Oct 31, 2017 12:55PM
A Canadian meta-analysis of 45 studies found that former and occasional drinkers have a 45 percent greater risk of heart disease than non-drinkers.
Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide glyphosate, which harms both soil and human health, has been found in 10 of 10 California wines tested, including organic ones.
Sep 29, 2017 07:19PM
Heart attack hospital admissions declined in New York counties that banned trans fat food in restaurants.
Mar 31, 2017 10:20AM
To replace plastic consumer waste, innovators have created a food wrap made of milk casein and a six-pack ring made of barley and wheat.
Feb 28, 2017 12:25PM
Rutgers researchers found that food dropped on the floor for even one second can be contaminated with bacteria, and that carpet transferred fewer bacteria than tile and stainless steel.
Dec 28, 2016 01:43PM
To help consumers know which drinks and foods are still being sold in cans lined with endocrine-disrupting BPA, the Environmental working Group’s website lists 16,000 BPA-tainted products.
Nov 30, 2016 12:33PM
To protect its traditional seeds and agriculture, Venezuela has passed perhaps the toughest law in the world regulating the use and research of genetically modified organisms.
Aug 31, 2016 01:44PM
Faced with rising consumer resistance to High-Fructose Corn Syrup, the corn refiners industry has created the terms “fructose syrup” or just “fructose” to hide its intense use in processed foods.
Jun 30, 2016 11:14AM
Two cans of an energy drink per day produced abnormal heart rhythms and higher blood pressure in healthy adults.
Jun 30, 2016 11:13AM
The DuPont Teflon residues found in the blood of more than 99 percent of Americans is now linked to cancer, birth defects, heart disease and a weakened immune system.
Apr 29, 2016 11:01AM
A DNA sampling of 82 purchases found that 43 percent of the so-called “wild-caught” salmon was farmed.
Mar 31, 2016 10:48AM
Germany has followed Scotland’s lead in the European Union by blocking the use of GMOs (genetically modified organisms) in agriculture.
Jan 29, 2016 11:07AM
People with a history of chronic bronchitis that routinely drank five or more high-fructose corn syrup sodas a week showed an 80 percent increase in bronchitis incidents.
Dec 29, 2015 06:25PM
Increasingly, physicians are urging labeling of GMO products and voicing concerns about their carcinogenic properties.
Dec 29, 2015 05:23PM
Citing research links to liver, nerve and heart disorders, more than 200 scientists have called for a halt to the production of the chemicals used to coat non-stick cookware.
Nov 30, 2015 10:48AM
Despite ambitious resolutions, a new study finds we tend to dramatically increase our intake of calorie-rich foods after winter holiday feasting—although we manage to work in more veggies too.
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