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A new study of local children in Mercer Island, Washington leaves little doubt about the passage of pesticides from food to humans. The report studied diets of organic and non-organic foods with amazing results. Scientists found pesticides detected in children eating a diet of non-organic products disappreaded less than two days after switching to an organic diet.
http://www.king5.com/health/stories/NW_013008WAB_pesticides_food_SW.74456616.html
Chances are that your holiday meals weren't completely natural. But where is the dividing line between 'real' food and some sort of artificial pseudo-food-substitute? In this segment, Ira talks with author Michael Pollan about his latest book, "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto." He suggests that people can improve their eating tremendously through relatively simple rules, including 'Don't eat anything that your great-grandmother would not recognize as food.' Pollan boils down his philosophy of nutrition to just seven words: 'Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.' We'll find out more about his ideas, and how to apply them to your local grocery store.
http://www.sciencefriday.com/program/archives/200801043
