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and the rain forests and an area that's difficult and you try to bring everything into production and besser quinn but it's been almost thirty years if i'm not mistaken since norman borlaug sad that and since that our relationship with food has changed a great deal i know that you have a very long professional ties to asia you served as the years have bastards you come border you've worked in vietnam and i think asia is a very very typical example of how that relationship to food has changed it used to be hunger that was the main issue the main problem in asia and while it hasn't been fully eradicated it is now a challenge by abyss it is so again it's not so much about how much food you produce but rather about the quality of food as you said and who gets that food that's that's right and with the growing urban population and you look look at. a perfect example of these mushroom ing cities as people leave the land and come into the cities and how are we going to ensure that in these big urban populations that people have enough food so there have to be innovations in things like vertical far
and the rain forests and an area that's difficult and you try to bring everything into production and besser quinn but it's been almost thirty years if i'm not mistaken since norman borlaug sad that and since that our relationship with food has changed a great deal i know that you have a very long professional ties to asia you served as the years have bastards you come border you've worked in vietnam and i think asia is a very very typical example of how that relationship to food has changed it...
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and the rain forests and an area that's difficult and you try to bring everything into production and besser quinn but it's been almost thirty years if i'm not mistaken since norman borlaug sad that and since that our relationship with food has changed a great deal i know that you have a very long professional ties to asia you served as the years have bastards you come border you've worked in vietnam and i think asia is a very very typical example of how that relationship to food has changed it used to be hunger that's was the main issue the main problem in asia and while it hasn't been fully eradicate if it is now a challenge by a business again it's not so much about how much food you produce but rather about the quality of food as you said and who gets that food that's that's right and with the growing urban population and you look look a. perfect example of these mushroom ing cities as people leave the land and come into the cities and how are we going to ensure that in these big urban populations that people have enough food so there have to be innovations in things like vertical farmin
and the rain forests and an area that's difficult and you try to bring everything into production and besser quinn but it's been almost thirty years if i'm not mistaken since norman borlaug sad that and since that our relationship with food has changed a great deal i know that you have a very long professional ties to asia you served as the years have bastards you come border you've worked in vietnam and i think asia is a very very typical example of how that relationship to food has changed it...
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it's important however that we treat the right people. >> our own rich besser is here. a third of all adults in this country on prescription medication? does this give you pause? >> it does. in general statins are safe. some people are going to have muscle pain. some may have increase in diabetes. if you have a low risk to begin with you have to decide is it worth it. do i want to go on a drug for the rest of my life to lower it a little more. >> there are interactions with these drugs. you have to be careful. >> there are many drug interactions. if you are starting on this new you have to check with those. something as simple as grapefruit juice is something you have to avoid if you are going to know statins. >> do not self-medicate. >> exactly. >> thank you, dr. richard besser. >>> tonight too many americans are racing to help millions of people reeling after the typhoon hit the philippines. an aircraft carrier, the u.s. s. george washington leading the charge tonight and heading to the disaster zone. marines are already on the ground there delivering supplies and hel
it's important however that we treat the right people. >> our own rich besser is here. a third of all adults in this country on prescription medication? does this give you pause? >> it does. in general statins are safe. some people are going to have muscle pain. some may have increase in diabetes. if you have a low risk to begin with you have to decide is it worth it. do i want to go on a drug for the rest of my life to lower it a little more. >> there are interactions with...
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and the rain forests and an area that's difficult and you try to bring everything into production and besser quinn but it's been almost thirty years if i'm not mistaken since norman borlaug sad that and since that our relationship with food has changed a great deal i know that you have a very long professional ties to asia you served as the years have bastards you come border you've worked in vietnam and i think asia is a very very typical example of how that relationship to food has changed it used to be hunger that's was the main issue the main problem in asia and while it hasn't been fully eradicated it is now a challenge by abyss it is so again it's not so much about how much food you produce but rather about the quality of food as you said and who gets that food that's that's right and with the growing urban population and you look look at. perfect example of these mushroom ing cities as people leave the land and come into the cities and how are we going to ensure that in these big urban populations that people have enough food so there have to be innovations in things like vertical far
and the rain forests and an area that's difficult and you try to bring everything into production and besser quinn but it's been almost thirty years if i'm not mistaken since norman borlaug sad that and since that our relationship with food has changed a great deal i know that you have a very long professional ties to asia you served as the years have bastards you come border you've worked in vietnam and i think asia is a very very typical example of how that relationship to food has changed it...
