Nutrition experts eat salad despite 'parasite panic'

The parasite panic didn't stop thousands of nutrition experts from chowing down on salad

The American Society for Nutrition's annual conference is one of the largest for cutting-edge research on all things food science. EPNAC.com/American Society for Nutrition At a conference, I saw doctors and dietitians enjoying salad, despite the cyclosporiasis outbreak. They told me the risk doesn't warrant swearing off fresh produce, a key part of a healthy diet. It made me feel safer about eating salads at home — with a few extra precautions. As a health reporter, I've spent weeks in the ...