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To: tejek who wrote (135)	11/11/2013 12:51:47 AM
From: zeta1961	Respond to of 850

Ted, I completely agree re: how we are raising animals used in our food chain. I won't eat them unless they are pasture-raised/organic fed-----which, given how expensive they are, means very, very rarely. I've become 99% vegetarian not because of ethical issues around it but because of how they are raised. Also agree about obesity and how we're normalizing what we used to consider as overweight. So many factors at play here that it requires a week long conference, I think. Here's another piece re: GMO's. Talks about the unintended consequences and surprisingly(for me) their not increasing yields, according to this author. I'd want to double check on this. theguardian.com Farmers who took on herbicide-tolerant GM crops are now struggling with the cost of combating herbicide-resistant " superweeds". Some 49% of US farms suffer from Roundup-resistant superweeds, a 50% increase on the year before. As a result, since 1996 there has been a disproportionate increase in the use of weedkillers – in excess of 225m kg in the US. Meanwhile, farmers who took on pest-resistant GM crops are struggling with the cost of secondary pests unaffected by the built-in toxins. In China and India, initial savings from reduced insecticide use with Bt cotton have been eroded as secondary pests emerged. Nor has GM boosted yields as promised. Indeed, in Europe, where only small amounts of GM maize are grown, yield growth of traditionally bred varieties is much faster than that of the GM-dominated midwest of the US: average yields in western Europe are now higher.

To: tejek who wrote (135)	11/12/2013 4:45:53 PM
From: John Vosilla	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 850

Ever notice how much heavier most adults are in this country compared to 30-40 years ago? Any idea how much it is due to processed foods and shooting up our livestock? Population shifts to suburbia and the sunbelt? Smoking was cool back then? More parents working and few good old fashioned healthy meals at home today? I look at old pics most everybody was thin back then.. Today you almost need to go vegan, bottled water nonstop and be very active to stand a chance long term.. Temple Grandin fights for those with no voice.. imdb.com