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forests and an area that's difficult and you try to bring everything into production and besser quinn but it's been almost thirty years if i'm not mistaken since norman borlaug sad that and since that our relationship with food has changed a great deal i know that you have a very long professional ties to asia you served as the years have bastards you come border you've worked in vietnam and i think asia is a very very typical example of how. relationship to food has changed it used to be hunger that's was the main issue the main problem in asia and while it hasn't been fully eradicated it is now a challenge by a business again it's not so much about how much food you produce but rather about the quality of food as you said and who gets that food that's that's right and with the growing urban population and you look look a. perfect example of these mushroom ing cities as people leave the land and come into the cities and how are we going to ensure that in these big urban populations that people have enough food so there have to be innovations in things like vertical farming gardens su
forests and an area that's difficult and you try to bring everything into production and besser quinn but it's been almost thirty years if i'm not mistaken since norman borlaug sad that and since that our relationship with food has changed a great deal i know that you have a very long professional ties to asia you served as the years have bastards you come border you've worked in vietnam and i think asia is a very very typical example of how. relationship to food has changed it used to be...
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besser is here this morning. first, here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: this morning, for players on several youth football teams, las vegas odds seemed to be against them. parents say nearly 60 kids, in town for today's national football championship suddenly became violently ill. nausea, dehydration and vomiting. >> it felt crazy. it felt like we were in an outbreak movie. >> reporter: nearly two dozen players from the santa monica vikings, ages 7 to 9, and parents got sick, loading into hotel shuttle buses friday for a ride to the hospital. >> i was very scared because i really didn't know what was going on. >> reporter: whatever is causing it is a mystery. >> we don't know the source. it could be airborne virus or could be foodborne. >> reporter: tournament organizers don't believe it's food poisoning, pointing out that teams have been staying at different restaurants. and players at different hotels are getting sick. overnight, everyone who went to the hospital, expected to be released. >> none of our
besser is here this morning. first, here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: this morning, for players on several youth football teams, las vegas odds seemed to be against them. parents say nearly 60 kids, in town for today's national football championship suddenly became violently ill. nausea, dehydration and vomiting. >> it felt crazy. it felt like we were in an outbreak movie. >> reporter: nearly two dozen players from the santa monica vikings, ages 7 to 9, and parents...
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richard besser. >> reporter: wolverine. star of le miz. oscar host. he has the single most common form of cancer. 45-year-old hugh jackman, sent out a selfie today. doctors found a basal cell carcinoma on his nose and removed it. please don't be foolish like me he put on instagram, get yourself checked. see that mark on his nose? that's the cancer. deb said to get the mark on my nose checked. he admitted he only got it checked because his wife insisted. boy was she right. it's caused by sun damage. although it won't kill you, it can be disfiguring, destroying tissue and bone. sun screen is your best defense, summer and winter. listen to wolverine, get yourself checked and use sun screen. dr. richard besser, abc news, new york. >>> and we move next tonight to a national memory. tomorrow, the nation will pause to remember the dark day that changed history, the 50th anniversary of president kennedy's assassination. there is something americans did not know. the president and his family once had a kind of secret bunker, a private island to protect them. p
richard besser. >> reporter: wolverine. star of le miz. oscar host. he has the single most common form of cancer. 45-year-old hugh jackman, sent out a selfie today. doctors found a basal cell carcinoma on his nose and removed it. please don't be foolish like me he put on instagram, get yourself checked. see that mark on his nose? that's the cancer. deb said to get the mark on my nose checked. he admitted he only got it checked because his wife insisted. boy was she right. it's caused by...
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richard besser right here. what's going on? >> if you are one of the tens of millions of people who is taking a statin right now, this controversy and confusion doesn't apply to you. there are problems with the guidelines in terms of figuring out who is in the highest risk. >> but they're saying specifically a lot more people should go on statins. one in three adults, is that still true? >> there is a lot they agree on in terms of who should be on these drugs. three groups, those people with a bad cholesterol greater than 90, anyone who has had a a heart attack or stroke or anyone with diabetes over 40, all of those people should be on statin. >> they do agree that some additional people should go on. where do they disagree? >> it comes down to figuring out other people who don't fit into those groups who are at high risk. the way they calculated it in the guidelines they don't think that's right. here's what you need to do. next time you see your doctor, say based on my age, sex, race, my blood pressure, whether someone in my
richard besser right here. what's going on? >> if you are one of the tens of millions of people who is taking a statin right now, this controversy and confusion doesn't apply to you. there are problems with the guidelines in terms of figuring out who is in the highest risk. >> but they're saying specifically a lot more people should go on statins. one in three adults, is that still true? >> there is a lot they agree on in terms of who should be on these drugs. three groups,...
