question about dioxin in animal fats?

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Hi everyone,

I'm wondering if any of you have any thoughts about

dealing with the dioxin in animal fats. The research

I've seen shows that the highest concentrations are in

butter, cheese, beef.... all the stuff I love and

makes me feel good. Dioxin is a fairly potent

carcinogen that migrates to the fatty tissues and is

fairly resistant to leaving the body.

I had not thought of this until my husband brought it

up...he does local air pollution work for the Seirra

Club. One of the enviromental lawyers he works with is

vegan because of doixin research for legal cases. It

scared him enough to change his diet (although I

think, like all the vegans I know, he looks rather

sickly).

He says dixion polluted areas are difficult to

pinpoint becase it has a grasshopper effect. It's

produced from a number of different sources - power

plants, industry, landfill incineration, spills, etc.

Then dioxin rises and falls as the earth is heated and

cooled until it reaches the artic areas where cold air

causes it to settle and concentrate. People living in

these areas often have very high levels.

I'd love to know others thoughts on this problem. The

research I've looked at does not look good.

Lynn Razaitis

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