NPR: Drinking Raw Milk Is Worth The Risk, Advocates Say NPR takes a look at both sides of the raw milk controversy, examining why it is currently illegal to sell raw milk in 28 states and why advocates believe it to be significantly more healthy than pasteurized milk.

Seattle Times: Scientists knock out "five-second rule" We have all done it - dropped a piece of food on the floor and scooped it right up, touting the "five-second rule." Not so fast. Clemson University food scientist Paul Dawson has debunked this five-second theory, saying that bacteria such as salmonella can survive on a dry surface for up to a month, and can be immediately transferred to food.

Still, most researchers agree that the critical thing is not time, but location. It's OK to brush off the bagel that fell from the stroller onto the sidewalk and give it to your screaming child, for example, because the pavement is cleaner than the kitchen floor in terms of the types of germs that cause illnesses, said Dr. Harley Rotbart, a professor of microbiology and pediatric infectious diseases at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Health.com: The 50 Fattiest Foods in the States Health.com takes readers on a culinary tour of the most calorie and fat-laden foods in the country. Michigan's entry in the fattiest food roundup is the legendary BLT sandwich at Tony's in Birch Run. Made with a full pound of bacon, the sandwich weighs in at a whopping 192 grams of fat.

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