Pasteurization is so much a part of our lives that we tend not to think about it. It is a method of treating
food by heating it just enough to kill
pathogenic (
disease-causing)
organisms but not harm the flavor or quality of the
food.
Full article >>>Pasteurization of
milk and eating only pasteurized cheeses are the most important preventative measures. People who handle meat should wear protective glasses and clothing and protect
skin breaks from
infection.
Full article >>>These include
pasteurization, refrigeration and freezing, and
dehydration and freeze-drying, irradiation and chemical preservatives. Each of these newer procedures has resulted in the need for less salt in
foods — and in some cases, no salt.
Full article >>>The
bovine type (M. bovis) is spread by infected cattle but is no longer a threat in areas where
pasteurization of
milk and the health of cattle are strictly supervised. The avian type (M. avis) is carried by infected birds but can occur in humans.
Full article >>>The
pasteurization of
milk destroys the phosphatase
enzyme needed for assimilation, and many
allergies and
digestive problems result. Calves fed on pasteurized
milk die of
heart attacks in 8 months, yet we still give it to our children.
Full article >>>Once a leading cause of
death worldwide,
tuberculosis was almost wiped out in the United States in the 1950's, thanks to improved sanitation, mandatory
pasteurization of commercial
milk (since one form of the
disease is transmitted by cows) and the ...
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