Here are some interesting reads from last week.

• cool work, nice post on it: Evolving Health: One Tomato at a Time: Feeding the World with Controlled Environment Agriculture
• a potential mechanism on why PUFAs are consistently found positive to cardiovascular health PUFAs acutely affect triacylglycerol-derived skeletal muscle fatty acid uptake and increase postprandial insulin sensitivity
• a meta-analysis finds a 20% crop yield gap between organic and conventional agriculture: GMO Pundit
• Good post by Mike Gibney on risk perceptions gibneyonfood: Snakes, astronauts and consumer risk perception
• theobromine is why chocolate is toxic to some pets, interesting article: The Curious (Toxic) Chemistry of Chocolate | Speakeasy Science
• great post filled with references Chiropractic: An Indefensible Profession – Skeptical Health : Skeptical Health
• I like this summary by Yoni Freedhoff and Scott Kahan (I’ve blogged on both Cochrane reviews) 2011 – Review: Interventions to reduce dietary salt do not reduce mortality or morbidity