Is Meat Glue Safe?
Used in about eight million pounds of meat every year in the United States, the...
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How Ultra-Processed Foods Could Cause Disease: Calorie Density
The biological mechanisms our bodies use to regulate our weight likely evolved in the context of eating at least four or five pounds of food a day.
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Is Liquid-Smoke Flavoring Carcinogenic?
Different brands of liquid smoke flavorings have been tested for DNA-damaging potential, p53 activation, and...
Food Antioxidants, Stroke, and Heart Disease
The oxidation of high-fat and cholesterol-rich foods in our stomachs may help explain why eating...
Food Antioxidants and Cancer
Antioxidant intake from foods (not supplements) is associated with lower cancer risk.
Orange Aromatherapy for Anxiety
The smell of sweet orange essential oil may have anxiety-reducing properties without the potentially addictive,...
Who Says Eggs Aren’t Healthy or Safe?
Freedom of Information Act documents reveal that the U.S. Department of Agriculture warned the egg...
How Much Exercise to Sustain Weight Loss?
What role has inactivity played in the obesity epidemic and how much should we be...
Who Determines if Food Additives Are Safe?
The safety of food additives is determined not by the FDA, but by the manufacturers...
Chicken Salmonella Thanks to Meat Industry Lawsuit
The meat industry sued the federal government, winning the right to sell food known to...
Foster Farms Responds to Chicken Salmonella Outbreaks
Foster Farms chicken may have infected and sickened more than 10,000 people, due to contamination...
Norovirus Food Poisoning from Pesticides
Organic produce may present less of a food safety risk, given the potential contamination of...
Is Fish Oil Just Snake Oil?
Advice to eat oily fish, or take fish oil, to lower risk of heart disease,...
