Disease Proof : Disease Proof : Health & Nutrition News & Commentary : Dr. Joel Fuhrman

The windy city is well known for big beefy “Da Bears” fans, but Chicago Health Commissioner, Dr. Terry Mason, wants all Chicagoans to kick the deep dish pizza and go vegetarian. This January, Dr. Mason, a practicing urologist, won’t eat any meat. Dr. Mason, who has high cholesterol and had a coronary stent implanted in 2005, hopes his example will encourage others, especially African-Americans, who have a high rate of hypertension and high cholesterol, to cut harmful fatty foods; The Chicago Tribune reports.

Kudos to Dr. Mason! Lots of cool people have gone veggie. And who’s cooler than Batman! That’s right, the dark knight himself, Christian Bale, is a vegetarian. Even Batman knows fruits and vegetables offer excellent protection against cancer and heart disease reversal.

And switching to a vegetable-based diet is good for the planet too. Meat and other animal products strain the environment and require vast amounts of natural resources to produce, unlike fruits and vegetables which are far less taxing. So eat your veggies, lots of them!

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• Lasers are cool! And laser systems like that can be used to measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Measuring carbon from space is difficult. But a new idea would utilize two laser beams and wavelengths to identify and understand carbon cycles; ScienceDaily reports.

• A cruise ship has run aground on Antarctica's western peninsula. The passengers and crew were rescued but officials fear the vessel may be leaking unknown amounts of oil. This could cause long-lasting damage the pristine channel and local environment; via National Geographic News.

• Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are spreading. According to reports, GMOs account for 9% of total land used for agriculture around the world. Experts are concerned. The side effects of GMOs are largely unknown and their benefits have yet to materialize; from Green Living Tips.

• Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger warned that the world economic crisis should not slow down efforts to fight global climate change. Times might be tight. But he claims there is far more risk in status quo, i.e. burning fossil fuels and destroying forests, than delaying action; via the AFP.

• A fungus from the Patagonian Rain Forest in South America could be a new source of biofuel. Gliocladium roseum can produce hydrogen and carbon molecules that are very similar to diesel, which could replace hydrocarbons normally derived from fossil fuels; ENN investigates.

• More biofuel news! Scientists have figured out a way to convert E. coli bacteria into fuel. By genetically rewiring E. coli’s metabolism, its natural alcohols can make a super biofuel. However, recent experiments are discouraging. The amount of fuel produced is too low; from NewScientist.

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