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Posted: May 4, 2017 at 11:44 pm
An orangutan shut in a dark, wooden box, measuring just one square metre has finally been freed after spending two years locked away.
Kotap was rescued by the charity International Animal Rescue (IAR) from his captivity in Borneo and has now been taken to a rescue centre for treatment and rehabilitation.
At only four-years-old, Kotap should still be living with his mother, learning "how to climb and move through the forest, what foods to eat and what to avoid, and how to build a nest in the trees to sleep in each night", said Alan Knight, IAR's Chief Executive.
Kotap was kept by a man called Baco who claimed to have been given the orangutan after spotting him in a cardboard box and agreeing to take him home and look after him.
However, Baco soon became concerned that Kotap would disturb his neighbours, so he built a cage for him.
While orangutans should eat a largely fruit and plant-based diet, Baco fed Kotap a human diet, including bread and rice, claiming his favourite meal was uncooked instant noodles, washed down with a sugary drink.
A diet such as this could have made Kotap seriously ill.
When the IAR found Kotap he had just an empty plastic bottle and straw to keep him occupied.
On their first visit to Baco at his home in Rabak, a village in the west of the island, officials from the Indonesian Nature Conservation Agency (BKSDA) were unable to persuade him to give up Kotap.
However, when they visited Baco again, they were able to persuade him and explain the plight of orangutans in Borneo, convincing him that he must act in the best interests of Kotap - and in compliance with the law - and hand him over.
But when the IAR rescue team and officials from the BKSDA opened the door of the box to let Kotap out, he was frightened of the outside world and ran to the back of his box.
Yet the teams persisted and helped to calm Kotap, and he was safely removed and taken to a rescue centre.
This poor orangutan had been kept alone in the dark for two long years," said Mr Knight.
"He was deprived of everything that an orangutan needs to survive in the wild.
"Instead, Kotap lived a sad and solitary existence, unable to exercise or behave in any way like a wild orangutan.
"He was fed an unsuitable diet that could have made him seriously ill.
"Thankfully now he will join other rescued orangutans at our centre and be given a chance of returning to the forest where he belongs."
Karmele Llano Sanchez, IAR Programme Director, added: "Its high time people realised that, if they keep breaking the law by capturing orangutans and keeping or selling them as pets, then the species will soon become extinct."
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Posted: May 4, 2017 at 11:44 pm
ABU DHABI // An Egyptian once believed to be the worlds heaviest woman arrived in Abu Dhabi late last night where she will continue treatment after weight-loss surgery in India.
Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty weighed about 500 kilograms when she arrived in Mumbai in February, but has shed an astonishing 323kg since undergoing a series of medical procedures.
With her weight now at 176.6kg, she will begin a year-long course of physiotherapy at VPS Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi, her doctors in Mumbai said.
Dr Yassin El Shahat, the hospitals chief medical officer, said Ms El Aty had a comfortable journey to Abu Dhabi with no complications and arrived safely.
"I asked her personally how the journey was and she said she was very happy and it went very smooth," said Dr El Shahat.
Doctors are planning her treatment and will do an assessment.
"Twenty doctors and specialists have been assigned to make a proper assessment and come up with a proper management plan, both short and long term," said Dr El Shahat.
"The idea is to complete the treatment the patient received in [Mumbai]. We are going to assess the patient and see what has been done and complete it."
The treatment could take six months to a year.
"The target is to make her normal or at least close to normal and, inshallah, it will take time, but we will have a proper plan of rehabilitation and treatment for her complications of obesity and do the best for her."
Doctors hope expect her treatment to last at least six months, but it could take as long as a year.
"We are working with a special dietician and diabetic dietician and will control her diet in a very strict way," he said.
Sanet Meyer, director of medical evacuation at Burjeel, said the hospital "arranged for a hydraulic stretcher from Italy for Emans journey".
"She will have doctors, paramedics and nurses with her during the journey."
Ms El Aty was put on a special liquid diet in India to reduce her weight enough so that doctors could perform bariatric surgery.
The stomach-shrinking bypass procedure is increasingly common in India, which has a growing problem with obesity, particularly in urban areas.
She had not left her home in Egypts Mediterranean port city of Alexandria for two decades until she was moved to India on a specially-modified Airbus plane in February.
Her family told doctors that as a child she had elephantiasis diagnosed, a condition that causes the limbs and other body parts to swell, leaving her almost immobile.
