An Introduction to GMO’s

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A genetically-modified organism, or “GMO”, as they are commonly known, is created when the genes of a plant or animal are altered by the inclusion of a gene for a desirable trait from another species of living organism, bacteria, or virus. This results in a change being made to the DNA of the new plant, animal, or organism. GMOs are created in a laboratory and include combinations of plants and animals that would not typically occur in nature.

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The “Dyes” Have It

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A large food manufacturer sells its popular cereal bars both in the United States and in Britain. The key difference between the two products? The one sold in Britain contains no artificial dyes. While the US version of the product gets its color from Red No. 40, the British version contains natural colorants such as Beetroot red, Annatto, and Paprika extract.

A Google search for “artificial dyes and childhood disorders” will return numerous links to studies and articles tying artificial dyes ...

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Resolve to Eat Better? Let Us Help!

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Happy New Year! As 2014 drew to a close my Facebook and Twitter feeds filled up with talk of New Year’s resolutions. Who was making them? What were they? How did your New Year’s resolution(s) from last year work out? In reading the various posts and poking around online I noticed that the top resolutions seemed to stay the same from year to year. Among the most popular New Year’s resolutions are things related to personal improvement, such as losing ...

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