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richard besser explains. >> reporter: children with autism don't read emotions or faces well. how could a baby tell you that? watch where the baby's eyes go. that's the key to today's autism study. at emory university, eye-tracking software shows what this little guy is looking at. where the x is, that's his focus. >> what this study shows us is that there are changes already happening that wouldn't be detectable to the naked eye. >> reporter: they studied a group of 36 children, starting at just two months old. three years later, they found out which ones were diagnosed with autism. turns out, the children with autism by six months old spent less and less time looking at the eyes. the bigger the change, the more profound the autism was. >> the earlier we diagnose, the earlier we intervene, the better the long-term outcome. >> reporter: previous research in boston has used eye-tracking to show that babies take emotional cues from faces. from eyes. >> what we're seeing is three different facial emotions, neutral, happy and fear. >> reporter: we know older children with autism d
richard besser explains. >> reporter: children with autism don't read emotions or faces well. how could a baby tell you that? watch where the baby's eyes go. that's the key to today's autism study. at emory university, eye-tracking software shows what this little guy is looking at. where the x is, that's his focus. >> what this study shows us is that there are changes already happening that wouldn't be detectable to the naked eye. >> reporter: they studied a group of 36...
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richard besser. >> a chemical that forms when you cook foods. you see it with plant-based foods. potatoes, grains. and coffee. but the number one food for acrylamide, french fries. >> and a lot of people like their food extra crispy, even fried at times. this can be dangerous. >> i love the dark french fries. the really crunchy ones and dark toast. but the more you cook it, the more acrylamide forms. it was first identified in 2002, in foods. and what they find, if you give a lot to mice, it can create different cancers. they've never found a cancer linked to this in humans. but the fda says as abundance of caution, we could take steps to reduce it. >> they've known about acrylamide for a while. what do you suggest for people at home? >> some of the good news is the fda is working with industry to cut down the problem altogether. when you're cooking your food, you don't overcook your french fries. instead of the toast, go for a lighter brown. you're going to cut down on it. but the overwhelming thing you can do is put variety in your diet. if you go with a heart-healthy diet, lea
richard besser. >> a chemical that forms when you cook foods. you see it with plant-based foods. potatoes, grains. and coffee. but the number one food for acrylamide, french fries. >> and a lot of people like their food extra crispy, even fried at times. this can be dangerous. >> i love the dark french fries. the really crunchy ones and dark toast. but the more you cook it, the more acrylamide forms. it was first identified in 2002, in foods. and what they find, if you give a...
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richard besser, abc news, new york. >> listen to wolverine and wolverine's wife. in many cases that is what it takes to get the husband to go to the doctor. >> i had one and had it removed. you are supposed to go every year at least, especially someone like me. i haven't been there in five years. i think i will go and take wolverine's advice. >> you should go. >>> coming up, we continue to mark the 50th anniversary of the jfk assassination. >> this morning, we'll look at how musicians channelled their grief in to writing songs that touched the nation. >>> ahead in the next half-hour, a documentary that has couples talking. it looks at the issue of breast-feeding in public and why it makes some dads uncomfortable. you are watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. now." [female narrator] foods rich in folic acid like white bread and leafy greens can help prevent some birth defects before you even know you're pregnant. ♪ ♪ anybody here seen my old friend john ♪ >>> we are stepping back to the '60s this
richard besser, abc news, new york. >> listen to wolverine and wolverine's wife. in many cases that is what it takes to get the husband to go to the doctor. >> i had one and had it removed. you are supposed to go every year at least, especially someone like me. i haven't been there in five years. i think i will go and take wolverine's advice. >> you should go. >>> coming up, we continue to mark the 50th anniversary of the jfk assassination. >> this morning,...
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it's important however that we treat the right people. >> our own rich besser is here. a third of all adults in this country on prescription medication. does this give you pause? >> it does. in general statins are safe. some may have muscle pain or increase in diabetes. if you have a low risk to begin with you have to decide is it worth it. do i want to go on a drug for the rest of my life to lower it a little more. >> there are interactions with these drugs. >> there are many drug interactions. if you are starting on this new you have to check with those. something as simple as grapefruit juice is something you have to avoid. >>> tonight too many americans are racing to help millions o people reeling after the typhoon hit the philippines. marines are already on the ground there delivering supplies and helping the smallest victims of the monster storm. abc's chief foreign correspondent terry more an is in the hadest hit city tonight. >> reporter: believe it or not this is one of the only places in the city that is still functioning. thiss where people want to get to bec
it's important however that we treat the right people. >> our own rich besser is here. a third of all adults in this country on prescription medication. does this give you pause? >> it does. in general statins are safe. some may have muscle pain or increase in diabetes. if you have a low risk to begin with you have to decide is it worth it. do i want to go on a drug for the rest of my life to lower it a little more. >> there are interactions with these drugs. >> there...
