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December 2014               Printer Friendly PDF               Volume 13 Issue 12

Arsenic in Rice

Putting Pollution In Perspective

The "king of poisons," arsenic, is found in rice. Articles about this connection have distressed health-conscious consumers who recognize the nutritional value of this inexpensive, high-energy, health-promoting staple. The best examples are from Consumer Reports magazine in November 2012, and Nature magazine in October 2014 that have encouraged people to stop eating rice, or at least to switch to white rice.

Exposure to arsenic, the "poison of kings," (notorious for killing royalty, like Napoleon Bonaparte in 1821), should be minimized as much as possible. In reality, this basic element is unavoidable because it is naturally distributed throughout the soils and waters of our planet. Industries, especially those in mining and coal burning, and the uses in animal feed, pesticides, and wood preservatives, have made matters much worse by polluting our entire environment. Efforts to reduce significant exposure are crucial, but giving up rice should not be one of them.

Saturated Fat and Heart Disease Meta-Analyses: Were Scientists Wrong?
By Travis

In the April 2014 McDougall newsletter, I addressed two meta-analysis studies that are frequently cited as evidence against the hypothesis that dietary saturated fat increases the risk of heart disease, as was the case in a recent problematic article featured in Time magazine. I demonstrated that the cohort studies included in these meta-analyses, as well many other studies provide strong evidence that diets rich in saturated fat, including low carb diets increase the risk of death from heart disease.

In this article, I address these meta-analyses in further detail, examining the association between saturated fat and incidence of heart disease (both fatal and non-fatal). In particular, I address how several serious errors and problems biased the findings of these meta-analyses against showing an adverse effect of saturated fat, casting significant doubt on the validity of the conclusions of these studies. I also examine the problem of reductionism, and why the focus should be directed to a fiber-rich plant based diet, naturally low in saturated fat for optimal heart health.

Featured Recipes

DR. MCDOUGALL MOBILE COOKBOOK APP FOR ANDROID

Finally! The Dr. McDougall Mobile Cookbook is available for Android devices.

We are happy to announce the release of this app, which gives you access to over 300 McDougall Program recipes, with hundreds more to be added in the coming months. In the app are also valuable health tips, a search feature for ease of use, access to the McDougall Store and information for upcoming McDougall Live-in Programs, 3-day Intensives, Advanced Study Weekends, Professionals Weekends and Adventure Travel trips.

Cost is just $4.99. Download here.

Coming Soon! Update for iTunes.

This same excellent update will be available on iTunes soon. We will send out an email when it is up and running. If you already own the Dr. McDougall Mobile Cookbook app you can download an update for free. New users, the cost is $4.99.

We will be adding new recipes and health tips often.

Below are just a few of the recipes included in the app:

BRAZILIAN BLACK BEANS AND MARINATED TOMATOES
CROCKPOT PIZZA POTATOES
WHITE BEANS MEXICALI
POTATO ENCHILADAS
TORTILLA SOUP
PUMPKIN MUFFINS

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