Ms El Aty has suffered a stroke and faced a series of other serious ailments owing to her weight, including diabetes, high blood pressure, hypertension and sleep deprivation.
She is unable to speak properly and is partially paralysed.
India is a major destination for medical tourists seeking services and no waiting lists at a fraction of the cost of western countries.
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One of the most powerful ways to fight inflammation is to adjust your diet.
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Berries, olive oil, almonds, basil, oregano, garlic, cilantro, ginger, rosemary, turmeric, cinnamon and cayenne pepper include as many of these in your daily diet as you can to combat all the other inflammatory foods we eat. Make these a majority of your diet and you may get ahead of the inflammatory battle, which can help your muscles and joints that were once inflamed feel better.
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Men's Health | This Guy Lost 32 Pounds On the 'Ice Cream Diet' Men's Health When we first told you about Anthony Howard-Crow, a 32-year-old online trainer and YouTuber in Loveland, Colorado, he had just embarked on a diet that would make the American Dietetic Association shit bricks: 2,000 calories a day of ice cream, 500 ... |
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In a perfect world, the upcoming Wonder Woman movie would be a big-budget, 3-D opportunity to reaffirm the strength of womankind, appreciate and laud women for who they are and not just what they offer to men and celebrate the female form not as a subject of desire but a source of power.
This is, as you may have noticed,not a perfect world.
SinceHollywood, capitalism and, lets face it, life itself are just plain unfair, Warner Bros. has turned to the dietand wellness industry to promote the upcoming Wonder Woman film. Thanks to the brilliant feminist geeks over atThe Mary Sue, we sawthis: Gaze at the corporate synergy and sigh.
Yes, thats a retail stander with Gal Gadot fiercely defending every womans right to calorie-reduced cereal emblazoned with the lovingly problematicbrand name thinkThin. Further commentary isnt necessary.
If that werent enough (it never is), thinkThin conducteda related customersurvey,which found that universal agreement across all age groups that Wonder Woman does not need anyone to complete her . . . though maybe they havent met Steve Trevor! Trevor isthe character who luresWonder Woman out ofher idyllic Amazonian island homewith calls to duty and the lure of normativeromance. Just thought you should know.
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What gives.
The day the meals that were going to turn me into Tom Brady arrived, I carried the oversize Purple Carrot TB12 Performance Meals box into my buildings elevator. There was a dude in there. He noticed my box, clearly sensing the power of the gluten-free, 100 percent plant-based ingredients contained inside.
Whats Purple Carrot? he asked.
Its, like, a food-delivery service.
So, kinda like Blue Apron? he replied.
Yeah, sort of, if Blue Apron came straight from Tom Bradys kitchen and could help you throw a goddam country mile, I thought. A half-hearted I guess came out instead.
You see, as part of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Bradys TB12 Sports business, the handsome, five-time Super Bowl winner joined with plant-based food-delivery organization Purple Carrot to create a jacked-up meal-delivery kit. Its inspired by the strict nutritional regimen that helps him remain, at the NFL dinosaur age of 39, the greatest man to ever throw an oblong ball to other men for points. Theres no gluten, no nightshades (a vegetable family that includes eggplant and our beloved tomato), no sugar. It is not a diet that sounds like a lot of fun, but it is a diet that sounds like it might make your muscles just as pliable as Tom Brady wants them to be.
I was never expecting to enjoy the plan, but I did want to better understand who on Earth would do this. Who would take one of the extremely unsexy means by which Tom Brady achieves the very sexy end that is his life, and make that into an end itself? And also: Did anyone actually think it would work? Would it? If GQ agreed to pay for it, then I figured I might as well take three weeks and try to find out.
The meals are delivered every Tuesday in a giant red-and-white box decorated with the unfortunate slogan #eatlikeaGOAT and some other aspirational words (What we get out of our bodies is a direct result of what we put in. Food is fuel, and we believe that food can help you achieve and sustain your peak performance). For $78 a week, you receive ingredients for three meals, along with three detailed, step-by-step recipe cards. The finished dishes on these cards look like what Tom and Gisele look like in photos, which is to say: not at all realistic. Every ingredient, aside from whole vegetables, comes in a perfectly parceled-out portion size: Theres the little baggy of turmeric, the pat of vegan butter, the sac of cauliflower florets. Probably not super awesome for the environment, but convenient for me. The first box came with a letter from Tom, written in all-caps block letters.
