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Excessive use of fertilizers with nitrates Nitrates present in fertilisers used without criterion in intensive agriculture and therefore end up in rivers, lakes and seas are causing serious problems to the environment for the proliferation of various types of algae that in addition to being often unsightly and smelly can also release dangerous toxic gases if they tend to accumulate and the bacteria decompose by emitting hydrogen sulphide from the characteristic odor of rotten eggs. The question is of difficult solution because farmers claim that without the massive use of fertilizers they fail to be competitive on a global market, but some suggest calculating the exact quantities of the expensive fertilizer to be used for crops so that excessive doses do not end up in watercourses, since it also presents the problem of climate change with the rise of the temperature that amplifies the phenomenon. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 23, 2017 
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 Increased exchange of food information in EU Following the withdrawal from the market in several European countries of millions of eggs from the Netherlands contaminated by the insecticide "fipronil", used for pets and not allowed in poultry farms, some have stated that in order to avoid risks to consumers, greater exchanges of food information are needed in a fast and effective manner between the various countries of the union. Meanwhile the Dutch investigators in collaboration with the Belgian authorities and with the assistance of European control agencies would have arrested two people in two cities in the Netherlands (Barneveld and Zaltbommel) for entering into the food chain this insecticide; in reality according to health organizations apparently only moderately dangerous in large quantities for kidneys, liver and thyroid. Batches of eggs continue to be withdrawn for example in Denmark, France and Great Britain, but for the moment not in Italy. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 11, 2017 n°: 3532 Non-sustainable industrial agriculture From the comparison of data on the consumption of the planet's resources and the ecological footprint of an inhabitant of a European country that exceeds double or triple compared to that of many poor countries it is evident that we cannot go on with this step; in fact, in 1987 it was fixed on 9 December the figurative date of maximum global exploitation and now after only three decades has passed to 2 August with the industrial agriculture seen among the main responsible (in addition to polluting emissions and the increase of population). Fishing that has become sophisticated selective industrial extraction does not allow fish to continue to reproduce especially some species that are already disappearing from the seas, then the consumption of meat with animals often confined in small cages has a heavy environmental impact and the feeding is generally unbalanced with excessive caloric intake and consequent global epidemic of overweight and obesity. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Aug 03, 2017 n°: 3525 Artificial sweeteners linked to obesity More and more people consume artificial sweeteners that are present in a wide variety of foods and beverages to try to lose weight without getting results and putting their health at risk, at least according to a study carried out by Canadian researchers on generic data related to more than four thousand people monitored for about ten years in addition to those of about a thousand obese people for six months. By analyzing the microbes in the intestine to derive the metabolic markers the hypothesis that emerges would be that perhaps artificial sweeteners modify the bacterial flora so as to to have obesity or could induce people to compensate for calories by taking other foods and beverages, both for the needs of the body and for the impression of having obtained an energy saving. Some say that artificial sweeteners are linked to the obesity epidemic, then it is also necessary to consider that it happens to be present in foods without clear indications. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 22, 2017 n°: 3515 Portions of foods linked to obesity Comparing food portion data for a fifteen-year period of Australian researchers, country in which almost two out of three people are overweight or obese, would have found that the so-called "junk" foods with high fat content and consequent excessive intake of unnecessary calories have grown considerably; but not all and for example the packs of snack foods, potato chips and pastries are generally smaller, perhaps because the producers identify that consumers perceive them as unhealthy and have adapted to their needs, even if it is altogether few cases. To avoid what is called as a sort of epidemic of obesity and inevitable health problems should be put people in an environment (the foods that they see and their advertisements) where they can easily choose smaller portions and make less caloric choices. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 07, 2017 n°: 3502 Prohibition of use of the glyphosate in California The decision of the California authorities to prohibit the use of a common herbicide as the glyphosate on crops clearly means that there must be some risk in the use of this contested chemical molecule widely used throughout the world and especially by farmers also in Europe (which spray high doses on the fields of the so-called "Roundup") where despite the warnings of some governments to the non-use still lacks a clear legislation that can regulate its use. As often happens in these cases while we continue to talk about lack of transparency regarding the carcinogenic effect of glyphosate any person or child doing the examination of blood and urine could find traces. To be reported changing topic but remaining on issues of food security the decision of the current American administration to abolish the previous law that guaranteed clean water from pollutants. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: Jul 04, 2017 n°: 3499 Wheat and rice more drought resistant It is possible to obtain more drought-resistant crops by stimulating the plants to close the pores in case of water scarcity, at least according to Australian researchers with the support of an international team that would use the signals that the chloroplasts transmit to the leaves of the plants of wheat, barley and rice to stimulate the closure of the pores allowing, for example, the barley to withstand in drought conditions a fifty percent longer. This strategy can be adopted in all countries where crops suffer from stress due to water scarcity by increasing the productivity of farmers and with significant impact on their economies in the event of drought. By changing the topic but remaining on issues that concern the drought to report the difficult situation regarding the cultivation of coffee in Ethiopia, a country among the world's largest producers of fine grains, due also to the rise in temperatures. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: n°: 3493 Difficult food situation in Yemen A ban imposed on the consumption of fresh vegetables, fruits and salad due to the epidemic of cholera and therefore the danger of contamination is making really difficult the food situation in Yemen with the inhabitants who they do not find anything to eat and also with regard to drinking water they risk to compromise their health every time they drink since almost all sources are contaminated. Many people have poured into the Sana capital because of military conflicts that are disrupting a country impoverished also for climate change and that imports ninety percent of food resources, then the social structures are collapsing, medicines are missing to treat cases of cholera with twenty-four thousand cases suspected in the last three weeks (a number almost equal to the total of the cases estimated since the onset of the epidemic) a third of which are children, more vulnerable because of the state of malnutrition. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 25, 2017 n°: 3465 Write salt on the labels instead of sodium From a study carried out in Australia on four hundred individuals in the city of Lithgow by urine tests related to food consumed in one day would result a supply of salt in the diet of more than thirty percent than the recommended values, that usually get around in less than six grams per day for adults to reduce blood pressure and avoid risks to the cardiovascular system, and this excess according to the researchers could be avoided by simply writing salt instead of sodium on the labels of the food packaging because often is not well interpreted this type of nutritional indications. Many people are convinced to take less salt than in the realities have many foods, considering that is often "hidden" in some foods and condiments to give more flavor, then lacks the awareness in consumers of what can harm to the health an excessive intake of salt. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 18, 2017 n°: 3459 Gluten-free diet suitable only for celiacs Who believes to lose weight by adopting a gluten-free diet, because convinced by reviews favorable to this food regime become almost a fad, will not get the results hoped and indeed could also fatten if it replaces foods containing gluten with foods rich in fats, sugars, high calories; therefore it is advisable to follow a balanced Mediterranean diet while for those who are truly intolerant to gluten (have to take tests to find out if are celiac) it is important to pay attention to the possible and very frequent contaminations. There would be no evidence of any particular benefits for the cardiovascular system in adopting a gluten-free diet, but evidently if is feel better or more fit with a "lifestyle from celiac" can try to follow this regimen maybe choosing wholemeal rice and abundant in fruits and vegetables that are rich in fiber. e-mail: info@salutary.eu Tel: +39 338 1809310 Date: May 05, 2017 n°: 3448 Nutrition * The author doesn't assume some kind of responsibility for the bad use of the articles councils (all rights are reserved) |
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