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Most Americans take for granted the safety of their food and water. If we do worry, we usually focus on sugar, salt, cholesterol, saturated fat - and food additives. We forget that modern methods of food preparation, packaging, refrigeration, and the use of preservatives - combined with efficient municipal water purification and sanitation - have resulted in the United States and other developed countries having unparalleled safety and freedom from infectious diseases transmitted by contaminated food and water. Probably the main health hazard we face from food in this country is its abundance. We eat too much. Obesity, not travelers' diarrhea, is the greater health risk. For more
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for the complete International Travel HealthGuide Chapter
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