I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR TB12 PERFORMANCE MEALS! I AM A BIG BELIEVER IN THE POWER OF PLANT-BASED NUTRITION, AND I AM EXCITED TO SHARE MEALS ILL BE EATING WITH YOU TOO. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND HERES TO YOU ACHIEVING & SUSTAINING YOUR OWN PEAK PERFORMANCE!
[SIGNATURE OF TOM FAHCKIN BRADY!!!!!]
My enthusiasm did not match Tom Bradys enthusiasm, but maybe thats because Id been eating gluten.
Week 1 Okay, so I did not make the ramen bowl with gingered amaranth greens and watermelon radish. I did not make the crispy turnip cakes with quinoa tabouleh and Zaatar yogurt. I did not make the white lentil risotto with Meyer lemon and cashew gremolata. Things came up. Lesson number one: You can buy the raw ingredients for Tom Bradys meals, but you cannot buy his discipline. And by discipline, I mean: his chef.
Here is a little bit about me: I do not cook. I can cookjust not that well, because I never do it. My angel of a mothera truly tremendous cookbought me an All-Clad skillet and was so excited about it being an All-Clad that I figured it must be a good brand. I put it to use by cooking for a date once. She described the meal as pretty good. It was not pretty good. So asking me to make turnip cakeslet alone crispy ones with quinoa tabouleh and Zaatar yogurtcasually, on a weeknight, is like asking Bill Belichick to give expressive, eloquent soliloquies in response to reporters' press conference questions.
Week 2 My second week was only slightly more successful. The beluga lentil tacos with quick guacamole and radish slaw (610 calories, 20 grams of fat, 84 grams of carbs, and 26 grams of protein), which I forced myself to make the Thursday after they arrived, were easy enough to make and possessed a flavor profile I would describe as fineeven though the avocado was not quite ripe enough (maybe my fault since I left it in the fridge), leaving the guacamole chunky and weird. But it did not take thirty minutes to prepare, as the friendly card assured me. I got home at 8:17 that night, and was eating by 9:07. By that time, my night was already over. I had dishes to clean, and no supermodel wife to do them with as we lovingly sprayed water on each other, before tucking in our beautiful, glowing, nutrient-rich, gluten-free kids, and heading to our room where wed sleep under the watchful gaze of our five Super Bowl trophies.
The following Monday, my friends graciously invited me to join them for pizza, to which I had to say: No, I have to go home and makewhat did I have to make? It was a Monday, so I was forced to choose between six-day old saffron paella with walnut chorizo and fresh fava beans and six-day old creamy cauliflower Alfredo with radicchio and arugula salad. (Apparently Tom Brady only eats meals with three distinct componentsis that his real secret?) Easy choice, considering step four of the formers recipe begins In a food processor and if youll remember, I didnt know what All-Clad was, so no, I dont own a food processor. The assumption that I would tells you a lot about who Brady is writing his meals for. Alfredo it was, which was unfortunate since it called for chickpea pasta and nutritional yeast. (It also asked me to zest a lemon which I had only previously known as a noun.) The first instruction was to preheat my oven to 400. A strange instruction, considering I did not need to use the oven for the rest of the recipe.
The resulting pasta? Not good, though I will say: I did feel significantly less of the brick-in-the-stomach sensation I normally get post-pasta. Theres something to be said about a lightness that follows the consumption of the BradyMeals; I felt significantly less drained of energy. Unfortunately, that comes at a price: flavor. There is never a sauce or some overbearing ingredient that can help you save yourself from yourself if you botch the cookinga cooking ripcord, something flavorful, like marinara, that you can drown your food in if it comes out underwhelming. The taste of chickpea pasta was just as bland as the alfredo sauce (made of cauliflower, shallots, garlic, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, and almond milk) I doused it in. Not even salt could save it. But at least my oven was heated to 400 degrees.
Week 3 Meals Thursday of that same week, I opted to dive into the third week of meals that had arrived Tuesday (the day after I ate the pasta). The coconut tofu with mango fried cauliflower rice & spicy cucumbers was out again on account of my still not having a food processor, so I opted instead for mung bean dal with tamarind, popped sorghum, and flatbread. This recipe called for popping sorghum on the stove, which I tried, but did not ultimately do, even though the sorghum smoked out my apartment like it was really trying. But you know what? This dish was pretty good! I could not make out a single ingredient outside the salt and the lime and, yet, it was kind of pleasant? I actually saved the leftovers to eat later. (I did not eat them later.)