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richard besser. >> reporter: they are life-saving drugs. the best we have for lowering the risk of heart attacks and strokes. statins. new guidelines that dramatically expand our use to one-third of all adults. >> we have always treated people who had a heart attack or stroke. we will treat many more millions people who have not had a first event. that's a big deal. >> reporter: among the changes statins will be recommended for all people with type two diabetes, ages 40 to 75 regardless of cholesterol. the old guidelines recommended a statin if your risk of having a heart attack was over 20%. and other guidelines consider race and sex. yesterday a 55-year-old african-american woman with normal cholesterol and high blood pressure wouldn't go on a statin. today she would. >> treating more people makes sense. it is important, however, that we treat the right people. >> statins are generally safe. some people may experience muscle pain or risk of diabetes. if you are at low risk do you want to go on a drug to lower your risk any further? dr. ri
richard besser. >> reporter: they are life-saving drugs. the best we have for lowering the risk of heart attacks and strokes. statins. new guidelines that dramatically expand our use to one-third of all adults. >> we have always treated people who had a heart attack or stroke. we will treat many more millions people who have not had a first event. that's a big deal. >> reporter: among the changes statins will be recommended for all people with type two diabetes, ages 40 to 75...
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richard besser explains. >> reporter: autistic children don't read emotions, faces, well. how could a baby tell you that? watch where the baby's eyes go. that's the key to today's autism study. at emory university, eye-tracking software shows what this little guy is looking at. see where the "x" is? that's his focus. >> what this study shows us is that there are changes already happening that wouldn't be detectable to the naked eye. >> reporter: they studied a group of 36 children, starting at just two months old. three years later, they found out which ones had developed autism. turns out, the children with autism by six months old spent less and less time looking at the eyes. the bigger the change, the more profound the autism was. >> the earlier we diagnose, the earlier we intervene, the better the long-term outcome. >> reporter: previous research in boston has used eye-tracking to show that babies take emotional cues from faces. from eyes. >> what we're seeing is three emotions, neutral, happy and fear. >> reporter: we know older children with autism don't make eye con
richard besser explains. >> reporter: autistic children don't read emotions, faces, well. how could a baby tell you that? watch where the baby's eyes go. that's the key to today's autism study. at emory university, eye-tracking software shows what this little guy is looking at. see where the "x" is? that's his focus. >> what this study shows us is that there are changes already happening that wouldn't be detectable to the naked eye. >> reporter: they studied a group...
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richard besser. >> reporter: they are life-saving drugs. the best we have for lowering the risk of heart attacks and strokes. statins. new guidelines that dramatically expand our use to one-third of all adults. >> we have always treated people who had a heart attack or stroke. we will treat many more millions people who have not had a first event. that's a big deal. >> reporter: among the changes statins will be recommended for all people with type 2 diabetes, ages 40 to 75 regardless of cholesterol. the old guidelines recommended a statin if your risk of having a heart attack was over 20%. and other guidelines consider race and sex. and recommend statins if your risk is 7.5%. yesterday a 55-year-old african-american woman with normal cholesterol and high blood pressure wouldn't go on a statin. today she would. >> treating more people makes sense. it is important, however, that we treat the right people. >> statins are generally safe. some people may experience muscle pain or risk of diabetes. if you are at low risk do you want to go on a d
richard besser. >> reporter: they are life-saving drugs. the best we have for lowering the risk of heart attacks and strokes. statins. new guidelines that dramatically expand our use to one-third of all adults. >> we have always treated people who had a heart attack or stroke. we will treat many more millions people who have not had a first event. that's a big deal. >> reporter: among the changes statins will be recommended for all people with type 2 diabetes, ages 40 to 75...
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i'm chris hardwick comedians tonight are ubc cofounder improv4humans it's matt besser. >> it is the most popular podcast in the entire universe. >> the universe is very expensive. >> if it's in the united states, it's the universe. >> just like the world series. america is the biggest team in the world. you have the biggest podcast. on comedy central it's megan
i'm chris hardwick comedians tonight are ubc cofounder improv4humans it's matt besser. >> it is the most popular podcast in the entire universe. >> the universe is very expensive. >> if it's in the united states, it's the universe. >> just like the world series. america is the biggest team in the world. you have the biggest podcast. on comedy central it's megan
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richard besser. >> reporter: wolverine. he has the single most common form of cancer. 45-year-old hugh jackman sent out a selfy. doctors find bay sal cell carcinoma on his nose and removed it. please don't be foolish like me and get yourself checked he tweeted out. the mark on his nose is cancer. he admitted he only checked with his doctor because his wife insisted. deb said to get the nose mark on my nose checked. boy was she right. although it won't kill you it can be disfigure ing destroying tissue and bone. sunscreen is your best defense, summer and winter. listen to wolverine, get yourself checked an use sunscreen. dr. richard besser, abc news, new york. >> listen to woler veen and wolverine's wife. in many cases that is what it takes. >> i had one and had it removed. you are supposed to go every year at least, especially someone like me i haven't been there in five years. i think i will go and take wolverines advice. this morning we will look at how musicians channelled their grief in to writing songs that touched the
richard besser. >> reporter: wolverine. he has the single most common form of cancer. 45-year-old hugh jackman sent out a selfy. doctors find bay sal cell carcinoma on his nose and removed it. please don't be foolish like me and get yourself checked he tweeted out. the mark on his nose is cancer. he admitted he only checked with his doctor because his wife insisted. deb said to get the nose mark on my nose checked. boy was she right. although it won't kill you it can be disfigure ing...
