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Last Modified 28 February 2006

"The purpose of agriculture is not the production of food, but the
perfection of human beings"

Masanobu Fukuoka - "One Straw Revolution"

controversial Issues:

Dr. Alexis Carrel, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1912, states, "Soil is the basis of all human life and our only hope for a healthy world . . . . All of life will be either healthy or unhealthy according to the fertility of the soil. Minerals in the soil control the metabolism of cells in plant, animal and man . . . . Diseases are created chiefly by destroying the harmony reigning among mineral substances present in infinitesimal amounts in air, water and food, but most importantly in the soil."

"What will be the legacy of using one billion pounds annually of 10,000 different food additives, 95 percent of which have never been tested for long-term safety on humans?"

MODERN FOODS: THE SABOTAGE OF EARTH’S FOOD SUPPLY, by David Casper, MA, and Thomas Stone, ND, CN, forward by Jonathan V. Wright, MD Review by Carol Simon, PPNF Staff Writer
http://www.price-pottenger.org/newbooks.htm

Check this out: MSG being applied to fruits, grains and vegetables!
http://www.truthinlabeling.org/index.html

The Cheapest Calories Make You The Fattest,
Interview with Michael Pollan
http://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/200409

/interview.asp

The Dirty Dozen: Pesticides in the Top12 U.S. Foods:
http://www.metrofarm.com/

The Biggest Issue:

Overindulgence is now the number 1 food issue in the world having overtaken hunger for the first time in the history of mankind.
REFERENCE: Food Fight ,by Brownell and Horgen, Contemporary Books, 2004.

Concern about the changes in the nutritional Value of our food:

Shifting Baselines--a fascinating story of how science is uncovering the "baselines" of nature and in the process revealing the real story of changes in life and the food we eat. See a shot video on this BIG ISSUE at:
http://www.shiftingbaselines.org/index.php

Emerging controversial Issues:

Fat in the Diet?

Childhood Obesity Clearinghouse Announced Nov 4, 2003 By JANET McCONNAUGHEY, Associated Press Writer
NEW ORLEANS - A new survey, database and Web site of childhood anti-obesity programs were announced Monday by the surgeon general. More than 1,000 exercise, nutrition, healthy baby and other anti-obesity programs are expected to participate in the new clearinghouse, called Shaping American's Youth. The goal is to set up a registry of programs and source of information for parents, teachers, doctors, foundations, government agencies and others interested in the latest research and strategies. "We are seeing Generation Y grow into Generation XL, and this weight gain has long-term health consequences," the surgeon general, Dr. Richard H. Carmona, told reporters after addressing a convention of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Carmona told the convention that the number of overweight children has risen from just more than 4 percent in the 1960s to 15 percent today. "That's over 9 million children. And the problem doesn't go away when children grow up. Nearly three out of every four overweight teenagers will become overweight adults," he said. Obesity contributes to other medical problems, including diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and arthritis.

Concern About Ingredients

Diet and the Brain
Society for Neuroscience March 2003

See full article at:
http://web.sfn.org/content/Publications

Junk food junkies take notice. What you eat does more than influence your
gut. It also may affect your brain. Increasing evidence shows that certain
fruits and veggies produce brain benefits, while some types of fat appear to
cause harm. The new studies are leading to:
A better understanding of food's complex actions.

The development of diets that may improve brain functions and help prevent
or treat brain ailments.

Researchers surmise that the benefits of these produce items stem, at least
in part, from their high antioxidant content. In the brain, antioxidant
molecules wage war against troops of molecules, known as free radicals,
which can harm brain cells and brain function (see illustration). Many
scientists believe that, as we age and during various disease-related
circumstances, our internal antioxidant defenses can become overpowered by
the free radical force. The antioxidant-rich foods are thought to offer
brain protection during these times by providing an extra boost in defense,
keeping the free radicals in check.

"One way certain foods may help the brain is by fighting off harmful free
radical molecules (A), which roam around anxiously looking to combine with
other molecules. Their rush for a mate is thought to cause cell damage or
even cell death (B) and contribute to a variety of brain function problems.
Researchers believe that foods, such as strawberries, blueberries and
spinach, provide the brain with extra platoons of antioxidants. These
protective molecules can take the free radicals out of commission, ending
their assault. "

1.The amount of Milk to Soda consumed by children in the USA
2.The amount of HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup) used in most everything you eat

Nothing made by Good Friends & Company uses HFCS, nothing).
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Child Obesity Picture Grim Among New York City Poor
By MARC SANTORA Published: April 6, 2006

Does milk really do a body good? Chicago Tribune

The US isn't the only nation addicted to oil. Below is an article on how energy and fertilizer shortages are impacting farmers in Bangladesh

OK to use carbon monoxide (CO) in cellophane-wrapped meat packages to keep the meat pink

Issue: The Missing Ingredient
Ezine Articles--by Herbert E Dreyer. Explores what's in the foods we eat and what's not--a food ingredient baseline issue.

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