2003 November

Most people are probably aware that your average grocery store frozen turkey may have been treated with preservatives, hormones, antibiotics, and who-knows-what to make it stay moist after several hours in a hot oven.

Heart disease patients with high LDL levels stopped the progression of coronary plaque buildup by using the cholesterol-lowering statin drug Lipitor, according to a study that made headlines

An HSI member named Pepawbear starts things off by asking for the name of the drug that has been associated with many liver failures and transplants.

That’s almost as crazy as a new House of Representatives bill called the Menu Education and Labeling Act (also known as MEAL – cute, huh?), which mandates that if you lead customers into a restaurant it’s your duty to make them think.

If you see the word “hydrogenated” near the bottom of the ingredient list, then there’s a good chance that the trans fat content is low.