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05/18/2018
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By Zoey Sky
Strange inspiration: Researchers use tip from auto industry to make smoked foods tastier, more environment-friendly
If you love smoked foods, you’re probably aware that aside from the delicate flavors associated with it, this method of cooking and flavoring food is often linked to cancer-causing compounds. To address this concern, a group of researchers has turned to an unlikely source of inspiration: the automobile industry. Experts have tried running the smoke […]
04/11/2018
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By Zoey Sky
Scientists are researching ways to reduce food loss to aflatoxins, which pose health risks to humans and livestock
A study published in the journal Food Security reported that aflatoxins, which are dangerous carcinogens, can cause food loss and health concerns such as liver cancer and immune suppression in children. Per the study authors, agricultural research can help determine effective ways of improving food safety and food accessibility for poor consumers. Mycotoxins are toxic substances produced […]
02/27/2018
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By Isabelle Z.
Follow the money: Monsanto-influenced lawmakers side with chemical industry, question IARCs findings on glyphosate, threaten to cut funding to the WHO
The strong political influence of the chemical industry was illustrated perfectly in a recent House Science Committee hearing in which Republican lawmakers questioned the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)’s classification of glyphosate as a probable carcinogen. Taking it one step further, they even threatened to cut off funding for the IARC, which is […]
11/02/2017
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By S.D. Wells
Which gives you cancer sooner: Cigarettes or deli meats? New research reveals they’re both Class 1-A carcinogens
Could eating processed foods, such as breakfast and deli meats, be detrimental to your health? Well, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), the answer is yes. Research has shown that eating lunch meat, bacon, or sausage on a daily basis equates to smoking a pack of cigarettes each day and has a similar effect on […]
10/26/2017
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By Kristine Payne
Yummy for your tummy? Know what’s really in your favorite gummy bear
Gummy bears have been a beloved candy shop staple for decades, and our love for them shows no signs of waning. There’s just something to be said about these brightly-colored, sweet-tasting treats shaped like bears that make them so irresistible. Enterprising manufacturers know this, and that’s why there are well over a dozen gummy bear brands out […]
09/16/2017
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By S.D. Wells
7 Reasons nearly everyone has gluten “intolerance” to some degree
If you were to flush a handful of paper towels down your toilet every day for a couple of weeks, you can imagine the immense clogging that would occur eventually, and you would probably need to call in a plumber, after you experience a back up of the toxic toilet water in the pipes and […]
08/13/2017
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By Jhoanna Robinson
Most cancer is caused by processed food and toxic ingredients, new study confirms
A recently published study out of Canada showed that the total amount of cancer rates that can be linked to lifestyle and environmental factors is substantial, at almost 41 percent. According to the researchers, “We estimated summary population attributable risk estimates for 24 risk factors (smoking [both passive and active], overweight and obesity, inadequate physical […]
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