Diet Drugs
Prozac:
Re-uptake inhibitor
Redux:
Stimulates serotonin production and ats as a reuptake inhibitour.
Adverse Food Reactions
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Hydrolyzed (salmonella), Hepatitis transmission, E. Coli 157:H7
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Botulin
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Real risks with food or perceived risks?
o
Salem, New Jersey 1820:
Robert Gibon Johnson.
Tried to change
people’s perception about food:
Typical breakfeast in US was
whiskey and bacon.
Europeans ate tomatoes + healthier food.
People
thought Tomatoes were posisonous because they were related to a
certain poisonous plant (Bellyosna?).
Johnson ate tomatoe at court
house and tomatoe industry was born.
o
Copper was added to make berries green, lard added to butter,
o
Indigo added to tea to give it a nice color.
o
Arsenice + Plaster of Paris added
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We now have the safest food supply we’ve ever had.
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Unintentional toxins, naturally occurring toxins, problems with body
chemistry, idiosyncratic reactions, contamination with microbrobes
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Unintended
o
Pesticides:
No farmer wants to sell food with residue
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