Links for Friday

• Even if your meat is antibiotic free it might contain other anti-microbials not listed on the label. Lack of truth in advertising? [SF Gate]

• Fortified Foods: How Healthy Are They? [Wall Street Journal] I have an idea: Instead of fortified foods, why don’t people eat a varied diet full of unprocessed food?  I’ve heard that vegetables aren’t as nutritious as they used to be but I’d still think that they’re better than frankenfoods.

• They needed new research to tell them what they already knew? Plant-Based, Low-Calorie Diet Lowers Heart Risks [Disease Proof]

• A study shows that boiled carrots retain more nutrients if you cook them whole. When you slice them more surface area is exposed, allowing nutrients to leach out.  [BBC] Or you could eat them raw.

• Pesky problems with multi-nutrient supplements [Marion Nestle/Food Politics]

• Vegetables and male health [Fooducate] A study conducted in Spain has found that men who regularly consume fruits and vegetables have improved semen quality.

• Cheeseburger in a can? WTF??

• *swoon* The Chocolate Chip Cookie Bowl Sundae [Michael Ruhlman]

• If you’re in the US don’t use Nestlé raw Toll House cookie dough for those bowls. The FDA has issued a recall.  [Marion Nestle/Food Politics]

• A primer on sour cherries [NPR]