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EAN : 9782707175830
Code sériel : 387
Shaping : POCHE
Pages : 480
Size : 125 x 190 mm
OUR DAILY POISON

Release date : 11/04/2013

According to the World Health Organization, Cancer Incidence has doubled in the last thirty years (age standardized, that is taking into account the aging population). In the same lapse of time, Leukemia and cerebral tumors in children have increased by 4% each year. The WHO has noted a similar pattern...

According to the World Health Organization, Cancer Incidence has doubled in the last thirty years (age standardized, that is taking into account the aging population). In the same lapse of time, Leukemia and cerebral tumors in children have increased by 4% each year. The WHO has noted a similar pattern in Neurological diseases (Parkinson and Alzheimer), autoimmune disease and reproductive dysfunction. What is driving this strange modern epidemic, that seems to be particularly prevalent in the so-called « developed » countries ? Marie-Monique Robin addresses this issue in this though-provoking book, the result of two year's investigation in North America, Asia and Europe. Drawing on a wealth of scientific review, but also on testimonies from agents of Regulation Agencies - such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the USA or the Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in Europe -, she demonstrates that this epidemic's chief cause is environmental, linked to the some 100 000 synthetic chemicals that have pervaded our environment and especially our food, ever since the end of the Second World War. Retracing the food production chain, from the farmer's field (pesticides) right up to our plate (additives, food-contact plastics), the author studies the evaluation and homologation system through the examples of pesticides, aspartame and Bisphenol A., exposing its inherent flaws and unsuitability. Putting particular emphasis on the pressure and manipulation exerted by the chemical industry in order to maintain highly toxic products on the market, this book also brings us elements to protect ourselves by helping our immune system though...food - as is proved in study after scientific study (played down by the pharmaceutical industry).

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EAN : 9782707175830
Code sériel : 387
Shaping : POCHE
Pages : 480
Size : 125 x 190 mm
La Découverte