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Alberto Contador, a third time Tour de France winner, is blaming bad meat on testing positive for a banned substance in the competition.
Contador alleges he consumed beef contaminated with Clenbuterol, a substance sometimes given to cattle to increase their growth rate, which is also an asthma drug that some athletes use as a stimulant.
“It’s a case of food contamination in which I’m the victim,” Contador said,according to the Wall Street Journal. He told a radio station that people he had dined with had complained about the quality of the meat, which was brought for the team at a shop in Spain. If anti-doping officials in Spain find him guilty, Contador could lose his 2010 Tour de France title and be banned from cycling for 2 years. However, there is data that shows Contador and other people can be victims of cows who dope.
Back in 1991, the FDA was alerted that the drug, normally only possessed by veterinarians, was being used to gain competitive advantage in animals. The FDA states that Clenbuterol residues can cause heart and lung function problems for people who have eaten the liver or meat of animals given the drug. In addition, several short-term illnesses in Europe have been traced to people eating meat contaminated with Clenbuterol.
In Spain, where Contador consumed the meat, Clenbuterol controversy had reared its head several times. In two outbreaks in 1990, 135 people who consumed contaminated beef that was verified positive for Clenbuterol were hospitalized for symptoms of increased heart rate, muscular tremors, headache, nausea, fever, and chills. An earlier outbreak with similar symptoms made Clenbuterol a suspect, but nothing was confirmed.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on October 8th, 2010 in Food & Drink, Male Singers, Nutrition-Health-Fitness.
What made Vanilla Ice decide to drop burgers for curries and veggie pizza? A cholesterol number that was way too fat and not in the “ph” way.
The rapper who’s been avoiding meat for three and a half years said, “I had high cholesterol. You know how some people can have a bunch of cheeseburgers and get high cholesterol? Mine was hereditary. I tried being vegetarian for three months, and it brought my cholesterol from over 300 to 133 without drugs.”
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Written by Vegetarian Star on October 8th, 2010 in Animal Issues.
Joe The Plumber is back, not as the McCain/Palin sidekick, but a supporter of the Tea Party and a group called the Alliance for Truth, who is against changing legislation that would require dog breeders in Missouri to up their care for animals and eliminate breeding practices that are detrimental.
Proposition B will be voted on by Missouri residents in November and Joe The Plumber wants them to know no one should keep a dog owner from leaving a piece of food in the water bowl. Or something like that.
“Missouri’s Proposition B makes it a “crime of cruelty” for a piece of dog food to be in a water bowl or for a dog breeder to treat their own pet if they become ill… (No folks, I don’t make this stuff up.)”
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Written by Vegetarian Star on October 8th, 2010 in Animal Issues, TV Hosts.
Cesar Millan will feature wolf-dog hybrids on “The Dog Whisperer” this season. Produced by breeding a wolf with a particular breed of dog like Akitas, German shepherds, Alaskan Malamutes, and huskies, the wolf-dog half breed combines the genes of a wild and domestic creature, but it’s often the wild genes that are dominant, resulting in destruction to human homes and threats to safety of other creatures surrounding them.
“One thing we have to understand about a wolf, besides the primal side of them, is the physical ability,” Millan said, in an interview with The DCist. “In the jaw of a wolf is the mouth of two pit bulls. A pit bull has 750 psi, pressure, in his jaw. A wolf has 1500 psi in his mouth.”
Citing incidents where these hybrids have killed people and pets, The Humane Society of the United States urges all states to ban private possession of these animals. However, a look at wolfdogalliance.org reveals laws vary tremendously by state, from allowing hybrids to be kept as pets with a license to no regulation at all.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on October 8th, 2010 in Business, Food & Drink.
Paul McCartney and his photographer, cookbook author daughter Mary paid a visit to the Linda McCartney Foods factory where frozen vegetarian entrees like pizza, cannelloni, lasagna, spicy bean and sausage casserole and veggie burgers are manufactured.
The purpose of the visit was to sample some of the new vegetarian options, including a new veggie burger, Linda McCartney Mozzarella Quarter Pounder Burger, that will launch later this month.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on October 8th, 2010 in Authors, Business, Flexitarian, Food & Drink.
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Elisa Camahort--Co-Founder of BlogHer
Elisa Camahort is one of the three co-founders of the popular blogging and online community geared towards women, BlogHer.
On BlogHer’s website, the three women have offered their 12 Tips For Becoming Your Authentic Self. Camahort, a blogger of eco-conscious, green and vegan lifestyle issues, used her diet to illustrate the best way to live according to your values–even if you aren’t able to always live up to them.
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Feed Trick-Or-Treat
You’ve checked the list of animal-free candy and ingredients to watch out for if an unknown brand gets placed in your child’s trick-or-treat pail. You’re religiously following the tips for a Cheap and Eco-Friendly Halloween, such as making costumes from clothing and fabric already in your closet or going to the local thrift store. The only way to top this off is to collect candy in a reusable bag designed for a great humanitarian cause.
FEED Projects, co-founded by Lauren Bush and Ellen Gustafson, has launched their FEED Trick-or-Treat bags exclusively at HSN.com/hsncares.
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Written by Vegetarian Star on October 7th, 2010 in Fashion, Not So Vegetarian.
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Meat Necklace
Onch Movement has capitalized on the Lady Gaga meat clothing craze and is promoting its Meat-Lace meat necklace as the animal-friendly, non-smelly, minus the e.coli risk way of making a fashion statement.
From Onch Movement:
“The MEAT-LACE is guaranteed to never spoil! No matter how many times you wear it, the MEAT-LACE will look just as fresh and delicious as the day it was first cut. Need to add flavor to an outfit? Grab a slab and some attention with the MEAT-LACE, perfect for any occasion. FEAR NOT PETA, the Meat-cessory line is 100% animal friendly! Made from animal free material, this delicious piece is a humane way to get caught up in the meat fashion craze.”
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