I found it sadly amusing that the article instructs you to "avoid eating food in plastic" and to filter your tapwater, but fails to mention that tapwater, unlike bottled water, has the virtue of not being packaged in plastic. Scare stories will be published from time to time. I don't expect this one to have more traction than the others.
Meanwhile -- Gotta pick up a few more of those local peaches my husband bought this week. Pesticides and all, they are in season and they are awfully tasty. Ginda consumer - Massachusetts On Jul 23, 2010, at 9:47 AM, David Doud wrote: > > the current lead story on Yahoo - > http://shine.yahoo.com/event/loveyourbody/why-you-cant-lose-those-last-10-pounds-1964849/ > > "...See, an apple a day may have kept the doctor away 250 years ago when > Benjamin Franklin included the phrase in his almanac. But if that apple comes > loaded with obesity-promoting chemicals — nine of the ten most commonly used > pesticides are obesogens, and apples are one of the most pesticide-laden > foods out there — then Ben’s advice is way out of date...." > > I look forward to market saturday - > > David Doud - > > grower - indiana > > > >
