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12.04.07Lead Found in Mexican Candy
Food (0)San Antonio-based Villa-Mex Imports Inc. is under some criticism as high amounts of lead have been found in its syrupy candy. The candy that the company have asked people to discard is called "Barrilito". While no short term sicknesses have been reported, a long term effect on children has been known to cause growth issues when being exposed to large amounts of lead over a period of time. Lead that was found should not scare anyone to not buy candy from Mexico. Most of it is safe and has been eaten for a very long time by people in the ...
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12.03.07Peanut Allergies in Children
Food (0)Peanut allergies in children are showing up from studies done by experts not long ago. The journal of Pediatrics took a look into peanut allergies in children by surveying kids born in the year 2000 or after and then compared them too children born between 1995 and 1997. What they found was very interesting. Peanut allergies in kids showed up a lot sooner than they used too. The group of children born after the year 2000 showed that they had an allergic reaction at only 12 months or so, whereas children previously born around 1997 had a reaction only ...
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12.02.07Unhealthy Amounts of Salt in Food
Food (0)Salt is considered a household staple, and can be used as a way to enhance the flavoring of food, but there are serious health concerns over the use of salt in the diets of people getting fast food and restaurant food. Thats why public health advocates want stricter laws on the amount of salt in food. The reason being is that salt is the culprit of high blood pressure in many people as well as increased risk for heart disease. According to experts in health, many Americans go beyond the recommended amounts of salt in their diets. As if the ...
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08.17.07Is organic food better?
Food (2)Organic foods have become more popular for those that are looking for an alternative for pesticide free food. The benefits are by higher sources such as the USDA say there is no connection with the fact the foods where pesticides are not used are better. Well here is something that may prove that wrong. When the vegetables and other organic foods are growing they are under attack by various bugs and insects. According to Dr. Andrew Weil, author of the book "Eating well for optimum health" this attack causes these foods to create defensive compounds which in turn gets consumed ...