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http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/17/grapefruit-is-a-culprit-in-more-drug-reactions/

http://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i43/Eating-Without-Fear-Treatments-Food.html increasing small amounts of exposure, xolair the anti-IgE antibody + small molecules jam the IgE hinge

Also,
“Detecting Food Allergens”
http://cen.acs.org/articles/90/i43/Detecting-Food-Allergens.html via ELISA, DNA seq. & mass spec

– Very much argues the dirt is good case
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/10/22/121022fa_fact_specter

http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/17/20167/good-veggies

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/constipation

Some highlights:

GOOD:
Alaska salmon, Whiting, Flounder, catfish, tilapia, trout, whitefish, perch, hake, haddock

BAD:
grouper, sea bass, tuna, swordfish, shark

MID:
halibut, skate, snapper, Mahi Mahi

Mackerel is in different places (see below)

http://www.nrdc.org/health/effects/mercury/guide.asp
also
http://www.eatingwell.com/food_news_origins/green_sustainable/the_best_and_the_worst_seafood_choices ==

LEAST MERCURY
Enjoy these fish:
Anchovies
Butterfish
Catfish
Clam
Crab (Domestic)
Crawfish/Crayfish
Croaker (Atlantic)
Flounder*
Haddock (Atlantic)*
Hake
Herring
Mackerel (N. Atlantic, Chub)
Mullet
Oyster
Perch (Ocean)
Plaice
Pollock
Salmon (Canned)**
Salmon (Fresh)**
Sardine
Scallop*
Shad (American)
Shrimp*
Sole (Pacific)
Squid (Calamari)
Tilapia
Trout (Freshwater)
Whitefish
Whiting

MODERATE MERCURY
Eat six servings or less per month:
Bass (Striped, Black)
Carp
Cod (Alaskan)*
Croaker (White Pacific)
Halibut (Atlantic)*
Halibut (Pacific)
Jacksmelt
(Silverside)
Lobster
Mahi Mahi
Monkfish*
Perch (Freshwater)
Sablefish
Skate*
Snapper*
Tuna (Canned
chunk light)
Tuna (Skipjack)*
Weakfish (Sea Trout)

HIGH MERCURY
Eat three servings or less per month:
Bluefish
Grouper*
Mackerel (Spanish, Gulf)
Sea Bass (Chilean)*
Tuna (Canned Albacore)
Tuna (Yellowfin)*

HIGHEST MERCURY
Avoid eating:
Mackerel (King)
Marlin*
Orange Roughy*
Shark*
Swordfish*
Tilefish*
Tuna
(Bigeye, Ahi)*

http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19940117,00.html
Interesting how much has changed… & remained the same

HMOs modelled on the cheesecake factory
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/08/13/120813fa_fact_gawande?currentPage=all

Just a mouse study, but published in Science and argues that keeping too clean is harmful:
http://the-scientist.com/2012/03/22/let-them-eat-dirt/

http://the-scientist.com/2012/03/01/vitamin-d-on-trial/#disqus_thread