Will oranges become the next frankenfood?

Will oranges become the next frankenfood? - Read farmwars.info on GM Oranges and China.

Organic food sales increasing in China after cooking oil scandal and other food safety scares

Organic food sales have taken off in China after a series of safety scares, including the disclosure that one in 10 meals is cooked using oil dredged from the sewer.
Read article in the Daily Telegraph (UK)

Bribery allegations in China against drug firm, Johnson and Johnson.

Johnson & Johnson involved in bribery case in China
The US drug giant Johnson & Johnson has been exposed in the involvement of an alleged bribery case in China, according to local media reports.
Read article in the Global Times (China)

Genetic engineering is now an issue for five neighbouring Asian countries

Viet Nam is one of five neighbouring nations considering issuing a declaration against the use of genetically modified soybeans. This was announced at the second annual conference of the so-called Greater Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta Sub-region (GMS) a the weekend. At the meeting, Viet Nam reported that several non-modified varieties of rice, soybean and potatoes it had received from other members had brought promising results. The move to ban transgenic materials was made by Thailand, one of the six members of the GMS. Thailand is one of the growing number of nations throughout the world that has banned the importation of transgenic soybeans for any purpose. The other members of the group are Viet Nam, Myanmar, Thailand, China and Laos.
Read article on the Vietnam News Agency website

Overweight Chinese children are going to be given dance lessons.

China orders chubby children to waltz - Telegraph

Extract:

"China's education ministry has published plans to make the country's children take up dancing to combat obesity.

The ministry says it has designed seven "group dances" that will appeal to youngsters of all ages.

Under the proposals, middle-high school pupils - the equivalent of our sixth-formers - will be forced to learn to waltz.

The Chinese have always prided themselves on being thinner than Westerners, but the advent of fast-food outlets, rising prosperity, and a generation of spoilt only children due to the one-child policy, have led to rising obesity among the young.

Figures published last August found that the numbers of under-18s registered as overweight increased 28-fold between 1985 and 2000."

This is unlikely to reduce obesity because obesity is not caused either by overeating or by underactivity. It is caused by fluid retention/salt sensitivity. Fat children will lose weight fast if they eat less salt. And even faster still if they eat plenty of fresh fruit and unsalted vegetables, because these are rich in potassium, which helps to displace salt/sodium from the body.

You can read further about my ideas here: http://www.wildeaboutsteroids.co.uk/children.html
My Mensa article about Obesity and the Salt Connection

Lose weight by eating less salt! Go on! - Try it! - You will feel so much better!
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