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Reduce PFAS Exposure to Help Delay Menopause

Aug 31, 2020 09:30AM

Exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS)—“forever chemicals” found in non-stick cookware, food packaging and contaminated water—may cause menopause to occur earlier in women.

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Take It Easy on the Eggs: High Intake Increases Mortality

Aug 16, 2019 12:21AM

Eating three to four eggs a week increases heart disease mortality by 6 percent and all-cause mortality by 8 percent, a new study found.

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Dangerous Dozen: Produce to Avoid

Jun 28, 2019 12:38PM

Strawberries head the latest list of the Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” fruits and vegetables with high levels of pesticide residues; avocados top the clean list.

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Imbibe Less to Lower Blood Pressure: Link to Alcohol Consumption

May 31, 2019 11:47AM

Consuming as few as seven to 13 alcoholic drinks a week increases the risk of high blood pressure, say researchers.

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Sugary Drinks Linked to Kidney Disease: Dangers of Sweetened Beverages

Mar 29, 2019 11:54AM

African-American adults that consumed the most sugar-sweetened drinks were 61 percent more likely to develop kidney disease within 13 years than those with the lowest consumption.

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Gut Susceptible to Food Additives

Mar 29, 2019 11:54AM

Testing of food additives in a Czech lab found that gut microbes with anti-inflammatory properties were easily harmed by additives, while microbes with pro-inflammatory properties were mostly resistant.

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Artificial Sweeteners Harm Gut Microbes: FDA-Approved Ingredients Found Toxic to Digestive System

Dec 27, 2018 01:42PM

Israeli and Singapore researchers found six popular FDA-approved artificial sweeteners to be toxic to digestive gut microbes.

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Alcohol Fallout: Beer and Wine Contaminated with Monsanto Poison

Nov 30, 2018 04:18PM

Virtually all beer and wine tested in two recent studies contained residues of glyphosate herbicides, which are neurotoxic, endocrine disruptive and damaging to the liver.

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Sodas Lower Fertility: Sugary Drinks Reduce Likelihood of Pregnancy

Jul 31, 2018 01:13PM

By drinking one or more sugary sodas a day, women are a quarter less likely to become pregnant and men are a third less likely to father a child.

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Energy Drinks Hurt Youth Health: Causes Negative Side Effects

May 31, 2018 11:41AM

Over half of teenagers that have consumed energy drinks report experiencing nausea, increased heartbeat and other negative health consequences.

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