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frame they had more money they were able to buy more additional food more nutritious food for them besser quinn i wonder if these references to the past and you mentioned that you saw that happening back in the sixty's obviously a lot of. time has passed since then and again the the food production situation and our relationship with the food has changed and you have this focus on increasing food production stayed the same in fact this theme of feeding the hungry is one of the most popular themes among politicians they've been. repeating it over and over again from many many decades and you have the issue of minority still remains extremely pressing public health issues so my question she is whether you believe that. this focus on feeding the hungry while certainly having some humanitarian and emotional appeal is a bit outdated maybe a bit populist and i would even add a bit misleading because it does not represent the real problem that the world faces today which is not so much their veil ability of any sort of food but rather their vell ability of high quality food i would disagree with
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richard besser, is here with what it all means. this could affect tens of millions of americans. >> this is a huge change. we know, as you said, that statins lower your risk of heart attack and stroke. we used to treat people with high cholesterol. now, the goal is to treat everyone who is at risk of having heart attack or stroke. >> for those of us who already take statins, we no longer have to worry about the cholesterol target? >> this is just as big. it used to be, you are put on a statin, and your doctor is looking for you to hit a target of bad cholesterol. no longer. what we know from studies, just being on that statin is enough to lower your risk. it doesn't matter what number you get down to. >> that's good news. break down who this is going to affect. >> there's four groups they're recommending statins for. people with high cholesterol. anyone who has had a heart attack or stroke. this is a new group. anyone 40 to 75 who has diabetes. and the biggest group is the last one. people who have a risk of having a heart attack o
richard besser, is here with what it all means. this could affect tens of millions of americans. >> this is a huge change. we know, as you said, that statins lower your risk of heart attack and stroke. we used to treat people with high cholesterol. now, the goal is to treat everyone who is at risk of having heart attack or stroke. >> for those of us who already take statins, we no longer have to worry about the cholesterol target? >> this is just as big. it used to be, you are...
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richard besser, saying they can do more harm than good. >> you can still have some transfats in a product that says zero. you need to look at the ingredient list and see if it lists something called partially hydrogenated oil. that's the same thing as a transfat. the technology that companies use will only measure up to a certain point. if they're below that, they're allowed to say zero, even if the product has some transfat in there. the new change in fda, if it goes through, will eliminate that and make the food safer. >> the final ruling won't come until after a 60-day period, when the fda will hear from the public. but insiders say eliminating all transfats from our food is virtually a done deal. >>> a huge explosion ripping through a home in new jersey, badly injuring an elderly couple there. the homeowners were trapped inside yesterday, after that blast leveled their house. despite the flames, neighbors rushed in and saved the husband and wife. officials say it's too soon to tell if the new gas lines are to blame. >>> an explosion captured on camera near cleveland. a man was deliver
richard besser, saying they can do more harm than good. >> you can still have some transfats in a product that says zero. you need to look at the ingredient list and see if it lists something called partially hydrogenated oil. that's the same thing as a transfat. the technology that companies use will only measure up to a certain point. if they're below that, they're allowed to say zero, even if the product has some transfat in there. the new change in fda, if it goes through, will...
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about is a question that doesn't seem to be as cut and dried or clear as you were making it well i'm besser queen i wonder if the people you ask work for months some time surely they would claim that no no i asked respected scientists so. of course you don't go and ask people from a particular company but anyway this is a very complicated complicated issue and i think the jury's still out there on the whether there are no those suicides or cost and divest exclusively by d.m.o. crabs but it is clear that their rate of suicides has increased since ninety in ninety five so it's it is a fairly recent phenomenon but i would like to ask you what do you think is the next possible then you for agriculture to go what do you thing is something that you may honor with your prize in the years to come when. well. i i'd like to think that there would be ways that we'd see again that people make the use of water water's going to be the most scarce resource on our planet anything that can be done that can deal with how water can be extended and you know a little bit of it used to produce a lot and the seco
about is a question that doesn't seem to be as cut and dried or clear as you were making it well i'm besser queen i wonder if the people you ask work for months some time surely they would claim that no no i asked respected scientists so. of course you don't go and ask people from a particular company but anyway this is a very complicated complicated issue and i think the jury's still out there on the whether there are no those suicides or cost and divest exclusively by d.m.o. crabs but it is...
