| Headlines: |
| Post Date | Title and Description |
| 2002-04-03 | Major chains chlorinate sprout seeds to ward off bacteria If you ever buy sprouts in major food chains; think twice. This article about sprouts harboring nasty bacteria says major chains "sanitize" sprout seeds with chlorine. Ouch! |
| --Cox News | |
| 2002-03-15 | Travel Discounts for Vegetarians
An insurance company in England gives vegetarians discounts in travel insurance. Of special interest to raw foodists, their policy covers being hit by falling coconuts, breadfruits or papayas. Be careful what tropical trees you stand under! |
| --The Guardian | |
| 2002-02-12 | Idaho Encourages Organic Farmers
Good for Idaho. Other states should follow their lead! |
| --Arizona Republic | |
| 2002-01-02 | Raw Vegan Diet Alleviates Fibromyalgia Symptoms
The title says it all! |
| --Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology 2000;29(5):308-13 | |
| 2002-01-02 | Raw Vegan Diet Reduces Rheumatic Arthritis and Fibromyalgia
A raw vegan diet has been shown to reduce the symptoms of Rheumatic Arthritis and Fibromyalgia. Do you have any friends and relatives who would benefit from knowing about this study? |
| --Toxicology 2000 Nov 30;155(1-3):45-53 | |
| 2001-11-21 | Black Raspberries have cancer-fighting ability
A recent study shows that by eating black raspberries, you can help to prevent esophageal cancer. In animal studies, a diet in which 5 to 10 percent of daily calories came from black raspberries significantly reduced the incidence of cancerous throat lesions. |
| --the journal "Cancer Research" | |
| 2001-11-13 | Spinach and Blueberries Shown to Improve Mental Abilities of Rats
Spinach and blueberries, both rich in antioxidants, have been shown to increase mental abilities in lab rats. Raw foodists--whose diets are to the standard American diet like a billionaire to a pauper--must be very smart! |
| --Associated Press | |
| 2001-11-13 | Master of Arts Degree in Vegan and Life-Food Nutrition Offered by The Tree of Life College of Living Arts
The deadline for applications for admission to the first program (which begins February 1, 2002) is December 30, 2001. |
| --Tree of Life College of Living Arts | |
| 2001-11-03 | How to Be Your Own Restaurant Inspector
Here are some common sense things to beware of when going to a restaurant. These facts are especially important when we're eating raw foods. (For example, beware of raw foodists who wipe their nose with their bare hands and then open your Durian with the same unwashed hands. We saw one prominent raw foodist guy do this!) |
| --Peggy Noonan, USA Weekend | |
| 2001-10-26 | Congress Fears Fresh Produce Next Target
Officials fear that fruits and vegetables that people eat raw could be next target of terrorists. (What are raw foodists doing about this? Please write and let us know. We will publish your feedback.) |
| --Associated Press | |
| 2001-10-18 | Baby Apparently Starved to Death on All-Fruit Diet
We were just alerted to this July 2001 article. We'd be interested in your feedback, after reading this, if you know of any children successfully reared on an all-fruit regimen. We'd also like to hear from medical professionals with info that could be helpful to anyone considering putting their infants on a fruitarian diet. |
| --The Times (London, England) | |
| 2001-08-16 | Turnip Plant Improves Sex Drive
A pharmaceutical company plans to market an extract from this plant. Would it have the same effect if eaten raw? |
| --Ananova | |
| 2001-07-17 | Caloric Restriction is Good for Brain as Well as for Longevity
Researchers have found that caloric restriction helps brain function. This is in addition to previous research linking caloric restriction to longevity. Our question is: Have researchers looked into raw vegan diets? We believe they might indeed equal the effects of caloric restriction, even when people eat as much as they want to. |
| --Brain Briefings, July 2001, Society for Neuroscience | |
| 2001-07-12 | Produce From Developing Countries May Harbor Illness
Shigella, a bacteria that causes food poisoning, is a growing threat on produce from developing nations. All the more reason to know what you're buying. |
| --University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign | |
| 2001-07-01 | Biotech Soybeans Plant Seed of Risky Revolution
The genetically altered plant, a wildly successful marketing ploy, has changed farming. Critics fear health dangers and an ecosystem changed forever too. |
| --The LA Times | |
| 2001-06-10 | GE Crops Now Contaminating Organic Crops
Agricultural experts say that wind-blown pollen from genetically-engineered crops is contaminating organic crops. [This is really scary. What can we do? Does this mean the only way to keep organic crops safe is to grow them indoors? Would that even work? If you're an organic farmer or agricultural expert please write and let us know.] |
