Environmental factors associated with lung cancer are grossly underestimated. At the direction of Congress, the Institute of Medicine began studying the health impact of Gulf War exposure to depleted uranium, the residue left after nuclear-grade uranium is extracted. Like radon, which is the second leading cause of lung cancer, depleted uranium, used in weapons and armor shielding, can give off radioactive products of decay that can be carcinogenic. While the first Institute of Medicine report in 2000 found insufficient evidence of a definite link to lung cancer, the 2008 update report now assigns “high priority” to continued review of the link with lung cancer. The institute has also been reviewing the impact of exposure to fuel exhausts, smoke from burning oil wells, kerosene cookers and heaters in enclosed tents and other battlefield emissions. The “strongest finding” was the association of combustion products and lung cancer.
Americans, you’re in luck. Starting on Tuesday, Starbucks will begin offering the flat white as part of its regular menu in the U.S., the coffee chain confirmed. A flat what, you say?
Few Americans have had the pleasure of drinking a flat white, a coffee concoction thought to have originated Down Under in the 1980s that has since become Australia’s unofficial national beverage.
Here’s the skinny: A flat white consists of espresso and steamed milk. If that sounds like a latte, it is. But coffee connoisseurs note that an artfully-made flat white will have a higher coffee-to-milk ratio, and a more velvety texture. Flat whites are typically smaller, too.
That definition is not universally accepted, and there is a thriving cottage industry of food writers trying to tease out the subtle differences between flat whites, cappuccinos and lattes.
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