Naturally dangerous : surprising facts about food, health, and the environment

Collman, James Paddock,

Naturally dangerous : surprising facts about food, health, and the environment - Sausalito, CA : University Science Books, c2001. - xii, 270 p. : ill. (some col.) ;

Overture: Is anything safe? --
Chemicals lurking in your grocery store --
Pharmacy --
Is health food store an oxymoron? --
Infectious agents: are all microorganisms bad? --
Cancer and the environment --
Nature is elemental --
Natural and unnatural molecules in the environment --
Is the sky falling?? --
Dust, magnets, and scuba diving --
We are all radioactive! --
Epilogue : There is no free lunch.

Examines the scientific facts behind claims about the safety or dangers of organic and commercial foods, natural herbs, modern medicine, and the environment. Thisremarkable little book connects observations from our everyday lives to thescientific principles that explain them, whether you are interested in organicproduce, irradiated foods, trans fats, natural herbs,designer drugs, cancer, DNAtesting, global warming, or many other subjects

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Food contamination.
Food additives.

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