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The Dirty Dozen Fruits and Vegetables

U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration put together a list of the “dirty dozen” fruits and vegetables, or those that contain the highest amount of pesticide residues even after being washed with a high-pressure washing system.

Reduce your exposure to pesticides by up to 80 percent by buying the organic version of the Dirty Dozen fruits and vegetables:

          • Celery
          • Peaches
          • Strawberries
          • Apples
          • Domestic blueberries
          • Nectarines
          • Sweet bell peppers
          • Spinach, kale and collard greens
          • Cherries
          • Potatoes
          • Imported grapes
          • Lettuce

The 15 fruits and vegetables that are relatively clean of pesticide residues are:

          • Onions
          • Avocados
          • Sweet corn
          • Pineapples
          • Mango
          • Sweet peas
          • Asparagus
          • Kiwi fruit
          • Cabbage
          • Eggplant
          • Cantaloupe
          • Watermelon
          • Grapefruit
          • Sweet potatoes
          • Sweet onions

Read the full CNN report here

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What we can learn from the Pima Indians about Diabetes

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What happens to your blood after a Burger and a shake...

 

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Do you know your Body Mass Index (BMI)? BMI is a number calculated from a person's weight and height. BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems.

Check it here

Check your BMI against the table below:
Category BMI range – kg/m2 BMI Prime Mass (weight) of a 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) person with this BMI
Severely underweight less than 16.5 less than 0.66 under 53.5 kilograms (8.42 st; 118 lb)
Underweight from 16.5 to 18.4 from 0.66 to 0.73 between 53.5 and 60 kilograms (8.42 and 9.45 st; 118 and 132 lb)
Normal from 18.5 to 24.9 from 0.74 to 0.99 between 60 and 81 kilograms (9.4 and 13 st; 130 and 180 lb)
Overweight from 25 to 30 from 1.0 to 1.2 between 81 and 97 kilograms (12.8 and 15.3 st; 180 and 210 lb)
Obese Class I from 30.1 to 34.9 from 1.21 to 1.4 between 97 and 113 kilograms (15.3 and 17.8 st; 210 and 250 lb)
Obese Class II from 35 to 40 from 1.41 to 1.6 between 113 and 130 kilograms (17.8 and 20.5 st; 250 and 290 lb)
Obese Class III over 40 over 1.6 over 130 kilograms (20 st; 290 lb)

 

 

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