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Spring Cleaning Your Nutrition
Written by Yvonne Bishop Hello Everyone! This time of year is when most of us are Spring Cleaning for our households, and I wish to extend it to your nutrition ...
Juicing in the New Year
Do your New Year's resolutions include getting more kale and other greens into your diet to support your weight loss goals? Maybe you've decided to start eating breakfast? Whether you're ...
Flame retardant linked to obesity in mice.
Mice fed high-fat diets gained about 30 percent more weight than other mice eating the same foods when they also ingested high doses of a flame retardant, according to a ...
The Catch-22 In The Toxic Chemicals Law
Transcript AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Now, the contaminant that leaked into the Elk River was a chemical called MCHM, and officials in West Virginia have promised to investigate how it might ...
BPA Among Toxic Chemicals Driving Up Health Care Costs, Experts Say
Health care spending in the U.S. has surged more than eightfold since the 1960s. Skyrocketing in that same time: Rates of chronic disease, use of synthetic chemicals, and evidence that ...
Pepsi One contains higher levels of potential carcinogen, report says
Caramel color is an additive that gives your bubbly soda that distinct amber hue. But some of the artificial coloring also contains a potentially carcinogenic chemical called 4-methylimidazole or 4-MeI. ...
Toxic chemicals in children’s clothes, explained
A new report by Greenpeace has found toxic chemicals in a wide range of children's clothing. DW sheds light on what the chemicals are, the risks they present and what ...
10 Vegetables & Herbs You Can Eat Once and Regrow Forever
There are some ingredients I cook with so often I can never buy too many of them, and most of them are produce. Onions, garlic and fresh herbs are staples ...
The Dangers of Bud Nip in a Compact Sweet Potato Project
The dangers of bud nip, a chemical herbicide also known as Chlorpropham, become clear in a simple yet illuminating message from a young lady named Elise. In the video below, ...
LePage signs bill to label genetically modified food
Maine becomes the second state to pass a law requiring food producers to label GMO food, but other states must follow before it goes into effect. Gov. Paul LePage has ...
This GMO Apple Won’t Brown. Will That Sour The Fruit’s Image?
If you (or your children) turn up your nose at brown apple slices, would you prefer fresh-looking ones that have been genetically engineered? Neal Carter, president of Okanagan Specialty Fruits, ...
White Wine and Beer Important Sources of Arsenic
White wine, beer and Brussels sprouts can be major sources of the toxic metal arsenic in people's diets, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed the diets of 852 people ...
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