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For The Love Of Food
by Darya Rose | Aug 5, 2011
For The Love of Food
Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup.
Many must-read articles this week, including the juice on processed OJ, the truth about factory farming and antibiotic resistance and the latest demolition of our favorite vegan propaganda book, The China Study.
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Links of the week
- Dirty Little Secret: Orange Juice Is Artificially Flavored to Taste Like Oranges <<I discussed this last week on Google+ as well, and I’m still angry about it. (Gizmodo)
- What the USDA Doesn’t Want You to Know About Antibiotics and Factory Farms <<The threat of antibiotic resisistance is one of the biggest reasons I don’t buy (aka support) industrial farms. (Mother Jones)
- My Fit Foods: Losing Weight by Buying Food You Don’t Want to Eat <<BS of the week. This makes me sick, and I recommend the exact opposite approach to weight loss and health. Eat what you love, life is too short. (Dallas Observer)
- One Year Later: The China Study, Revisited and Re-Bashed <<I’m not a fan of The China Study, and what I like about this critique is that it points out dozens of peer-reviewed papers that show the exact opposite of the claims made in the book—most co-authored by Dr. Campbell himself. Makes me wonder how he justifies these contradictions to himself. (Raw Food SOS).
- Train your brain to crave healthy foods <<It seems I’m not the only one who craves salads. Interesting tips here. (CNN)
- All-you-can-eat America: Average weight gain for Britons holidaying in the USA is 8lb <<I guess if you live here you’re totally screwed. (Mail Online)
- Can chewing more help you eat less? <<In my experience chewing is very effective for slowing down and eating less. Here’s some data. (Reuters)
- How Chocolate Can Help Your Workout <<I expected to be calling BS on this one but it’s actually pretty interesting. Worth a read. (New York Times)
- Some exercise is better than none for lowering heart disease risk <<The previous study shows this too, but every little bit helps. (Los Angeles Times)
- Summer Corn Salad Recipe <<Fresh corn is delicious, and this looks amazing. (101 Cookbooks)
What inspired you this week?
Is there any science behind the “Train your brain to crave healthy foods” article? It seems like a powerful option, but the only evidence provided is anecdotal…
Totally I agree. I just think it’s interesting, but I have a lot of problems with the article as it is. There’s no reason to develop an aversion to chocolate. I just like the idea of your mental state being able to influence your food preferences.
I have wanted to eat organic and local for a while now, but my parents (I’m a teenager) think it’s “too expensive”. A few days ago, I noticed staph infection symptoms and went to the doctor. After an extremely painful ordeal I was diagnosed with MRSA, which could plague me for the rest of my life. Because of the “What the USDA Doesn’t Want You to Know About Antibiotics and Factory Farms” article, I now have the perfect argument and am sure eating fresh, organic, and local is for me. 🙂