Don’t Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
A profile of the study “Dirty Money: An Investigation into the Hygiene Status of Some...
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How Ultra-Processed Foods Could Cause Disease: Loss of Phytonutrients
The 150 key nutritional components that are tracked in nutritional databases are only a tiny fraction of the more than 26,000 compounds present in our food.
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Hand Washing Compliance of Retail Deli Workers
How often do retail deli workers wash their hands, at both independent and chain stores?...
Some Dietary Supplements May Be More Than a Waste of Money
People taking dietary supplements may, in some cases, be paying to make themselves sick. This...
Heavy Metals in Protein Powder Supplements
A Consumer Reports investigation into the safety of protein supplements found that more than half...
Dietary Supplement Snake Oil
Supplement industry representative attempts to rebut a mea culpa editorial in an alternative medicine journal...
Pharmacists vs. Health Food Store Employees: Who Gives Better Advice?
The accuracy of medical advice given by staff at natural food stores is compared to...
Dangerous Advice from Health Food Store Employees
Employees in natural food stores have been caught giving advice that is not only scientifically...
Bad Advice from Health Food Store Employees
Most health food store supplement aisle employees have little or no training and make wildly...
Health Food Store Supplement Advice
Studies in the U.S. and Canada focus on what advice and supplements natural food store...
Which Brand of Tuna Has the Most Mercury?
In a survey of three national brands of tuna in the United States, most cans...
Nerves of Mercury
Studies of the neurobehavioral toxicity of mercury on children suggest that no level of mercury...
Hair Testing for Mercury before Considering Pregnancy
The EPA safety limit on mercury in fish may not sufficiently protect pregnant women in...
