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Preventing Macular Degeneration with Diet
May 17, 2012
A healthy diet may not only prevent the complications of diabetes, but also reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration, another common cause of blindness.
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Poultry Exposure and Neurological Disease
April 12, 2012
Poultry workers exhibit an excess of a wide range of diseases, from thyroid conditions to schizophrenia and autoimmune neurological disorders such as myasthenia gravis. This may be due to exposure to viruses present in chickens and turkeys.
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Bacon and Botulism
February 27, 2012
The nitrite preservatives in processed meats such as bologna, bacon, ham, and hot dogs form carcinogenic nitrosamines but also reduce the growth of botulism bacteria, forcing regulators to strike a balance between consumers risking cancer or a deadly form of food poisoning.
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Asparagus Pee
February 17, 2012
Young infants and perhaps those with recurrent oxalate kidney stones should avoid beets, but most commonly the chief side effect is beeturia, the harmless passage of pink urine, though not all are affected, akin to the malodorous urine (“stinky pee”) that sometimes results from asparagus consumption.
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Glycotoxins
December 28, 2011
Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in our diet are thought to accelerate the aging process.
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Saffron for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s
September 6, 2011
In a double-blind study, the spice saffron beat out placebo in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease dementia symptoms.
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Drug Residues in Meat
April 9, 2011
The U.S. Inspector General cites the USDA for failing to safeguard the meat supply from drug residues.
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Oxalates in Cinnamon
December 15, 2010
How much turmeric and cinnamon is too much?
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Are Betel Nuts Good For You?
December 7, 2010
Areca nuts may be both carcinogenic and damaging to the liver.
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Are Star Fruit Good For You?
December 3, 2010
The oxalate content in star fruit may pose a risk.