Manipulating Biology: Costs, Benefits and Controversies

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 18.05.07

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Background
  2. Rationale
  3. Content
  4. Content Objectives
  5. Strategies
  6. Activities
  7. Lessons
  8. Resources
  9. Endnotes
  10. Bibliography
  11. Articles
  12. Websites
  13. Appendix

Chemical Footprints: Health Threats of Food Toxins?

Patricia Moncrief

Published September 2018

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Endnotes

  1. Lourie, Bruce, and Rick Smith. Toxin Toxout: Getting Harmful Chemicals out of Our Bodies and Our World.
  2. Science Explorer: Focus on Life Science. Prentice Hall 2001
  3. EWG. EWG. Accessed July 28, 2018. https://www.ewg.org/.
  4. Jenkins, McKay. Whats Gotten into Us?: How to Live a Healthy Life in an Increasingly Toxic World. 2011
  5. Goldstein, Myrna Chandler., and Mark Allan. Goldstein. Controversies in Food and Nutrition. 2002
  6. Goldstein, Myrna Chandler. and Mark Allan. Goldstein. Controversies in Food and Nutrition. 2002
  7. Goldstein, Myrna Chandler. and Mark Allan. Goldstein. Controversies in Food and Nutrition. 2002
  8. Food Safety and Applied Nutrition fns.isda.gov. Accessed July 11,2018
  9. S. Dept. of Agriculture accessed July 10, 2018. ww.usda.gov.
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  11. Carson, Rachel Silent Spring 1. The New Yorker June 18, 2017
  12. Carson, Rachel Silent Spring 1. The New Yorker June 18, 2017
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  14. Landers, Timothy F., Bevin Cohen, Thomas E. Wittum, and Elaine L. Larson. Public Health Reports.
  15. Science Explorer:  Focus on Life Science. 2001
  16. beef.org Accessed July 15, 2018
  17. beef.org Accessed July 15, 2018 
  18. Antibiotics and the Food Industry Accessed July 11,2018 www.sustainabletable.org/257/antibiotics
  19. Center for Food Safety. Accessed July 22, 2018
  20. genomes.gov /pages:/geneticstimeline. Accessed July 14, 2018
  21. silentspring.org Accessed July 14, 2018 
  22. Boyd, David R. Dodging the Toxic Bullet How to Protect Yourself from     Everyday Environmental Health Hazards. 2014
  23. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/plastic-not-fantastic-with-bisphenol
  24. Stop Using Banned Food Additives That Can Harm Our Kids. Change.org. Accessed July 13, 2018.
  25. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. change.org. Accessed July 13, 2018
  26. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. change.org. Accessed July 13, 2018
  27. International Food Informational Website. Accessed July 12, 2018
  28. Smith, Rick/ Lourie Bruce. Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of  Everyday Things.2011.
  29. Goldstein, Myrna Chandler., and Mark Allan. Goldstein. Controversies in Food and Nutrition. 
  30. Goldstein, Myrna Chandler. and Mark Allan, Goldstein. Controversies in Food  and Nutrition.
  31. Cardiff, Emily. Addictive Ingredients in Fast Food and Their Effect on Your Body. One Green Planet.
  32. medicalnewstoday.com. Accessed July 12, 2018
  33. Blaylock, Russell L. Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills.
  34. Carson, Rachel Louise. Silent Spring.
  35. Carson, Rachel Louise. Silent Spring.
  36. Carson, Rachel Louise. Silent Spring.
  37. Comstock, Gary. The Case Against BGH - Researchgate.net.
  38. Goldstein, Myrna Chandler., and Mark Allan. Goldstein. Controversies in Food and Nutrition
  39. Hormones In Food: Should You Worry? health.com Accessed July 12, 2018.
  40. Antibiotics and the Food Industry Accessed July 11,2018 www.sustainabletable.org/257/antibiotics
  41. Antibiotics and the Food Industry Accessed July 11,2018 www.sustainabletable.org/257/antibiotics
  42. Landers, Timothy F., Bevin Cohen, Thomas E. Wittum, and Elaine L. Larson. Public Health Reports. 2012.
  43. Carolan, Michael. Cheaponomics – The High Cost of Low Prices 2014
  44. Landers, Timothy F., Bevin Cohen, Thomas E. Wittum, and Elaine L. Larson. Public Health Reports. 2012.
  45. World Health Organization: Genes and Human Diseases. Accessed July 11, 2018  http://www.who.int/genomics/public/geneticdiseases/en/index3.html

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