Early puberty: early obesity a likely cause
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Monday, November 20, 2000
This letter was written in response to an article Time published on October 30, 2000 that discussed early puberty in girls and linked it to a variety of possible causes.   Read Full >>

Better Dietary Advice Would Accentuate the Positive
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Tuesday, September 19, 2000
The Personal Health column "Added Sugars Are Taking a Toll on Health"( Sept. 12) highlights a significant problem with addressing nutritional issues in the United States.   Read Full >>

Government Promotes Organic Food Myth
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Tuesday, March 28, 2000
It is distressing that the USDA, by attempting to legally define "organic", has granted legitimacy to the concept that so-called "organic" food is any safer or better than conventionally produced foods (Regulators Nearing Tougher Standard for Organic Food, pg. B13, 3/6/00).   Read Full >>

Merits of Altered Crops
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Sunday, December 26, 1999
Your article "Monsanto and Pharmacia to Join, Creating a Pharmaceutical Giant" (front page, Dec. 20) states that Monsanto has been under attack in Europe and in the United States for developing genetically modified crops that are substantially superior to regular varieties.  Read Full >>

Anti-Biotech Luddites Sow Fear
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Monday, October 25, 1999
American consumers should be appalled at the thought of the consortium of anti-biotech activists declaring war on socalled "genetically modified organisms." These "activists" assume they know what is best for all of us, and would limit our choices, as well as those of plant breeders and farmers world-wide with no rational, scientific basis for their actions.   Read Full >>

Food Terrorists Targeting U.S. Parents
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Monday, August 23, 1999
Greenpeace, having succeeded in terrorizing Europeans about genetically modified (GM) food ingredients, is now flexing its muscles in the United States.(Gerber Baby Food, Grilled by Greenpeace, Plans Swift Overhaul; July 30,1999) Its target is not really food manufacturers, but American parents of infants and young children.  Read Full >>

Eating Eggs
By Ruth Kava, Ph.D., R.D.
Publish Date : Monday, April 26, 1999
The latest study by Harvard researchers on the healthfulness of eating eggs resoundingly supports the adage that there are no "good" or "bad" foods, only good or bad diets (news article, 4/21/99). The study found that non-diabetic people with normal cholesterol levels did not increase their risk of heart disease or stroke by consuming an egg per day.  Read Full >>