Do you eat many canned foods?
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In this article http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120412113557.htm researchers found a connection between blood levels of some of the phthalates and increased prevalence of diabetes, even after adjusting for obesity, blood lipids, smoking, and exercise habits. Individuals with elevated phthalate levels had roughly twice the risk of developing diabetes compared with those with lower levels.
Researchers think that phthalates may disrupt the production of insulin in the pancreas. Monica Lind, associate professor of environmental medicine at the Section for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University says in Science Daily
Although our results need to be confirmed in more studies, they do support the hypothesis that certain environmental chemicals can contribute to the development of diabetes.
In addition to choosing organic cosmetics and avoiding plastics whenever possible, your diet also has a lot to do with your exposure to phthalates. A study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, found concentrations of BPA were reduced by 66 percent and concentrations of phthalates were reduced by between 53 and 56 percent just by eating fresh foods. Some food manufacturers like Eden Foods are BPA free but even ones that make organic claims are not.
I prefer to eat fresh foods and buy a soap and body cream from a lady who makes it at home without chemicals. It's impossible to get away from chemicals in our environment, but every little bit adds up I think.
Researchers think that phthalates may disrupt the production of insulin in the pancreas. Monica Lind, associate professor of environmental medicine at the Section for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Uppsala University says in Science Daily
Although our results need to be confirmed in more studies, they do support the hypothesis that certain environmental chemicals can contribute to the development of diabetes.
In addition to choosing organic cosmetics and avoiding plastics whenever possible, your diet also has a lot to do with your exposure to phthalates. A study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, found concentrations of BPA were reduced by 66 percent and concentrations of phthalates were reduced by between 53 and 56 percent just by eating fresh foods. Some food manufacturers like Eden Foods are BPA free but even ones that make organic claims are not.
I prefer to eat fresh foods and buy a soap and body cream from a lady who makes it at home without chemicals. It's impossible to get away from chemicals in our environment, but every little bit adds up I think.
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nope.0
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I have a few canned items:
No salt added Black Beans
No salt added stewed tomatoes
No salt added diced tomatoes
No salt added chili beans
No salt added kidney beans
Pumpkin (pureed, not the pie filling kind, straight pumpkin)
Some cans of soup that I will probably not eat. Bought these forever ago.
I think that's it, everything else is fresh or frozen. I cannot stand nasty canned fruit or canned vegetables YUCK! **edit: except tomatoes, black, kidney and chili beans that is.0 -
not really. prefer fresh0
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I saw this article on the Huffington Post this morning and I don't eat many canned things (beans mostly) nor do I buy cheap makeup/body washes/shampoos, etc. that contains crap. I'm more concerned about avoiding parabens but I really do take most studies like this with a grain of salt, i'm not saying the article is lies but I'm not going to throw out every can of beans I own. Everyday i'm bombarded with "this new study says to avoid this" or "you have to avoid this or you'll die" and then another study will come out a week later questioning the results or completely contradicting the previous article. I try and use common sense when it comes to things but if I took the advice of everything i've read about what to avoid or watch for - i'd be a sad sight. I'd probably die of starvation or the stress from worry.0
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The world is a wonderful chemical soup. Everything is chemicals.
Enjoy 5 dollar a can BPA-free items.0 -
yes. mostly cos I'm lazy... should I try to phase them our?0
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I do, but I think I am going to finish the stuff I got and start canning my own stuff in glass jars instead.0
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I do, but I think I am going to finish the stuff I got and start canning my own stuff in glass jars instead.0
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the occasional canned fruit or veggie, but not often.
oh and tuna.0 -
jrossmrv my mom used to can. so much work. how do you learn how?
A great website for learning to can is pickyourown.org .0 -
the only canned food would be canned tomatoes and tuna0
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i home can most of ours from the garden every year taste is WAY better and u know what u r getting !0
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only when I absolutely HAVE to. Like, for pumpkin puree or coconut milk.0
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I tend to use frozen over canned. It's safer.
Every time I use the can opener, I get stampeded with cats.0 -
I still have a good bit of canned stuff in my cabinets, and I'm slowly using it all. I have been working to cut back on my sodium, so I switched to fresh or frozen. I'm much happier with how things look and taste now too.0
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I do, but I think I am going to finish the stuff I got and start canning my own stuff in glass jars instead.
Canning is easy. It only takes about a day's worth of cookin' and canning to stock up for several months at a time. My grandmother and I used to make homemade jam and can all the veggies from the garden once every month or so. It's a great idea for saving money.0 -
I do have a few canned items. I live alone so fresh food tends to go bad before I can eat it sometimes. I try to buy it when I need it or know I'll use it within the week. Canned foods can come in handy sometimes.0
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yes, I eat canned foods all the time. I try to buy the "no salt added" as much as possible. It's just easier for me during the week, cause I usually don't have much time to make dinner after work and relax0
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I am trying to stay away from them and get the real thing. Lately, I've had some canned green beans, but that's it.0
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I actually had a group of girls knock on my door yesterday, they were doing a canned food drive and I had nothing canned to give them. We ate canned veggies and fruit when I was growing up but I don't care much for them now. Prefer fresh or frozen.0
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