Science. 1972 May 5;176(4034):512-4. Toxic substances in plants and the food habits of early man. Leopold AC, Ardrey R. The widespread occurrence of toxic substances in plants must have greatly restricted their usefulness as food for primitive man. The development of cooking of plant products is suggested to have been a major evolutionary advance, making [...]
Also see: Estrogen, Endotoxin, and Alcohol-Induced Liver Injury Alcohol Consumption – Estrogen and Progesterone In Women How does estrogen enhance endotoxin toxicity? Let me count the ways. J Korean Med Sci. 1999 Jun;14(3):277-85. The metabolic effects of estriol in female rat liver. Yang JM, Kim SS, Kim JI, Ahn BM, Choi SW, Kim JK, Lee [...]
(CBS) Vegetarian burger lovers, take note. Your tasty patty may come with an unwanted condiment: Hexane. Many popular brands of soy-based vegetarian foods, such as Morningstar Farms, Trader Joes, Amy’s Kitchen, Boca Burger, Yves and others, may include a decidedly un-green petroleum byproduct of gasoline refining, Mother Jones magazine reports. In an effort to produce [...]
Published: Saturday, August 30, 2003 Associated Press SERGEANT BLUFF, Iowa (AP) — A gas explosion rocked a soybean processing plant in western Iowa on Friday, injuring eight people — three critically — and sparking a fire, authorities said.Fire crews extinguished the blaze after four hours at the Ag Processing Inc. plant, about 20 miles south [...]