| --The New York Times--David Barboza | |
| 2001-06-06 | Professor in Scotland says non-organic is fine
If you disagree with this professor who says there is nothing wrong with eating non-organic produce, we hope you'll write him. |
| --Scotsman.com food and drink | |
| 2001-06-02 | A New Science: Accounting for Taste
Genetics Could Provide Tools to Engineer New Flavors, Fragrances. Scientists are working on adding flavor to fresh produce through genetic engineering. Where will it all end? |
| --The Washington Post | |
| 2001-05-07 | Australian Doctors Discover Benefits of Broccoli & Brussels Sprouts
A conference of MDs in Canberra, Australia said that people should eat more broccoli and brussels sprouts as a way of preventing colon cancer. (But we knew this already!) |
| --ABC News-Australia | |
| 2001-05-03 | Organic crop certifiers decry transgenic contamination
The Organic Federation of Australia declared that contamination from transgenic crops in the United States has spread to such a degree that it cannot verify the purity of imported organic ingredients. |
| --Cropchoice news, May 1, 2001 | |
| 2001-05-01 | Vegetarian Journal's synopsis of scientific journal articles on raw foods
The New England Journal of Medicine on the benefits of lower salt intake; The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition on animal protein causing more bone loss than vegetable protein; and The Institute of Medicine releases new recommendations for Vitamin A intake. |
| --Various scientific journals | |
| 2001-04-24 | One quarter of corn seeds may be contaminated
The seeds in question are a biotech variety not approved for human consumption. The corn from these seeds can cause allergies. All the more reason to buy organic! |
| --The Associated Press | |
| 2001-04-16 | Marijuana-like agents in brain spur appetite
A study in the Journal Nature indicates that these endocannabinoids in the brain stimulate the appetite. A good question is: Does appetite diminish on an all-raw diet? If so, I wonder what the science is. |
| --The Associated Press | |
| 2001-04-12 | The New York Times discovers raw foods!
The New York Times, that bastion of journalistic orthodoxy, has discovered the virtues of raw cuisine! Read on! |
| --The New York Times | |
| 2001-04-11 | New Faucet Makes Fresh Produce Safer
News report says that a new faucet technology can help to make fresh, raw produce safer to eat. (Let us know what you think about this.) |
| --wnbc-tv.com | |
| 2001-04-10 | EU Plans Tight Biotech Food Controls
Rules planned by the European Union could deal a serious setback to the booming US biotech industry. Let's hope so! |
| --Washington Post | |
| 2001-04-08 | New York Times foods writer on raw foodist author Rynn Berry
New York Times writer Eric Asimov, who usually reviews carnivorous restaurants, writes about raw foodist author Rynn Berry. |
| --The New York Times, 4-8-01 | |
| 2001-04-06 | Proposed Rules Issued for Bioengineered Foods
This proposed rule is the result of more than 18 months of discussion with consumers, manufacturers, growers and others. This article contains links to further information. |
| --US Food and Drug Administration | |
| 2001-04-06 | Peanuts as a source of beneficial nutrient
Peanuts contain a sterol with anti-cancer properties, according to this medical journal article. |
| --medical journal | |
| 2001-03-29 | Packaged Sliced Apples Recalled; Bacterial Contamination Possible
Another good reason to buy organic, fresh, whole. |
| --CNN, The Associated Press | |
| 2001-03-25 | North Dakota Could be First State to Ban Genetically Engineered Crops
Maybe we should all move to North Dakota. |
| --The New York Times | |
| 2001-03-24 | EPA Lowers Arsenic Standards for Water
This article contains a link to a page where you can see how your local water rates. |
| --CNN and the Associated Press | |
| 2001-03-24 | American Heart Association Warns Against Lo-Carb Diets
Chalk another one up for raw foods! |
| --CNN | |
| 2001-03-23 | Exposure to Nature is Good for the Health
This might actually fit into the Jay Leno headlines category. If this isn't obvious, what is? But--ha ha--we bring it to you in the spirit of confirming what most of us already know! |
| --CNN, from American Journal of Preventive Medicine | |
| 2001-03-22 | Unexpectedly High Chemical Levels Found in Americans
With the exception of secondhand smoke (whose levels in humans has declined), toxins found in humans are on the increase, the FDA reports. |
| --CNN and the Associated Press | |
| 2001-03-21 | FDA to Begin Testing Humans for BioTech Corn Allergy
If you've eaten any non-organic corn, you'll want to know about the FDA's plans to begin testing people who may have been sickened from eating a type of genetically-engineered corn. |
| --The Associated Press | |
