10 things in your home that may age you prematurely | BartlesvilleLIVE

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Big Food vs. Big Insurance

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/opinion/10pollan.html

...According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, three-quarters of health care spending now goes to treat “preventable chronic diseases.” Not all of these diseases are linked to diet — there’s smoking, for instance — but many, if not most, of them are.
We’re spending $147 billion to treat obesity, $116 billion to treat diabetes, and hundreds of billions more to treat cardiovascular disease and the many types of cancer that have been linked to the so-called Western diet. One recent study estimated that 30 percent of the increase in health care spending over the past 20 years could be attributed to the soaring rate of obesity, a condition that now accounts for nearly a tenth of all spending on health care...

A bad mix: exposure may be “safe” only with one chemical at a time.

Exposure to a mixture of environmental chemicals is far more harmful to male rats than exposure to the individual chemicals would predict, even when the level of each contaminant in the mixture causes no effect by itself. The results indicate that assessing the risk of chemicals one-compound-at-a-time will underestimate potential harm. People are exposed to hundreds of chemicals at a time, if not more. People could be affected by mixtures of chemicals that are currently considered “safe” based on their individual toxicities.

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http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/newscience/bad-mix-exposures-safe-only-one-chemical-at-a-time#do

Kraft Mac & Cheese reformulated in other countries but not U.S.

Did you know that Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is formulated differently for countries in Europe than for the U.S.?1 I didn't either until I read The Unhealthy Truth, a book about the toxicity of America's food supply.

The fact is, that in 2008, Kraft removed artificial colorings, like yellow #5, and chemical sweeteners, like aspartame, from the products that they distribute in Europe, Australia, and other developed countries due to consumer concern over scientific studies that link these synthetic ingredients to hyperactivity and asthma in children. But, they haven't done the same thing here in the U.S.!2 Our voices are needed to make that change here too.

We'd love to have you join us in writing to the Kraft CEO, Irene Rosenfeld, a mother of two herself, requesting that Kraft remove these same ingredients from their products here in the U.S.
http://momsrising.democracyinaction.org/o/1768/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27297

Kraft took these chemicals and additives out of their European products. If we want Kraft to do this for us in the U.S., then Kraft needs to hear from us!

Join us in sending Kraft CEO, Irene Rosenfeld, a letter asking that Kraft value the health of our children as highly as they value the children in other countries. And please then share this email with friends and family so that they too can send a letter.

The vast majority of American homes have Kraft products.3 Together, we can affect change and have these ingredients removed from the products that Kraft distributes here in the U.S.

Here's that link again to sign on to the letter in case you need it:

http://momsrising.democracyinaction.org/o/1768/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=27297

Debating How Much Weed Killer Is Safe in Your Water Glass

New research suggests that atrazine may be dangerous at lower concentrations than previously thought. Recent studies suggest that, even at concentrations meeting current federal standards, the chemical may be associated with birth defects, low birth weights and menstrual problems.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/us/23water.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=weed%20killer&st=cse

From Bisphenol A in baby bottles to lead in toys, we've seen how toxic chemicals get into our lives. But we have the right to be healthy, the right to work in a safe environment, and the right to know what chemicals are in our bodies. Now is the time to make a change, and require that chemicals be tested for safety before they are put into the products we use every day.

That's why Clean New York is proud to be part of the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families campaign, a national effort to create the strongest, most comprehensive solution to fix the law that is failing to protect our families from toxic chemicals.

Lead may harm school-age children more than babies

Lead may harm school-age children more than babies

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