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Research Links Childhood Stress to the Microbiome in Pregnancy, and Suggests Protective Role of Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Posted on December 3, 2020 in Hot Science, Nutrition | 601 Views | Leave a response
By Rachel Benbrook (Hygeia) and Dr. Michelle Perro (GMOScience.org) A multi-disciplinary team of psychiatrists, doctors, and epidemiologists crafted a fascinating study that looked at how adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, impact the gut microbiome and stress response of pregnant women. The paper on their findings, published in 2019 in the peer-reviewed journal Brain, Behavior, and […]

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Show ID for Soda and Chips? Mexican Lawmakers Propose Bold Action to Fight Childhood Obesity

Posted on September 18, 2020 in In The News, Nutrition | 623 Views | Leave a response
COVID has hit Mexico hard. Our southern neighbor has the fourth-highest death rate in the world. Over 70,000 Mexicans have died, two-thirds of which had underlying medical conditions related to diet (i.e. high blood pressure, heart problems, diabetes, obesity, etc.). This heavy toll from the pandemic has driven home the severity of the public health […]

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Guest Blog: Bandaids, Immunological Chaos, and Living With COVID-19 in the Neighborhood

Posted on July 27, 2020 in Hygeia's Blog, Nutrition, Pesticides | 208 Views | Leave a response
Note from Hygeia — Dr. Michelle Perro is an integrative physician and healer who works in Marin County, California. She works with children and families facing developmental problems, ill health, and disease, and especially families that intuitively feel treating causes is better than masking symptoms. She is the Executive Director of the science-based website, www.gmoscience.org […]

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New Video Highlights Benefits of Animals on Pasture

Posted on April 11, 2020 in Animals, Environmental Impacts, In The News, Nutrition, Organic | 109 Views | Leave a response
A new video features lush pastures, grubby farmers, and happy cows showing off the benefits of pasture-based animal agriculture.  Produced by the Real Organic Project, a “a farmer-led movement created to distinguish soil-grown and pasture-raised products under USDA organic,” the video Raising Animals on Pasture highlights the animal welfare, nutritional, and environmental advantages of animals on pasture. […]

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Consumers Appear to Get the Message that Organic Milk is Higher in Healthy Fats

Posted on February 19, 2020 in In The News, Nutrition, Organic | 147 Views | Leave a response
Recent market reports suggest that American consumers are beginning to understand that organic milk is healthier for them and the environment. But first, a little background… In 2013 we worked on a paper that reported significantly higher concentrations of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids in organic vs. conventional milk.  A follow up study in 2018 revealed […]

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Two New Reports Tackle Global Food Sustainability

Posted on January 26, 2019 in Environmental Impacts, Food Security, In The News, Nutrition | 815 Views | Leave a response
Two new publications were released in the last week that contribute much new food for thought in the global discussion around the sustainability of the Earth’s food systems. First off, on January 16th the Lancet published a special feature called “Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems.”  As Reuters reports, […]

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UK Program to Provide Fresh Fruits and Veggies to Schoolkids Needs Improvements, Report Shows

Posted on December 3, 2018 in In The News, Nutrition, Pesticides | 525 Views | Leave a response
By Rachel Benbrook The state of kid’s nutrition is getting some renewed attention in the U.K. in response to a new report released by the UK Soil Association‘s Food for Life program. In particular, the British government’s program that provides free, fresh produce to young children in state funded schools, the School Fruit and Veg Scheme, is […]

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“Environmental Health News” Takes a Close Look at Criticisms of the French Organic Foods Cancer Risks Study

Posted on October 29, 2018 in In The News, Nutrition, Organic, Pesticides | 534 Views | Leave a response
This piece is reprinted from Environmental Health News.  Photos and captions added by Hygeia. New study showing organic diets cut cancer risk is a big deal. Let’s treat it that way. No study is perfect—but recent findings that organic food consumption cuts cancer risk highlights an opportunity to tackle a deadly, expensive health crisis  More […]

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The Iconic American Burger is Seasoned with Antibiotics, Report Concludes

Posted on October 18, 2018 in Animals, In The News, Nutrition | 570 Views | Leave a response
A consortium of consumer, animal, and food policy groups has released the latest edition of their Chain Reaction report analyzing antibiotic use on the livestock farms producing meat for the country’s largest restaurant chains. This year’s edition report focuses on the iconic American hamburger, surveying antibiotic policies at popular national burger chains and grading each on […]

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Badges of Honor, Smart Metrics, and Quality Food

Posted on July 13, 2018 in Hygeia's Blog, Nutrition | 363 Views | Leave a response
It is widely accepted that consumer tastes, preferences, and concerns will drive the Future of Food.  The companies that find a way to connect with consumers on these issues will gain market share and traction, or so the theory goes. But how will consumers know which foods are tastier and more nutritious? Safer and less […]

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