Also today: Soy and Estrogen; Overdosing on Twitter, Nutritionists and Poo (yes-really!);  new books on contagious disease, It’s time to panic about obesity; Interview with Ana Jones of the movie “Fresh,” and much more below on today’s Real Health  News.

Cholesterol, Eggs, Shell  Color, More Egg Facts.

Is NAIS biased against small family farmers? Small farmers in Kentucky say big business gets long end of the stick.  Plus, an articulate consumer, Susan Blasko of Virginia, speaks up at a NAIS “listening” session here.

An interview with Fresh director Ana Jones.

Some interesting thoughts on The Best Medicine; integrating traditional and alternative therapies.

“Gender-bending” plastic bottles. Scary.

“One of the greatest tragedies of the Twentieth Century is the introduction of soybeans as food.” Watch…

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has Type I Diabetes.

WSJ says new FDA Commissioner rich with medical stocks.

Can there be TOO MUCH use of social networking tools like Twitter and Facebook such that it is unhealthy?

THEN, there’s this: Texting May be Taking A Toll.

“An insatiable fascination with contagious illness is hard-wired into all of us, as two new books make clear.”

“If you don’t have time to read the whole post I will summarize it for you in one sentence. Butter is good and margarine is poison.

“What do nutritionists talk about? For starters, we talk a lot about poo. We also talk a lot about colons, vegetables, enzymes, eating and cleansing- which really all has to do with poo.”

Obesity…It’s time to panic!

One more note — if you are a Twitter fan, you will enjoy this on why Twitter poses risks for newspapers!

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