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richard besser tells us. >> reporter: 7,000 lives a year, that's how many people the fda estimates will be saved if they do it, ban from america's food all transfats and other partially hydrogenated oils, phos. it would mean many of the foods america loves would have to change. from this frozen marie callender pie to pop secret premium butter popcorn to celeste frozen pizza and white castle frozen sliders. >> this is a dangerous substance that people shouldn't be consuming. >> reporter: transfats have long been used to keep processed foods fresher longer. in your body they can boost your bad cholesterol and lower your good cholesterol, all bad for your heart. causing as many as 20,000 heart attacks each year. a lot of food makers have reduced these oils over the years. until the ban takes place how can you stop it? best tip? remember transfats are a type of pho, partially hydrogenated oil. the label, like this crisco, says zero transfat. look closely. there is still partially hydrogenated oil in there. crisco told abc news today they're phasing that out, too. food makers are allowed to
richard besser tells us. >> reporter: 7,000 lives a year, that's how many people the fda estimates will be saved if they do it, ban from america's food all transfats and other partially hydrogenated oils, phos. it would mean many of the foods america loves would have to change. from this frozen marie callender pie to pop secret premium butter popcorn to celeste frozen pizza and white castle frozen sliders. >> this is a dangerous substance that people shouldn't be consuming. >>...
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besser some lobster. so, it's all good. >>> let's get it over to our own weather mcdreamy, miss ginger zee. yeah. >> this one from alabama. these ladies, from oklahoma. how are you all doing it here? >> we're great. >> they're loving the cold. we're squeezed in close together. 18th birthday. let's get to the weather forecast. we have to start with the twitter photos. you send me great photos. the puppy, enjoying some of that fresh snow. and then, seattle. they have that big event tonight, the tree lighting. should be good until the storm starts sunday night into monday. we want to let you know what happens on the roads tomorrow when everyone starts to head out. the only troubling spot would >>> and here at home, beautiful conditions for black friday shopping. take a look at this, we have temperatures reaching the mid to upper 60s for much of the bay area. 68 degrees in napa, 67 >> this weather report brought to you by kay jewelers. we're going to head right on over. >> ginger zee. i want you to know i'm h
besser some lobster. so, it's all good. >>> let's get it over to our own weather mcdreamy, miss ginger zee. yeah. >> this one from alabama. these ladies, from oklahoma. how are you all doing it here? >> we're great. >> they're loving the cold. we're squeezed in close together. 18th birthday. let's get to the weather forecast. we have to start with the twitter photos. you send me great photos. the puppy, enjoying some of that fresh snow. and then, seattle. they have...
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richard besser tells us. >> reporter: 7,000 lives a year, that's how many people the fda estimates will be saved if they do it. banned from america's food all transfats and other partially hydrogenated oils. it would mean many of the foods america loves would have to change. from this frozen marie calendar pie to pop secret butter popcorn to frozen pizza and white castle frozen sliders. >> this is a dangerous substance that people shouldn't be consuming. >> they have long been used to keep processed foods fresher longer. that is correct dama they can damage your heart. causing heart attacks. a lot of food makers have reduced these oils over the years. until the ban takes place how can you stop it? remember transfats are a type of pho. the label, like this chris co, says zero transfat. look closely. there is still partially hydrogenated oil in there. chris co told abc news today they're phasing that out, too. food makers are allowed to say zero transfat if there is less than half a gram per serving. right now there is no regulations on phos. they're saying these aren't just unhealthy. th
richard besser tells us. >> reporter: 7,000 lives a year, that's how many people the fda estimates will be saved if they do it. banned from america's food all transfats and other partially hydrogenated oils. it would mean many of the foods america loves would have to change. from this frozen marie calendar pie to pop secret butter popcorn to frozen pizza and white castle frozen sliders. >> this is a dangerous substance that people shouldn't be consuming. >> they have long been...
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richard besser has details. >> reporter: 7,000 lives a year. that's how many people the fda estimates will be saved if they do it. they aim to remove all trans fats and partially hydrogenated oils. phos. it means many of the foods america loves would have to change. half a gram of trans fat. from this pie to pop secret popcorn, to white castle frozen sliders. >> this is a dangerous substance that people shouldn't be consuming. >> reporter: trans fats have been used to keep foods fresher longer. but in your body, it can damage arteries, boost bad cholesterol and lower good cholesterol. all bad for your heart. causing as many as 20,000 heart attacks a year. a lot of food makers reduced the oils. but until the ban takes place how can you spot them? best tip, remember trans fats are a type of pho, partially hydrogenated oils. this crisco, this label says "zero trans fat." but look -- there is still partially hydrogenated oil in there. crisco says they are phasing that out too. they are allowed to say zero trans fat if there is less than a half gram
richard besser has details. >> reporter: 7,000 lives a year. that's how many people the fda estimates will be saved if they do it. they aim to remove all trans fats and partially hydrogenated oils. phos. it means many of the foods america loves would have to change. half a gram of trans fat. from this pie to pop secret popcorn, to white castle frozen sliders. >> this is a dangerous substance that people shouldn't be consuming. >> reporter: trans fats have been used to keep...
