Green Options » harlem http://greenoptions.com/tag/harlem Posts tagged 'harlem' Sun, 03 May 2009 15:00:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Chemicals in Plastics Linked to Childhood Obesity http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/03/chemicals-in-plastics-linked-to-childhood-obesity/ http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/03/chemicals-in-plastics-linked-to-childhood-obesity/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 15:00:46 +0000 Jennifer Lance http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/03/chemicals-in-plastics-linked-to-childhood-obesity/ Childhood obesity linked to chemicals in plasticsYes, we hate plastics!  Not only is this evil material bad for our environment, over and over again the news reports the negative effects of plastic chemicals on our children’s health. From BPA to phthalates, plastics are to blame for a slew of health problems.

Now, a long term study of girls living in Harlem has linked exposure to the chemicals in plastics to childhood obesity.

Yes, plastics make kids fat, well at least there is a correlation.

Researchers at Mount Sinai Medical Center discovered that when phthalates are absorbed into the body and act as endocrine disruptors, obesity levels rise in mice.  The East Harlem study is the first one to link endocrine disruptors ro human obesity.  Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, a professor of pediatrics at Mount Sinai, explains:

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]]> http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/05/03/chemicals-in-plastics-linked-to-childhood-obesity/feed/ Eco-Libris: Another Harlem Renaissance — Hue-Man Bookstore and Cafe http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/05/27/eco-libris-another-harlem-renaissance-hue-man-bookstore-and-cafe/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/05/27/eco-libris-another-harlem-renaissance-hue-man-bookstore-and-cafe/#comments Tue, 27 May 2008 19:21:05 +0000 Jeff McIntire-Strasburg http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/05/27/eco-libris-another-harlem-renaissance-hue-man-bookstore-and-cafe/ Sign with logo from Hue-Man Bookstore and Cafe, Harlem, New YorkEditor’s note: Our friends at Eco-Libris have another success to share: a “book offset” partnership with Harlem’s Hue-Man Bookstore and Cafe. As with each of these partnerships, Eco-Libris blogger Raz Godelnik profiles the store; we’re pleased to publish that profile, along with an interview of majority partner Marva Allen, today. This post was originally published on Saturday, May 24, 2008.

Starting few weeks ago with the interview of James “Surendra” Conti of East West Bookstore, we continue in our presentations of the bookstores that are part of our bookstores program and the people behind them.

Today we have the pleasure to present you with the Hue-Man Bookstore and Cafe of Harlem, NY and its co-owner and managing partner, Marva Allen.

When I entered Hue-Man Bookstore and Cafe few months ago, I knew immediately I arrived to a unique bookstore. The bookstore located in the heart of Harlem, New York has established itself as an important part of the commercial revival of Harlem, becoming the largest and best-known African-American bookstore in the U.S.

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