Choosing safer foods [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to minimizing synthetic chemicals in your diet / / Patrick Sullivan, James J. J. Clark
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Sullivan Patrick
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| Titolo: |
Choosing safer foods [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to minimizing synthetic chemicals in your diet / / Patrick Sullivan, James J. J. Clark
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| Pubblicazione: | Burlington, MA, : Academic Press, 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (76 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 613.2 |
| Soggetto topico: | Food adulteration and inspection |
| Food contamination | |
| Altri autori: |
ClarkJames J. J
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front Cover; Choosing Safer Foods: A Guide to Minimizing Synthetic Chemicals in Your Diet; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Synthetic Chemicals in Our Diet; What Are the Health Effects?; What Is a Safer Food?; Understanding the FDA Data Collection Process; How to Use This Guide; Chapter 2. The Number of Different Synthetic Chemicals in Food; Dairy Products; Protein Products; Fruit Products; Grain and Nut Products; Vegetable Products; Mixed Food Products; Child and Infant Products; Summary of the Data; Chapter 3. Synthetic Chemicals in a Balanced Diet |
| Synthetic Chemicals in Our FoodSynthetic Chemicals in Dairy Products; Synthetic Chemicals in Protein Products; Synthetic Chemicals in Fruit Products; Synthetic Chemicals in Grain and Nut Products; Synthetic Chemicals in Vegetable Products; Synthetic Chemicals in Mixed Products; Synthetic Chemicals in Child and Infant Products; Synthetic Chemicals in a Balanced Diet; Summary of the Data; Chapter 4. Diets and Chemical Mixtures; Summary; Appendix 1; Appendix 2 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | According to the FDA, 99% of all conventionally grown food contains cancer-causing synthetic chemicals. Every person who eats a balanced diet of fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy and protein products potentially consumes over 32 different types of synthetic chemicals everyday. The amount of different synthetic chemicals a person consumes depends largely on the diversity of foods in their diet and the amount of organic products they elect to eat. Choosing Safer Foods presents extensive research conducted on foods in thirty-six US cities. The number of chemicals in specific fo |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Choosing safer foods |
| ISBN: | 1-281-11903-2 |
| 9786611119034 | |
| 0-08-054839-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910784656103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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