Update On Ongoing Radiation Monitoring By Environmental Protection Agency

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it has increased national surveillance of drinking water, milk, rainfall, and other potential exposure routes.

Switching To Fresh Foods Cuts Hormone Disruptors BPA And DEHP

Switching to a fresh food diet devoid of canned and packaged foods reduces levels in the body of the hormone disruptors BPA and DEHP, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives this week…

Added Sugars In Foods Mean More Health Problems For Americans

According to a recently released study that traced the eating habits of Minnesota residents for 27 years, the body weight of Americans is rising along with their increased intake of sugars added to processed and home-cooked foods…

Do Food Dyes Make Some Children Hyperactive? FDA Investigates

Parents and teachers have been wondering for decades whether food dyes might undermine children’s concentration spans and make them hyperactive. Now the Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether such a link actually exists. An FDA-advisory committee starts a two-day meeting today to determine whether food dyes are associated with hyperactivity, according to available data…

Bitterness Blocker Updates The Mary Poppins Solution

With millions of adults and children avoiding nutritious foods because of the bitter taste, and gagging or vomiting when forced to take bitter liquid medicines, scientists have reported an advance toward a high-tech version of Mary Poppins’ solution…

SNA Submits Comments On Proposed School Meal Standards

The School Nutrition Association (SNA) has submitted comments to the US Department of Agriculture in response to the department’s proposed rule outlining new nutrition standards for school meals…

Gene, Lack Of B Vitamin Linked To Increased Colon Cancer Risk In Mice

Offering a likely insight into how such cancers develop in humans Cornell University researchers report they have identified a gene that increases the risk for colon cancer in laboratory mice when the animals’ diets are deficient in folate…