Children’s medicines contain banned additives linked to hyperactivity
Charlie Cooper Tuesday, 22 October 2013 Some of the most popular children’s medicines contain E numbers that have been withdrawn from food and drink products because of links to…
Study estimates economic impact of childhood food allergies
Contact: Julie Pesch jpesch@luriechildrens.org 312-227-4261 The JAMA Network Journals The overall cost of childhood food allergies was estimated at nearly $25 billion annually in a study of caregivers that quantified…
Counting calories is ‘virtually meaningless’ because we all digest food differently
170 calories labelled on a serving of almonds can be closer to 129 calories However, calories in processed foods can often exceed the labelling This is because people digest differently …
What are Fructooliogosaccharides and How Do They Provide Digestive, Immunity and Bone Health Benefits?
A new presentation at the 2013 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting & Expo in Chicago® focused on the health benefits of short-chain fructooliogosaccharides (scFOS), which are low-calorie, non-digestible…
The shocking list of foods readily available in US grocery stores that are BANNED in other countries for containing dangerous chemicals
In Singapore, you can get sentenced to 15 years in prison and a $500,000 fine for using a chemical in food products that's common in frozen dinners Mtn Dew and …
Detection of apple juices and cereals which exceed permitted levels of mycotoxins
Contact: Press Office info@agenciasinc.es 34-914-251-820 FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology VIDEO: This video discusses the detection of excessive levels of mycotoxins in apple juices…
Chewing gum could make you FAT because the minty taste makes sugary food more tempting
The chemical responsible for the minty flavour in gum makes healthy food unappealing People who chew gum eat fewer meals - but not less calories - because they chose unhealthy …
Food memories can help weight loss
published on March 15 2013 Dr Eric Robinson: “Our research found that if people recalled their last meal as being filling and satisfying then they ate less during their…
Olive oil makes you feel full
How oils and fats regulate feeling of satiety Aroma compounds in olive oil regulate feeling of satiety. (Photo: iStockphoto.com) 14.03.2013, Research news Reduced-fat food products are gaining in popularity. More…
Plastic packaging containing chemical BPA ‘harming brain and nerve cell growth in babies’
Steve Connor Monday, 25 February 2013 A chemical widely used in plastic packaging and food containers may be toxic to the central nervous system by interfering with a key…
Beef to the rich, horsemeat to the poor? “We can’t just throw away good food” – Germany’s Minister
Feb 24, 2013 00:36 Moscow Time Photo: EPA Horsemeat-tainted food should be given to the poor, Germany's development minister Dirk Niebel suggested. The opposition dismissed the idea as absurd, but…
Macedonia to jail individuals producing or selling GM Foods
Saturday, 23 February 2013 While the Serb Government has promised to find and punish individuals and organizations repsonsible for spreading false stories natural milk was poisonous in order for the…
Greeks scrabble for food handouts in streets
Free fruit and veg - even the rich are queuing up 07 February, 14:27 People wait in line for a free meal in Athens (archive) (ANSAmed) - ATHENS -…
‘Food waste is probably one of the worst things for global warming’ – expert: “almost half of the world’s food production is thrown away”
Eva Bertrand Feb 1, 2013 16:00 Moscow Time © Photo: ru.wikipedia.org/ Pittaya Sroilong/cc-by More than a third of the world’s entire food production is lost or wasted annually. Both the…
Eating Foods High in Fructose from Added Sugars Linked to Hypertension
Washington, DC (June 25, 2010) — People who eat a diet high in fructose, in the form of added sugar, are at increased risk of developing high…
Cesium in trout 110 times over limit
Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 Kyodo A mountain trout caught in the Niida River in Fukushima Prefecture contained 11,400 becquerels of radioactive cesium per kilogram, more than 110 times above the…
Who ordered the sweet and sour pussies? Moment truck crammed with FIVE HUNDRED cats was stopped en route to restaurants in China
By David Baker PUBLISHED:16:55 EST, 1 November 2012| UPDATED:17:16 EST, 1 November 2012 These pictures show the disturbing moment a truck crammed with 500 cats was stopped during a…
New infant formula safety advice could prevent infant suffering
2009 release posted for filing Contact: Lucy Collister lcollister@wiley.com 44-01-865-476-241 Wiley-Blackwell Published in Letters in Applied Microbiology Wheat-based infant follow-on formulas are better reconstituted with fruit juice and should be…
47th Health Research Report 06 JAN 2009 – Reconstruction
Editors Top Five: **Holiday Light Version In this issue: 1. Common food additive found to increase risk and speed spread of lung cancer 2. Another reason…
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