And then the next night, a Friday, a miracle. This was going to be my last Tom Brady meal: stuffed sweet potatoes with crispy garbanzos & muhammara vinaigrette. It might have been the best meal Ive ever made (admittedly, a low bar). It actually cooked in roughly the time it said it would (about 40 minutes). The sweet potatoes were delicious (credit to Tom, who probably picked them by hand). The muhammara vinaigrette was shockingly complex in its taste, and yet incredibly simplistic in its design (throw roasted red pepper, lemon juice, pomegranate molasses, aleppo pepper flakes, walnuts, cumin, chopped scallion, olive oil, and salt in a blender and push the button that blends). The crispy garbanzos were easy to crisp (with an oven that was heated and used). Of the four potatoes, I ate three, and saved one to eat later. (I did eat it later.)
I may not have given this an earnest try, and I may not be the most competent cook, but when I asked myself, after four out of nine BradyMeals, who would actually eat these, the only answer I could come up with is: Tom Brady. This plan makes sense for Tom Brady! Tom Brady doesnt have impromptu, mid-week happy hours with coworkers. Tom Bradys friends probably dont ask Tom Brady to get pizza. Tom Brady has discipline. Tom Brady has a chefand a food processor. Tom Bradys entire life is optimized to achieve and sustain peak performance. Tom Bradys diet is one prong of a multi-pronged, holistic approach to being the best quarterback in the world. Im just a dude whos trying to be mostly healthy and not die. And so I want to eat healthy, but theres healthy food thats accessible, and delicious, and doesnt require me to cut out nightshades and use vegan butter, or make me skip dinners with friends. Food fuels your body, true. And yet thinking of it purely as fuel turns cooking and eating into a means to something else and negates the possibility that they can be enjoyed in and of themselves.
But I guess thats why I didnt turn into Tom Brady.
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Posted: May 4, 2017 at 11:44 pm
Professional athletes dont get to the top by accident. It takes superhuman levels of time, dedication, and focusand that includes paying attention to what they put in their bellies. In this series, GQ takes a look at what athletes in different sports eat on a daily basis to perform at their best. Heres a look at the daily diet of Nets guard Jeremy Lin, who spent most of the season recovering from injury.
This wasn't the season Jeremy Linenvisioned when he signed with the Brooklyn Nets last summer. With an opportunity to start, and returning to the city where he rose to prominence, he foresaw proving himself capable of leading the Nets back to respectability. (And all while continuing to push the boundaries of his mane.) Instead, he missed 46 games due to hamstring and ankle injuries. So, we caught up with the point guard to discuss a season where the focus was mostly on recovery and rest, and what he learned along the way.
GQ: On most game days, there might be a shootaround in the morning and a lot of guys dont get meals in their body until right before the game and afterwards. Are you the same way?
Jeremy Lin: Mostly, I just have two meals before the game. It does change from two to three meals, depending on when I wake up. I definitely eat in the morning, and in the afternoon and once before the game for sure. If Im up early, Ill have an even earlier breakfast.With any meal, it's justclean everything; lean proteins, veggies and clean, good carbs.
So whats an earlier breakfast look like?
Something light, like a ham, onion and avocado omelet.
I did see your tweet a couple of weeks ago about dreaming about In-N-Out Burger. How much not-so-good performance food do you allow yourself to have throughout the season?
Im still thinking about it. With that, I think its all about timing and you have to be smart about when you do that. So usually, if I have a cheat meal, it will be after a game or if there are days in between games. You dont want to have a cheat meal right before a game. Even the night before (a game), you still have to be careful because you could be putting something in your system that would inflame your body and make you feel sluggish the next day.
Have you found a go-to spot to eat in Brooklyn?
Theres this place called Carnems. I like them a lot. They have this deliciousbone marrow and I always try and get some of that when I go. There's also thechicken and veggie stock to help with recovery. They also have really good steaks and seafood also.
Being a fan of bone marrow gives me an idea of just how broad your foodie palate is.
Oh yeah. A bunch of restaurants make it. It usually comes with bread andyou can put whatever you want on it to kind of dress it up. (Carnems) usually puts uni on there, so it usually looks like this [he shows me a photo on his phone]. You can just scoop it up, and put it on some bread and if you haven't tried it. I recommend it.
