Chemicals in food
Six Chemicals We Consume in Our Food and Drink That Should be BannedLast week BuzzFeed named eight food additives that should be banned in the US. Here are six equally deadly ones they missed.Last week BuzzFeed published a list of eight foods that folks in the USA ...
- Cadmium and Lead Found in Brazilian Chocolates
Previous studies have validated the health benefits of chocolate. Dark chocolate, particularly, has been termed as a super food due to its high anti-oxidant and flavonoid content. But a recent study published in the American ...
- Drinking Water From Plastic Bottles During Pregnancy May Harm Your Baby
According to a recent study, pregnant women drinking from plastic water bottles could be driving up their risk of having obese babies.
- What is Carrageenan? Is it Harmful?
An overused yet not-so-known additive used in many edible products, carrageenan might or might not be the best for your health. Find out here.
- Concerns over chemicals in food packaging misplaced, say scientists
Journal article's warning that packaging is significant source of chemical food contamination is roundly rejectedConcerns about synthetic chemicals in packaging and plastic bottles contaminating food and drink are largely misplaced, scientists have said...
- Drinking from Cans Could Shoot Up Your Blood Pressure
'Can' your favourite drink cause you harm? Yes, especially if it comes from a can. A new study in the journal 'Hypertension' says plastic bottles and cans are generally lined with a chemical called Bisphenol ...
- Growing Environmental Threat From Animal-to-Man Diseases: UN
The most worrying environmental threats facing the world today range from the rise in diseases transmitted from animals to humans to the increasing accumulation of toxic chemicals in food crops as a result of drought ...