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richard besser is here with more. this is a chemical that's called what? >> acrylamide. and it's in all of our foods, especially when you cook it in high temperatures. it's a reaction between the sugars and the proteins. the main foods are plant-based foots. potatoes, hash browns, the grains that go into your toast and your coffee. the number one food is french fries. especially when you cook them really dark brown. people like their toast crunchy, why is that harmful? >> the more you cook it, the higher the level of acrylamide. it can have twice or three-times as much acrylamide in there. >> folks at home to have breakfast, what is your advice to them? >> acrylamide has been linked to tumors in mice. the evidence of linkage to humans is not very strong. but the fda says it's worth taking action. they're trying to help industry reduce it so it doesn't get to your table. in terms of your own food, don't cook your toast quite so dark. go for the light brown. don't go for french fries that are so dark. but the big thing is what we talk about around food. it's have a varied
richard besser is here with more. this is a chemical that's called what? >> acrylamide. and it's in all of our foods, especially when you cook it in high temperatures. it's a reaction between the sugars and the proteins. the main foods are plant-based foots. potatoes, hash browns, the grains that go into your toast and your coffee. the number one food is french fries. especially when you cook them really dark brown. people like their toast crunchy, why is that harmful? >> the more...
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richard besser, abc news, new york. >> fascinating. business news. starting on wall street where the dow opens this morning at a record high with the nearly 129 point gain yesterday. it knocks the 33rd record close of the year. up 20% this year. the s&p starts today one point below its record. big deal today for investors. the stock market debut of twitter. shares of the messaging service have been priced at $26 a share. that gives twitter a market value of more than $18 billion and creates pos ably three new billionaires and a bunch of multimillionaires. all early workers at the company. >>> wal-mart is apologizing for offering rock bottom prices that were literally too good to be true they set off a buying frenzy with computer monitors for $9 . treadmills $20 and kayaks 11 bucks. wal-mart said it was a technical glitch that is to blame and it is not going to honor those absurd bargains. instead the customers that got the orders will get a measly $10 gift card. >>> abercrombie and fitch plans to roll out larger sizes in hopes of attracting more cust
richard besser, abc news, new york. >> fascinating. business news. starting on wall street where the dow opens this morning at a record high with the nearly 129 point gain yesterday. it knocks the 33rd record close of the year. up 20% this year. the s&p starts today one point below its record. big deal today for investors. the stock market debut of twitter. shares of the messaging service have been priced at $26 a share. that gives twitter a market value of more than $18 billion and...
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richard besser, abc news, new york. >>> fascinating. to some business news starting on wall street where the dow opens this morning at a record high with its nearly 129 point gain yesterday. the dow knocks its 33rd record close of the year. up more than 20%. the s&p 500 starts today one point below its record. >>> the big deal today for investors, the stock market sale of twitter. $26 a share. that gives twitter a market value of $18 billion and creates possibly three new billionaires and a bunch of multi-millionaires, all early workers at the company. >>> walmart is apologizing for offering rock bottom prices that were literally too good to be true. the retailer set off a buying frenzy on its website with computer monitors going for $9, tread mills at $20 and kayaks for 20 bucks. walmart has said it was a technical glitch and that is to blame and it is not going to honor those absurd bargains. instead customers who placed orders yesterday will get a measly $10 gift card. time to return that kayak. sorry about that. >> ten bucks? >> big
richard besser, abc news, new york. >>> fascinating. to some business news starting on wall street where the dow opens this morning at a record high with its nearly 129 point gain yesterday. the dow knocks its 33rd record close of the year. up more than 20%. the s&p 500 starts today one point below its record. >>> the big deal today for investors, the stock market sale of twitter. $26 a share. that gives twitter a market value of $18 billion and creates possibly three new...
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rich besser, to separate fact and fiction. what do you think about this woman's claim, her experience? >> water is important. there's nothing our body regulates closer to water and salt. if you get dehydrated, your body will pull water from your skin. everyone reaches for the bottle. when it does that, your eyes are going to look sunken, your skin is going to feel drier. you will look a lot older. but if you're not dehydrated and you drink a lot of extra water, it's going to send you to the bathroom. >> aren't most of us normally dehydrated? people don't normally drink enough. >> it depends on the degree. if you're not feeling thirst, if you're not thirsty, you're probably not dehydrated. and you're not dehydrated to the point that you'll be pulling the water from your tissue. there's nothing to show that. >> i thought we did a report not too long ago that you could be in danger of drinking too much water. >> you -- it's pretty hard. your kidneys do a very good job of filtering your water, making sure that doesn't happen. the
rich besser, to separate fact and fiction. what do you think about this woman's claim, her experience? >> water is important. there's nothing our body regulates closer to water and salt. if you get dehydrated, your body will pull water from your skin. everyone reaches for the bottle. when it does that, your eyes are going to look sunken, your skin is going to feel drier. you will look a lot older. but if you're not dehydrated and you drink a lot of extra water, it's going to send you to...
