Dr. Earl Mindell's Unsafe At Any Meal
How to Avoid Hidden Toxins in Your Food
By Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D. and Hester Mundis
Book Description
The ultimate health-defense guide for eating wisely and safely Food manufacturers rely increasingly on the use of chemicals to produce larger crops and livestock and to extend the shelf lives of products. Foods once considered safe are being tagged as potential health hazards on a regular basis. Contaminated beef, orange juice carrying salmonella--the list continues to grow. The nearly 3,000 additives being concealed in food products can cause everything from asthma and headaches to heart problems, miscarriages, cancer, and more. Dr. Earl Mindell's Unsafe at Any Meal , a bestseller in its previous edition, is the consumer's best weapon against the hidden hazards in food, drink, herbs, and medicines. Dr. Earl Mindell, one of America's leading nutrition experts, exposes the food industry's chemical cover-ups and provides crucial information on what to look out for when shopping, cooking, and taking medications. This thoroughly revised, updated edition includes coverage of genetically modified foods as well as foods designed to provide specific health benefits.
Updated Information Includes:
Current research on genetically engineered foods
Functional foods for specific health benefits
Coverage of new additives suc as Olean
From the Back Cover
The ultimate health-defense guide for eating wisely and safely
Contaminated beef, orange juice carrying salmonella, genetically engineered food, unidentified product additives--do you really know what's in the food you eat? Millions of Americans today are totally unaware of how many of the foods they rely on cannot be trusted--and that they may be unwittingly undermining their health at every meal.
Dr. Earl Mindell's Unsafe at Any Meal, a bestseller in its previous edition, is the ultimate self-defense guide for navigating the minefield of hidden hazards in the foods we eat, the meals we serve, the water we drink, and the medicines we take. One of America's leading nutrition experts, Dr. Earl Mindell exposes the food industry's chemical cover-ups and provides crucial information on what to look out for when shopping, cooking, and taking medications.
This essential guide gives you the lowdown on:
The truth about "labelese," the deceptive but legal liberties manufacturers take when listing ingredients
Pros and cons of new products such as cholesterol-lowering margarine and natural food fortified with vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants
Genetically modified foods and definitions of biotech terms
Functional foods that provide health benefits above and beyond their nutritional value and much more
Equipped with Dr. Earl Mindell's Unsafe at Any Meal, you'll learn how to make the right food choices to help you and your family lead longer, healthier, and happier lives.
About the Author
Earl L. Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D., has written extensively on health. A popular lecturer, he is an authority on nutrients, supplements, and natural health.
Hester Mundis is the author or coauthor of 26 books. She is a four-time Emmy nominee for outstanding achievement in writing.
Excerpts from Book
Why you still can't judge a food by its label
Unless you know what to look for, food labels can be inadequate, confusing, and dangerously misleading sources of dietary information. In 1990, the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act (NLEA) went into effect. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) helped design long-overdue requirements for labels so that consumers would have clear, nonmisleading information about the foods they eat - and be able to understand their relative significance in the context of a total daily diet. To do this, these agencies devised the Daily Values and the percent Daily Values system, based on a diet containing 2,000 calories a day.
This is a step in the right direction. But unless you understand where these percentages come from, how they vary if you're eating more or less than 2,000 calories a day, and why even if a product claims to provide 100 percent of a nutrient you might not be getting it, you still can be nutritionally sandbagged.
Cheesy Spreadables
(Pasteurized processed cheese spreads and cream cheese)
UNADULTERATED FACTS:
With every ounce of pasteurized processed cheese spreads (ground and blended combinations of one or more natural cheeses), you get approximately 4g of saturated fat, 16mg of cholesterol, 81 calories, and 381mg of sodium. But wait! That's not all. You also get an assortment of artificial colors and flavorings, stabilizers, optional acids, and a combination of more than one dozen different chemicals.
One redeeming feature of these spreads (the only one) is that 2 TBS, approx 1 oz, contain more calcium (158mg) than an entire cup of cottage cheese. But there are better calcium sources, and certainly healthier ones.
Cream cheese, made from fresh, dry, or concentrated milk and water, has a fat content in excess of 37% by weight. Whipped, it has approx 1/3 less fat per TBS (but that's not by weight). In either form, that is a lot of fat.
An ounce of cream cheese contains 100 calories, 6.2g of saturated fat, 3.2g of unsaturated fat, 31mg of cholesterol, and 84mg of sodium.
Cream cheese is a poor source of protein and calcium (only 23mg in an ounce).
Many brands of cream cheese contain propylene glycol alginate and other additives that may pose potential health risks for you. Check labels carefully.
Product Details
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (May 24, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN: 065802115X
Product Dimensions: 9.0 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces.
