Death By Supermarket (45 page)

resveratrol, benefits of,
39
-
40

rheumatoid arthritis,
7

rice and beans,
95

Ritalin,
68

Robb, Walter,
165

Robbins, John,
125

Rolling Stone,
66

Ronald McDonald marketing,
265

Roses, Allen,
228

Roth, David,
22

Roth, Philip,
243
-
44

Round Up,
76

Round Up Ready seeds,
76
,
88

Roundup,
89

Rowling, J.K.,
252
-
53

ruminants, definition of,
148

Rumsfeld, Donald,
55

saccharine,
55

Salmonella

infection control,
126

rare meat and,
133

in raw milk,
162

reported deaths related to,
138

salt, use of,
204
-
5

saturated fats,
102

from animal sources,
125
-
40

description of,
109

dietary benefits of,
130
-
31

sources of,
133

schizophrenia,
46

Schlossser, Eric,
162

Schmid, Ron,
147
,
148
,
150

school children,
3
,
278

school lunch programs,
36

scientific studies, influence of,
115
-
19

Scolnick, Edward M.,
64

scurvy,
132

sea salt crystals,
205

seeds,
87

Seeds of Deception
(Smith),
87

Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs,
121

selective breeding programs,
148

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SS-RIs),
21
,
67
,
230
-
31

self-control, binging and,
21

self-hate, addiction and,
31

self-mutilation,
178

semi-starvation neurosis,
177

Senate Sweetner Caucus,
38

Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr.,
259

serotonin,
19
,
59

Settepani, Joseph,
156

Seventh Day Adventists,
95

Shakkebaek, Niels E.,
152
-
53

Shape Up! supplements,
220
-
21

Shaw, George Bernard,
219

Sheehan, Daniel,
78
-
79

Shields, Brooke,
231

Shoyu
(soy sauce),
84
,
92

Sinclair, Upton,
125
,
126
,
135

Sisyphus, myth of,
173

“six meals a day” campaign,
207

Sjögren’s disease,
7

sleep, need for,
214
-
15

Slentrol, for dogs,
221

Smart Balance Omega Plus spread,
113

Smith, Anna Nicole,
216

Smith, Jeffrey M.,
87

smoking,
10
,
265

snack foods, introduction of,
207

SnackWells,
197

snake-oil supplements,
223
-
26

solvents, obesity and,
10

somatic cell count, in milk,
149

Somers, Suzanne,
228

Song Tian Bing,
216

The Soupy Sales Show
,
277

The South Beach Diet
(Agatston),
54
,
128
,
174
,
176
,
263

soy

adverse effects of,
82

Americanized,
92

Asian,
92

in Asian diets,
84
-
86

baby formula,
93
,
94
-
95

dangers of,
75
-
97

fermentation of,
84

hormone regulation and,
76
-
77

reported benefits of,
77

soy milk,
91

soy nuts,
92

soy protein isolate,
48
,
49
,
90

soybean oil,
24
,
90

soybeans

as cow feed,
148
,
149

phytoestrogens in,
151

processing of,
89
-
90

Special K challenge,
178
,
190

spices, use of,
205

Splenda (sucralose),
197
-
98
,
278

Spurlock, Morgan,
173

Starbucks Breakfast Blend,
217

starvation

binge eating after,
176
-
79

endorphin release in,
277

gastric bypass surgery and,
180
-
82

ketosis and,
195

long-term effects of,
176
-
77

statins, adverse effects of,
241
-
43

Steel, Helen,
259

Stella (grandmother),
5
,
8
,
61

Stevia rebaudiana
,
38
-
39

stimulants

addiction to,
20
,
216
-
17

adverse reactions to,
68

energy boosts and,
176

“natural,”
216

stress, responses to,
21
,
214

Sucanat,
38

sucralose,
197
-
98

Sugar Association lobbying,
38

sugar industry,
35
-
41

sugars

addiction to,
17
-
26
,
20
,
31

high insulin and,
36

insulin production and,
36

politics of,
38
-
39

reduced consumption of,
37
-
38

substitutes for,
38
