on the same crops. The entire food business is controlled by profits of elite multinational companies—a total racket and monopoly if there ever was one." - Byron J. Richards, The Leptin Diet: How Fit Is Your Fat? (Get the book.)

"Certainly, other large agricultural companies such as Kraft and General Mills have made significant investments in organic food production, which is the ultimate form of carbon-neutral agriculture. Archer Daniels Midland dominates the ethanol market. CargilPs Web site doesn't mention organic agriculture; however, it does discuss the company's current investments in genetically modified agricultural crops. This was disappointing. Yet, here in Blair, Nebraska, the company was actually doing something profoundly important for the environment?" - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.)

"Thanks to genetic research and food production, we are now on the verge of creating new diseases against which we have no natural or unnatural way of defending ourselves. As more and more foods are grown that include foreign genes to make them resistant to certain pests, pesticides, herbicides or antibiotics, the more of these gene transporters or vectors will end up lodging in our intestinal tract, infecting the bacteria in our gut. The infected gut microbes will not only become antibiotic-resistant, but resistant to any kind of treatment. Since the U.S." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"Greater food production didn't mean that the poor had more to eat. It usually meant more people to feed. Geographer Walter Mallory found no shortage of ideas for addressing China's famines in the early 1920s. Civil engineers proposed controlling rivers to alleviate crop-damaging floods. Agricultural engineers suggested irrigation and land teclamation to increase cultivated acreage. Economists proposed new banking methods to encourage investment of urban capital in rural areas." - David R. Montgomery, Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations (Get the book.)

"The United States now also imports record amounts of food from overseas, often from developing countries where proper hygiene in food production may not be as reliable as it is in this country. Then there is the matter of food preparation. An increasing number of Americans are simply unaware of the prevalence of potentially dangerous microorganisms in the food supply, and lack knowledge of basic techniques for handling, preparing, and storing food safely. Most cases of food poisoning are easily preventable, provided you know how (see Tips for Preventing Food Poisoning on page 430)." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

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