Vital Choices Newsletter

Thursday, June 17, 2010 Issue 375  
Table of Contents
Last Minute e-Gift Certificates!
Vital Bonus Options June 17 - 23
Americans Deemed Seafood-Deficient
Michael Pollan on Food Reformers’ Feuds
Halibut Piccata with Artichokes or Asparagus
An Earful of Fish: Just What the Doctor Ordered?

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Vital Bonus Options June 17 - 23

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Each catalog includes a special offer that people will thank you for providing!
 
Just fill out our quick Catalog/Brochure Request Form.
 
And we can now offer clinics our new brochure on Omega-3s in Seafood & Health. Reviewed by doctors and experts, it clarifies a critical but often-confusing subject.
 
For information or to request extra catalogs and brochures, please send an email to arnie@vitalchoice.com.

Michael Pollan on Food Reformers’ Feuds
Bestselling author reports on the struggle to reform American food culture, in the course of commenting on five new books
by Craig Weatherby

Michael Pollan, soil in hand. Photo courtesy of Michael Pollan
Bestselling author/journalist Michael Pollan reviews five new books on aspects of U.S. food culture in a recent issue of the New York Review of Books.
 
But rather than a conventional review, his savvy essay – titled “The Food Movement, Rising” – reveals each author’s core message within a cogent commentary on the competing grass roots movements vying to reform American farming and eating.
 
Coincidentally, the basic nutritional message of Pollan’s review, the books it addresses, and the documentary Food, Inc. was echoed in the recommendations released this week by the 2010 U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee.
 
(See “Americans Deemed Seafood-Deficient” in this issue of Vital Choices, and for more about Food, Inc., see “Oprah Boosts Factory Farm Foes”.)
 
Pollan’s review summarizes the recent history of mainstream food culture and ...

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Americans Deemed Seafood-Deficient
It’s official … Americans need to eat more seafood, says the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
by Craig Weatherby

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Feel good about eating fish ... it’s just what an expert panel promotes to boost Americans’ health.
 
On June 15, the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee recommended some smart updates to the U.S. Dietary Guidelines issued in 2005.
 
Seafood featured prominently in the changes the expert panel urged for the 2010 U.S. Dietary Guidelines.
 
The committee concluded that Americans – including pregnant and lactating women – eat too little seafood and should be encouraged to eat more for optimal child development and better heart health in adults.
 
The 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) was established jointly by the US Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS).
 
The DGAC consists of 13 independent university-affiliated experts in nutrition and health, and they presented a clear picture:
“On average, Americans of all ages consume too few vegetables, fruits, high-fiber whole grains, low-fat milk and milk products, and seafood and they eat too much added sugars ...

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Don't Forget Dad Dept.
Last Minute e-Gift Certificates!
 
 
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Vital Recipes
Halibut Piccata with Artichokes or Asparagus
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Today’s recipe comes to us from Kevin Lynch of Toronto, Canada … a FoodBuzz featured publisher whose blog, Closet Cooking, presents a wealth of great recipes.
 
As Kevin says, “I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! Now I spend my free time searching for and trying tasty new recipes.”
 
Here's what Kevin says about his halibut piccata recipe: 
 
"After a few heavy meals on the weekend, I was looking for something on the lighter side and when thinking about lighter meals, seafood often comes to mind. I was lucky enough to come across some more baby artichokes ...

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An Earful of Fish: Just What the Doctor Ordered?
Unprecedented studies reveal a link between higher intake of fish and reduced risk of hearing loss
by Craig Weatherby

Listen up … medical science just added ears to the list of organs that may benefit from diets rich in fish or their omega-3-rich oils.
 
That list includes all of the major human organs … heart, arteries, brain, eyes, liver, lungs, kidneys, and skin … plus joints.
 
But unlike joints and most organs, there hasn’t been much research on omega-3s and hearing health.
 
Hearing loss is the most common sensory disorder in the United States, affecting about 36 million (one in 10) Americans.
 
About one in three adults between 65 and 75 suffer aging-related hearing loss – which is usually greater for ...

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