By Amy Burgess / Special to The Times
When asked the difference between organic goods and those labeled all natural, eco-friendly or naturally grown, consumers may respond that these are one and the same. In reality, they are different.
In 1990, the federal Organic Foods Production Act established the National Organic Program to support specialty crop producers, organic farmers and the standards for producing, handling and processing organically grown agricultural products.
By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
New research shatters the image of U.S. soldiers as the epitome of fitness and primed for battle: Instead, they are less likely to have ideal blood pressure than their civilian counterparts.
In fact, less than one-third of active Army personnel have ideal blood pressure (120/80 mm Hg), compared with over half of the general population, the researchers found.”
Americans accidentally eat 200 tiny pieces of towels, beads, and plastic foams every day. Plastic in our diets messes with our health in mysterious ways.
Aria Bendix
The FDA found ‘forever chemicals’ in meat, seafood, and chocolate cake sold in grocery stores. Here’s how worried you should be.
By Ciara Linnane
“The U.S. Food and Drug Administrationconducted its first-ever hearing on cannabis and its nonintoxicating ingredient CBD all day Friday with more than 100 speakers offering views, including researchers, health professionals, advocates, manufacturers and opponents”
“The Environmental Protection Agency plans to quickly revamp its guidelines for evaluating whether environmental contaminants can cause cancer or other ailments, a move Trump administration critics fear is part of a broader effort to weaken the basis for regulating a wide range of pollutants.
At issue is a fundamental responsibility of the agency: How to determine whether potentially harmful substances pose an unacceptable risk to human health and the environment.”
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“SOME SAY THE NUTRITION AND HEALTH BENEFITS OF GOING ORGANIC ARE WORTH IT, BUT CAN IT REALLY MAKE THAT MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE”
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