You missed a lot of time this season with injuries. How much more conscious do you have to be with what youre putting into your body while rehabbing?
I think with any injury, what you're putting in your bodyis very important because most injuries consist of some type of inflammation or swelling. Food can definitely contribute or aid in that. Also, with the rehab process, the better you eat, the less work you have to make up for. If you dont take care of your body [when youre injured], and then youre trying to get back in shape, that can create more risk of re-injury that can create a longer rehab process and create a lot more issues. You don't want that.
With an extended offseason and the injuries this season, are you going to take more time to heal your body or try and get right back into the gym?
Usually,that's all mental for me. Obviously, I need the physical rest but when my mind gets locked in to getting ready, Im ready. That usuallytakes only two to three weeks. Within two weeks, Im already really missing the game a lot.Within three weeks, it gets really bad and no matter whats going on, I just really want to toucha basketball and do anything to be around the game. I have to reallypush myself not to workout because the urge comes back pretty quickly in the offseason. So, I don't think there will be too much time off for me.
While injuries suck, it also teaches guys to really pay more attention to their bodies. Would you say thats true?
I would definitely agree with that. I think with every year you go through in the league, theres more focus on maintainingyour body. Every year, I learn a little bit more. Every year, my body changes. This year, I did a lot more sleeping. I spent a lot more time focusing on sleep. I slept more this year than I ever have in my life, in terms of any other year since being in the league. Man, I slept a lot. [laughs]
Was that a conscious effort on your part or have youjust done all you can in New York?
It was a focus of mine. I worked with Cheri Mah [Sleep Research Fellow at the UCSF Human Performance Center], and she has taught me a ton about sleep and weve done a great job with that. It has pushed me to be a better sleeper. Her studies showed that [better sleep] improves shooting percentages and performance. I had a career-high from three this season (37.2 percent). Sleep and obviouslyrecovery are two major things I focused on this year.
What are some of the specific things you had to do?
Well, she taught me like 1,000 things. [laughs] The most important thing was just the emphasis on a ton of sleep every night and remaining consistent with my sleeping routine.
What other areas did you notice improvement in with better sleeping habits?
You know its important, but you dont realize how important it really is. [Mah] was teaching me everything from deep sleep and REM Sleep. When I get the right amount of sleep, I definitely feel better during the game and throughout the day. Im more aware and it helps solidifies my memory in remembering things and patterns during the course of the game. I feel sharper and I feel better with my shot because its more in tune and in rhythm.
So, is it safe to say you'rein favor ofmore rest for players?
[Laughs] I'm in favor of getting the proper rest.
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Posted: May 3, 2017 at 7:43 pm
VAPING e-cigarettes could trigger deadly allergic reactions and chemical asthma, experts have warned.
Ingredients used to flavour e-liquids could aggravate the bodys immune system.
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An allergic reaction usually happens within a few minutes of exposure to an allergen the compound that a person is allergic to.
Most mild reactions can cause symptoms including sneezing, red and itchy eyes, wheezing and coughing and a rash or worsening of asthma and eczema symptoms.
But, severe reactions can also occur, and are called anaphylaxis a medical emergency that can prove life-threatening.
Experts say flavourings are an important part of the vaping experience.
But, some contain ingredients that act as allergens.
Dr Sandra Costigan, principal toxicologist at British American Tobacco, explained the most common type of allergy is caused by the skin coming into contact with an allergen.
Less common is a respiratory allergic reaction or chemical asthma.
Although respiratory allergy is much less common than skin allergy, the potential adverse effects are much more severe, Dr Costigan said.
Inhaling allergens over a long period of time can lead to symptoms ranging from mild breathing difficulties to fatal anaphylaxis.
To address the risk, researchers at British American Tobacco, have designed new guidelines.
There is no official rules or restrictions in Europe or the US, with regards to allergies and e-cigs.
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British American Tobacco launched their first e-cig brand Vype in 2013, and now sell the devices across the world.
Dr Costigan said: No two people have the same immune response, which is why it is important to tell people about allergens in a product even if all your data says most people shouldnt experience a problem.
With regards to skin allergens, Dr Costigans team said any known allergen must be labelled as an ingredient if it is present at 0.1 per cent concentration or higher.
