Health, Aug 17th, 2010,
The diet of the West, high in animal products, fat, salt and sugar, is increasingly associated with wealth and development. The growing middle and upper classes in China are causing meat consumption to skyrocket in that country. Those with more disposable income in characteristically poor places buy more imported, packaged and processed foods, which all tend to be higher in salt, sugar and fat. Meat becomes more of a staple than a luxury. In contrast, the poor of the developing world generally eat traditional diets that are high in fruit and vegetables. In the West it’s the opposite. The cheapest…
Tags: Africa, allergies, bacteria, children, developing, diet, disease, European, fat, food, guy, heath, meat, microbial, poor, rich, salt, study, sugar, vegetables, Western
Climate Change, Green living, Health, Science & Technology, Mar 2nd, 2010,
Another storm is brewing. This one won’t only hit the southern US, western South America or Southeast Asia. It will travel across the globe; seasonal for some and a daily thing for others. Oh, and it might just be courtesy of climate change. What kind of storm am I talking about? Simply, an allergy storm and it’s heading your way. Okay, so maybe that was a bit over the top, but in all seriousness, research conducted in Italy suggests that the increasing temperatures are causing the pollen season to last for a longer period of time. This increases the pollen…
Tags: allergies, allergy season, Bordighera, Climate change, Italy, pollen, pollen allergy, study