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richard besser. i know you have concerns about these kits. >> i do. it's one thing to use a kit to find out about your ancestors or your risk of going bald. but if you're looking at medical information, your risk of the brca gene, for cancer, you want to make sure it's accurate. and in fact, by law, it has to be approved by the fda. fda says none of the home test kits have gone through that. and none have been approved. right now, the best way to know your risk, you know, for something like brca, you get a formal test. but other things you want to know about your family history, find out what diseases ran in the family. >> it's thanksgiving. family is going to be around the table. have the conversation. >> sit down and ask those questions. have that conversation. >> i know you want to talk about something else. the -- what's called the plan-b contraceptive pill. >> this is really important. the european manufacturer of that pill said yesterday that they want to change the label to indicate that the pill does not work in any woman that is greater than
richard besser. i know you have concerns about these kits. >> i do. it's one thing to use a kit to find out about your ancestors or your risk of going bald. but if you're looking at medical information, your risk of the brca gene, for cancer, you want to make sure it's accurate. and in fact, by law, it has to be approved by the fda. fda says none of the home test kits have gone through that. and none have been approved. right now, the best way to know your risk, you know, for something...
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richard besser has that story for us. >> reporter: idyllic, ivy lead, and this morning, battling a serious outbreak. since march, seven undergraduates at princeton university have been diagnosed with a rare form of meningitis, meningitis type "b". are you worried about the meningitis that's going around? >> yeah. getting calls from your parents and relatives asking, what is going on? >> reporter: those infected may feel like they have flu, fever, headache, body aches. then the unusual symptoms, a stiff neck. the tell talesign of danger, of meningitis. many who survive are damaged. 10% may die. the situation here is so dangerous that the cdc received an approval to use a vaccination not yet available in the u.s. students may have the option to take it. >> not knowing the effects of the vaccine or anything like that, since it's not approved in the u.s., i don't think i would take it. >> reporter: it's shared through close contact, like in dorms. smokers are at greater risk. >> so students at princeton are not kissing name? >> no, no kissing at princeton. >> reporter: usually this type of out
richard besser has that story for us. >> reporter: idyllic, ivy lead, and this morning, battling a serious outbreak. since march, seven undergraduates at princeton university have been diagnosed with a rare form of meningitis, meningitis type "b". are you worried about the meningitis that's going around? >> yeah. getting calls from your parents and relatives asking, what is going on? >> reporter: those infected may feel like they have flu, fever, headache, body...
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richard besser, is here to tell us more on this new ruling. we know, the fda says it estimates that it can prevent 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 deaths. >> huge. >> eliminating transfat. a lot of people are asking, is it going to change the taste of the food at all? >> yeah. that's a good question. i don't think it will. in 2006, the fda required labeling of food. it has to list transfats. and yesterday, i went to the supermarket. and i went through the aisle. i was reading labels. and every food category, whether you're talking about popcorn, or cookies or taco shells, some products had the transfats and some didn't. and the consumer is buying both of those. >> and as a consumer, you see a bag of chips, and it says 0% transfats on the front of the label. and that's not true. >> that's the heart of the story. they're not only saying no transfats. but there's a category of chemicals called partially hydrogenated oils. that are being banned that include that. you need to have good eyes. the first thing you want to do is check the nutrition labe
richard besser, is here to tell us more on this new ruling. we know, the fda says it estimates that it can prevent 20,000 heart attacks and 7,000 deaths. >> huge. >> eliminating transfat. a lot of people are asking, is it going to change the taste of the food at all? >> yeah. that's a good question. i don't think it will. in 2006, the fda required labeling of food. it has to list transfats. and yesterday, i went to the supermarket. and i went through the aisle. i was reading...
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this besser kept reporting jared loughner. every time i would write on the blog word i would turn around and i was worried he would have a gun on me. it's not like oh who's to say? everyone knew perfectly well but the left as you point out in this was another battle of mayor giuliani trying to get a homeless crazy woman off the street. her family was begging to have% to bellevue. this is not compassion for the people who have generally paranoid schizophrenia. if they take medication they would have perfectly normal lives. they don't know they are sick so they don't take their medication. is written the insanity offense and has been screaming from the rooftops since the day the institutional movement began saying you were going to have mass murders and a huge population of homeless people. instead of putting the mentally ill in mental institutions they will be filling up the prisons and that's exactly what has happened. it's also a footnote to any republican officeholders. it's a fantastic issue for republicans. everyone knows
this besser kept reporting jared loughner. every time i would write on the blog word i would turn around and i was worried he would have a gun on me. it's not like oh who's to say? everyone knew perfectly well but the left as you point out in this was another battle of mayor giuliani trying to get a homeless crazy woman off the street. her family was begging to have% to bellevue. this is not compassion for the people who have generally paranoid schizophrenia. if they take medication they would...