Wed recommend against using cocoa extract in an e-liquid. The risks just arent worth the benefits
Thats the case even if it is found that it can be used safely at higher concentrations.
The scientists said this will help those consumers who already know they are sensitive to certain ingredients, and help them avoid potentially dangerous e-liquids.
To test respiratory allergens, the researchers used a cocoa extract commonly used in e-liquids as a case study.
They found when something is suspected as a respiratory allergen, the concentration at which it could be used safely is too low for the ingredient to provide any flavour.
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Wed recommend against using cocoa extract in an e-liquid, said Dr Costigan.
The risks just arent worth the benefits.
She said all known respiratory allergens should be left out of e-liquids, to be safe.
In addition to skin and respiratory allergens, food allergens can also pose a risk.
Any food allergens included as ingredients should be well labelled, Dr Costigans team concluded.
On May 21, new laws in the UK come into full force restricting the sale of e-cigarettes and e-liquids.
NEW vaping laws are set to come into force next month restricting the sale of e-cigarettes and e-liquids.
The new guidelines include:
A wealth of scientific research has explored the health benefits and dangers of the devices, which are becoming increasingly popular. E-cigarettes were designed to help smokers quit their deadly habit, and are marketed as a healthier alternative to regular fags.
The NHS agrees vaping is better for a smokers health than regular tobacco.
Public Health Englands independent review, published in 2015, found e-cigs are around 95 per cent safer than smoking.
The devices allow a vaper to inhale nicotine, without taking in the other harmful substances in tobacco.
But the health service also warns, e-cigs are not completely risk free.
Various scientific studies have shown they could cause damage to the lungs, be as dangerous to the heart as smoking, and increase the risk of severe strokes.
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And other studies have warned they are a gateway to smoking, encouraging a new generation of smokers, getting them hooked on the highly addictive substance, nicotine.
Earlier this year, public health experts in Wales called for flavoured e-liquids to be banned to stop young kids developing a taste for the potentially dangerous devices.
Sweetie flavours, such as bubblegum, strawberry and chocolate, encourage youngsters to try the devices, they argue.
But, leading charity Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) and the Independent British Vape Trade Association said flavoured liquids play an important role in encouraging smokers to quit.
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Posted: May 3, 2017 at 7:43 pm
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - You wouldn't knowingly eat contaminated food, or serve it to your family. Wild deer meat is a popular option for hunters and local food pantries, but research has raised questions about lead in that meat.
TV-6 Investigates X-rayed 14 samples of deer meat from local pantries and hunters. Four X-rays came back with glowing white fragments, which is consistent with metal. We sent the samples to another lab to test for lead. The worst sample tested positive at a level 194 times higher than the limit set by the European Food Safety Agency for lead in meat.
Back in 2008 Iowa tested ten samples of deer meat. Two showed trace amounts of lead. Records TV-6 Investigates uncovered show the state decided against further tests, saying if lead in deer meat was a problem, it would show up in state required kindergarten blood tests. But records also show the state wasn't even looking for this source of lead.
At the Durant-Wilton food pantry, Ross Conrad picks out staples to stretch his food budget. He usually picks up deer meat donated by hunters through the state's HUSH program. He's read the lead warning Iowa put on the back of the bag.
Conrad said, "I've heard about that in there, but I'm still here ticking, so, plus they say it's best if you mix something, and there's only small amounts in it."
Conrad doesn't have children, and doesn't know if he should worry about lead.
"I guess it's kind of like the water, they say there's lead in water, so you can't be scared of everything," said Conrad.
But doctors say even small amounts of lead found in meat pose health risks, especially to children and pregnant women. University of Colorado medical school professor Michael Kosnett says if children eat venison with small amounts of lead regularly.
"They would run the risk of having elevated levels of lead that have been shown to have an adverse effect on how a child's brain develops," said Kosnett.
He's studied lead and its effects for the last 30 years. He said research has shown lead harms a child's brain and does more damage at low levels.
Kosnett said, "You lose more I.Q. points at low levels of exposure, per increment of blood lead, than you do at higher levels."
So why does Iowa allow deer hunted with lead to be donated to food pantries? Part of the answer is found on the bag itself. In big bold print it says, "Iowa has not found cases of lead poisoning from lead in venison" Yet state emails obtained through a records request show the Department of Public Health wasn't looking for that connection. Environmental Health Director Ken Sharp wrote at the time:
"...lead in venison is not an exposure we ask about in our lead poisoning case management..."
