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Sodium, Artificially Sweetened Drinks Linked to Kidney Function Decline

Sunday Nov 1, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- People who consume a diet high in diet or artificially sweetened drinks are at higher risk to experience a

Vitamin D deficiency key contributor to end-stage renal disease

New research found nearly 60 percent of the elevated risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD)in African-Americans were associated with low levels of vitamin D. "Our study ...
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Allergy Awareness Week

Sunday May 17, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- Food allergies are already shared by 12 million Americans, including three million children; according to the Food Allergy and ...
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Sports drinks found to be corrosive of teeth

Saturday April 25, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- Sports drinks can lead to the erosion or softening of tooth enamel at worst, staining and hypersensitivity of the ...
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Trans fat, saturated fat may induce cognitive decline in diabetics

Friday April 10, 2009 (foodconsumer.org) -- Eating too much trans fat and saturated fat may increase the risk of cognitive decline in people with type ...
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Alcohol binges early in pregnancy increase risk of infant oral clefts

Contact: Robin Mackarrmackar@niehs.nih.gov919-541-0073NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health SciencesAlcohol binges early in pregnancy increase risk of infant oral cleftsA new study by researchers at the National ...
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Low vitamin D linked to higher risk of premature death from all causes

SUNDAY July 26, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new study has found that low serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D are independently associated with ...
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Low vitamin D harms bones of IBD patients

MONDAY JULY 14, 2007 (foodconsumer.org) -- Maintaining adequate levels of vitamin D in the body may help ward off bone disease in patients with inflammatory ...
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Eating too much soy may cause memory loss

FRIDAY JULY 11, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new study says that eating too much of some soy products including tofu may raise the risk of ...
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Save the Gorillas

Copyright 2008 Permission to reprint is granted with attribution so long as article is intact without alteration. "The Committee on the Feeding of Laboratory Animals of the ...
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