Over the past three decades in the US, the childhood obesity rate has more than doubled for preschool children aged 2-5 years and adolescents aged 12-19 years, and it has more than tripled for children aged 6-11 years

In the age group 15-16, over 34 percent of teens who don't regularly eat dinner with their parents smoked, in contrast to just 25 percent of teens who do eat dinner regularly with their parents.

An Antioxidant compound in green tea inhibits the growth of cancer cells. Research also suggests that drinking green tea lowers total cholesterol levels, as well as improving the ratio of good (HDL) cholesterol to bad (LDL) cholesterol

Dumping one quart of motor oil down a storm drain contaminates 250,000 gallons of water. Every year ships at sea discharge somewhere between 5 and 50 million tons of oil.

Para-phenylenediamine and tetrahydro-6-nitroquinoxaline, both have shown to damage genetic material and cause cancer in animals. Coal tar, a known carcinogen is used in hair colors and dyes as it creates brighter and more lasting colors.

There are nearly six thousand chemicals and additives in our food. About 90 percent of the money that Americans spend on food is used to buy processed items . Many processed foods are stripped bare, rendering them of little or no nutritional value.

The production of organic cotton clothing is done using [[natural dyes]] and vegetable inks and with agents like [[potato]] starch and hydrogen peroxide to clean and build the fibers.

Regular application of the fresh juice of the leaves of amaranth arrests and prevents premature graying. Massage the scalp twice weekly with butter made from cow's milk. Vitamins are useful in guarding against premature graying of hair.

Many consumers are taking salt off their dinner tables. Yet three quarters of salt is actually hidden in processed foods including ready meals, cereal and even soup.

The CERN experiments could reveal more about "dark matter," antimatter and possibly hidden dimensions of space and time.