He was responding to questions about Iowa's limited testing of deer meat. The Department of Public Health was helping the Department of Natural Resources respond to a public relations crisis in 2008. Across the upper Midwest, donated deer meat kept testing positive for lead.
University of North Dakota Radiology chair Ted Fogarty said, "As the C.T. scanner was clicking through, we could see right away there was a lot of lead in it."
Fogarty helped spark the discussion. He co-authored a study X-raying deer meat for lead in North Dakota. The authors found fragments and quickly realized they were small and difficult to find in the meat.
"There's no way you're going to crunch on that with your teeth and then feel it," said Fogarty.
North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin began testing hundreds of samples of meat. Iowa tested ten. It found two with trace amounts of lead and decided to stop testing. Another of Sharp's emails explains why. The state relied on blood tests.
Sharp wrote, "Since 1992, IDPH has collected all blood lead tests results from over 500,000 children and over 25,000 adults. In the cases of concern that IDPH and its contractors have investigated, none have ever been attributed to lead in venison."
No one from the Department of Public Health would answer questions on camera. Spokeswoman Polly Carver-Kim sent an email saying the state now asks about lead in venison, if field workers can't find a cause for a child with elevated blood lead levels.
She also said, "However, the focus remains on deteriorating lead based paint as the primary cause of lead poisoning."
She also said the state believes the benefits outweigh the risks.
"We also know sources of lean protein are an important part of a healthy diet that likely outweighs the minimal risks associated with lead in venison," wrote Carver-Kim.
The Centers for Disease Control said there is no known safe level of lead in children, but it sets a level of five micrograms per deciliter of lead in blood to start taking health action. Iowa doesn't take action until 10. Carver-Kim said that's due to a lack of resources.
Kosnett says children already may have tiny amounts of lead in their blood. But remember, our meat sample contained 19.4 parts per million of lead. If served to a child, that's roughly 1,900 micrograms of lead in one serving.
"200 times more, and that kind of lead exposure, especially if done on a regular basis, if that meat were used for several meals a week, it could have a serious adverse effect," said Kosnett.
Studies from North Dakota, Norway, and Greenland all found people eating game meat with lead had higher blood lead levels than those who didn't. Kosnett said the solution is simple. A hunter can choose to use non-lead ammunition. The state could require hunters to use non-lead ammunition too.
"They have all the benefits of providing for their family, by eliminating the risk of putting a toxic substance in their food," said Kosnett.
Back at the Durant-Wilton food pantry, Ross Conrad said the state could probably do more.
"I guess i would say, you have to put certain things on labels of food," said Conrad.
The state emails also show the Department of Public Health created meal recommendations for people eating venison. It sent them out in a press release at the time. The release said children under six could safely eat two four ounce servings per week. Pregnant women could eat one four ounce serving per day.
These limits were considered for the HUSH bag, but didn't make the final approval. Iowa's Natural Resources Commission was asked to change the HUSH program three years ago to eliminate possible lead contamination. That effort failed. TV-6 Investigates asks why, Thursday.
Wednesday afternoon the Food Bank of Iowa sent us this statement regarding our investigation of possible lead contamination in deer meat: In regard to the recent KWQC TV6 story about possible lead contamination in donated venison, Food Bank of Iowa would like to reassure KWQC, the Quad Cities, and all Iowans, that Food Bank of Iowa is dedicated to food safety. Our distribution team works diligently to provide the individuals we serve with safe, nutritious food by adhering to food safety standards, including state, federal, and independent requirements.
Food Bank of Iowa cooperates continually with the Iowa Food Bank Association, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and the Iowa Department of Public Health to ensure the HUSH program remains safe and effective. Food Bank of Iowa will continue to distribute this vital source of protein to Iowans in need with the supervision of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Department of Public Health. If an immediate health risk is identified, Food Bank of Iowa will work with these stakeholders to protect our clients health. By providing venison through the HUSH program, we are continuing to offer an important, nutritious source of protein for Iowans struggling to feed themselves and their families.
Our mission is to provide food for Iowa children, families, and seniors to lead full and active lives, strengthening the communities where they live. Food Bank of Iowa passed an in-depth inspection by AIB International, an independent organization, and maintains compliance with all food safety requirements of Feeding America.
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