Category: Scientific/Technical Items
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Study Allegedly Links Omega-3s to Aggressive Prostate Cancer
A Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center study has reportedly found that men with the highest blood percentages of the omega-3 fatty acid known as docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) “have two-and-a-half-times the risk of developing aggressive, high-grade prostate cancer compared to men with the lowest DHA levels,” according to an April 25, 2011, press release. Theodore Brasky,…
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Study Examines Multidrug-Resistant Staph in Meat, Poultry
A recent study by the Arizona-based Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGRI) has reportedly identified Staphylococcus aureus in 47 percent of meat and poultry samples obtained from retail stores, with 52 percent of the contaminated samples testing positive for multidrug-resistant S. aureus. Andrew Waters, et al., “Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in U.S. Meat and Poultry,” Clinical Infectious…
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Swedish Researchers Allegedly Find Arsenic in Baby Foods
A forthcoming study has allegedly identified “high levels” of arsenic in rice-based baby foods, as well as elevated levels of iron, molybdenum and manganese in infant formula. Karin Ljung, et al., “High concentrations of essential and toxic elements in infant formula and infant foods – A matter of concern,” Journal of Food Chemistry, August 2011. According…
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Rudd Center Study Compares Compulsive Eating with Substance Addiction
Yale University’s Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity has published a study that reportedly compares addictive eating behavior in both obese and lean women to substance dependence. Ashley Gearhardt, et al., “Neural Correlates of Food Addiction,” Archives of General Psychiatry, April 2011. According to an April 4, 2011, press release, researchers assessed the addictive…
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Research Alleges Link Between Meat Consumption, Cataracts
A recent study based on a 27,670 cohort enrolled in the European Prospective Investigation in Cancer and Nutrition has allegedly concluded that participants who limited their intake of meat and animal products reduced their risk for developing cataracts by as much as 40 percent. Paul Appleby, et al., “Diet, vegetarianism, and cataract risk,” American Journal…
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Food Packaging Pegged as Major Source of BPA Exposure
A recent study led by the Breast Cancer Fund and Silent Spring Institute reportedly concluded that both bisphenol A (BPA) and bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) exposures “were substantially reduced when participants’ diets were restricted to food with limited packaging.” Ruthann Rudel, et al., “Food Packaging and Bisphenol A and Bis(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate Exposure: Findings from a Dietary…
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No Link Between Dietary Mercury Exposure and Cardiovascular Disease, Says New Study
A recent study based on toenail clippings has reportedly turned up “no evidence” of any link between dietary mercury exposure and coronary heart disease, stroke, or total cardiovascular disease. Dariush Mozaffarian, et al., “Mercury Exposure and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Two U.S. Cohorts,” New England Journal of Medicine, March 24, 2011. Researchers evidently used toenail…
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Rat Study Alleges Link Between Poor Prenatal Diet, Diabetes in Offspring
The UK’s University of Cambridge has conducted an animal study suggesting that poor diet during pregnancy may lead to an increased risk of offspring developing diabetes later in life. Ionel Sandovici, et al., “Maternal diet and aging alter the epigenetic control of a promoter enhancer interaction at the Hnf4a gene in rat pancreatic islets,” Proceedings of…