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...representative of the U.S. meat and poultry industry, I was both dismayed and insulted by Ayres' doomsday article. Modern agriculture and meat production are among the miraculous accomplishments of the 20th century. Today our livestock and poultry convert feed into nutrient-dense protein with phenomenal and increasing efficiency. Cattle graze on rugged, mountainous lands that can be used for little else. The agriculture and meat industries should be commended for embracing--not avoiding--the science and technology that have enabled Americans to have the most nutritious and wholesome food supply found anywhere. J. PATRICK BOYLE, PRESIDENT AND CEO American Meat...
...figured I'd have better luck at the nearby organic grocery store. Fresh Fields is part of Whole Foods, which also runs Bread & Circus. It had most of what I needed, including an oh-so-pure turkey that had dined exclusively on genetically correct feed. But at $1.79 per lb., it wasn't cheap. And then I had to get organic chicken broth--"Nurse Hathaway, baster! Stat!"--not to mention all the organic veggies. Bottomline: it would cost an extra $30 to make Ralph Nader happy...
...REACTION All kinds of fiber can help prevent colon cancer, but now a preliminary report on pigs suggests that one type--wheat bran--may do an especially good job. Researchers fattened up some 20 hogs on a typical American diet--feed containing the same nutrients found in burgers, fries and other fatty Happy Meal fare. The pigs were also given fiber from potatoes and corn, but some got an extra sprinkle of wheat. These were the lucky pigs. In the lower part of their bowel (where most tumors occur), the pigs had more butyrate, a substance that prevents early cellular...
...largest turkey Moreau remembers selling was a 37-pound turkey, which he estimates would feed 18 people. The smallest turkeys he sells are in the eight-pound range...
...spreads the blame around. "You have to look at it in the context of our culture. We are all obsessed with acquiring things, and we can't expect our children to rise above our culture." She adds, "Children will always grab onto fads, but parents are helping to feed this artificial economy." Parents often feel the only thing they can do is buy what their children crave. Says Pratola: "I remind them there are kids who don't have any Pokemon and are just fine...