-
39

suicidality,
67
-
68
,
230

sulfonamides, in milk,
149

Super Size Me
(Spurlock),
173

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),
37

Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program,
58

survival, stresses of,
134

Swank, Hilary,
202

sweeteners, artificial,
197
-
98

swill milk,
146
,
150

swine flu,
139

synapses,
19

tall people, biases toward,
6

Taubes, Gary,
192

Taylor, Michael,
155
-
56

“Tested and Approved” heart-check mark,
35

testosterone,
235
,
243

thimblerig game,
169

thimerosol-based vaccines,
66

Thompson, Tommy,
38

thymus gland shrinkage,
197

thyroid gland

anatomy of,
83

cysts,
153

down-regulation of,
175
-
76

effect of phytoestrogens on,
97

effect of soy protein,
79

function of,
83
-
84

goiter and,
205

phytoestrogens and,
83

“To Err Is Human” (IOM),
71

tofu,
92

Toxoplasma gondii
,
138

trans fats,
121
-
24

triglycerides,
123
,
240
,
241

TrimSpa,
216
,
217

tripe, bleaching of,
126

tropical oils, reported risks of,
131

The Truth About Cats and Dogs
,
183

turbinado,
38
-
39

The Ultimate Weight Solution
(McGraw),
27
,
174
,
274

United States, preventable deaths in,
38

The Untold Story of Milk
(Schmid),
147

vaccines, thimerosol-based,
66

vegan diets, soy in,
77
,
95
-
96

vegetable oils

polyunsaturated,
101

processing of,
109

soybean content of,
89

vegetables, anti-inflammatory properties of,
203

vegetarian diets, soy in,
95
-
96

“veggie libel” laws,
261

very low-density lipoproteins (VLDLs),
240
-
41

Viagra,
235

Vietnamese POW camp diets,
175

violence, neurotransmitter imbalance and,
233

Vioxx,
63
,
64
,
230

viruses, obesity and,
10

vitamin A,
103
,
130
,
147
,
160

vitamin B
₆
,
244

vitamin B
₁₂
,
244

vitamin C,
18
,
147

vitamin D,
103

benefits of,
132
-
33

in butterfat,
160

cholesterol and function of,
243

effect of heat on,
147

sources of,
133

synthesis of,
192

synthetic,
91

transport of,
130

vitamin E,
114
,
130
,
147

vitamin K,
103
,
130

vitamins.
See also specific vitamins
behavioral improvement and,
233

fat soluble,
18
,
103
,
130

in real food,
23

supplements,
225

water soluble,
18

volatile organic compounds,
10

vomiting, endorphin release in,
277

War of the Worlds
(film),
231

Washington, DC, careers in,
69

water, recommendations,
218

Waxman, Henry A. (D-CA),
68
-
69

weight gain,
59
.
See also
dieting

weight loss,
30

weight management,
204

Weight Watchers meals,
178

Weil, Andrew,
77
,
91
-
92

Wellbutrin XL,
231

Western diets, soy in,
85
,
86

Weston A. Price Foundation,
91
,
165

Wharton, Edith,
159

“What if It’s All Been a Big Fat Lie” (Taubes),
192

“What’s Wrong with McDonald’s” (Greenpeace),
259

whiskey,
146

whistleblowers,
153
,
230

white blood cells, in milk,
149

white flour,
21
-
22

Whole Foods,
165

The Whole Soy Story
(Daniel),
77
-
78

Wigand, Jeffrey,
179

Wilbur, Ken,
235

Wilcox, Bradley J.,
77
,
78

wines, non-organic,
39

The Wisdom of Menopause
(Northrup),
76

Wolfe, Tom,
190

Women’s Health Institute,
81

World Health Organization (WHO)

on “excess intake,”
12
,
37

infant mortality statistics from,
6

Wurtman, Richard,
59

Wyeth,
81
,
229

Xanax,
67

xenoestrogens

adverse effects of,
179

comparative strength of,
152

impact of,
151

precocious puberty and,
152

sources of,
151

xenohormones,
84

Zava, David,
85