Health

We’re fat. Americans that is. Two-thirds of American adults are overweight or obese and a third of children are obese. That’s bad enough. Now, a newly published study of 700,000 children and teens in southern California reports that more than 6%, or 45,000, were extremely obese, almost twice the share found in an earlier study.

Obese children are defined as those whose weight is above the 95th percentile for their age and height and extreme obesity is 1.2 times that measurement. Keep Reading →

The Organic and Non-GMO Report of April 2010 by Ken Roseboro, brought disturbing news. A group of Midwest organic farmers that sell organic yellow and white corn for food use is reporting increasingly higher levels of GMO contamination of organic corn, which is jeopardizing their ability to sell to organic grain buyers. Keep Reading →

Is organic food just marketing hype? Or does it offer clear and valuable advantages for health, environment and animals? What do you think, dear reader? Keep Reading →

This Monday, April 26, 2010 Down to Earth launches its first Meatless Monday (MM), joining an international phenomenon that advocates forgoing meat for one day a week, primarily as a way to reduce global warming. Down to Earth is offering up to 40% off selected ALL VEGETARIAN Preferred Brand items every Monday from now on to help you go meatless. Keep Reading →