The FDA proposed a threshold of 10 parts per billion of inorganic arsenic, matching the EPA's limit for drinking water. Officials said 20 years of monitoring has consistently found low levels and that the guidance targets the occasional lot that exceeds the limit.
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Red meat increases risk of prostate cancer
In the Health Professionals Follow-up Study of 51,529 men, those in the top quintile of total fat intake were 79 percent more likely to be diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, with animal fat driving most of it. Red meat matched a 164 percent higher risk; vegetable fat showed none.
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Norway Issues Warnings About Health Dangers of Farmed Salmon
Mercola reports that after two weeks of Norwegian coverage of farmed salmon toxicity, the country's health department said on June 16 that people should not eat too much farmed salmon and that pregnant and young women need clearer guidance.
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Drinking coffee reduces breast cancer risk
In an Ontario case-control study of 3,062 breast cancer cases and 3,427 controls, women drinking five or more cups of coffee a day had significantly lower risk, including a 37 percent reduction among postmenopausal women. Caffeine intake itself showed no association.
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Red and Processed Meat Intake Linked to Death for Colorectal Cancer Patients
Among 2,315 colorectal cancer survivors in the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort, those eating the most red and processed meat before diagnosis had a 29 percent higher risk of death from any cause and a 63 percent higher risk of death from heart disease over 7.5 years.
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Carbohydrates may increase breast cancer risk
Comparing 475 Mexico City women with breast cancer to 1,391 controls, researchers found those in the highest quartile of carbohydrate intake were 2.22 times as likely to have the disease as those in the lowest. Sucrose and fructose showed stronger links than starches; total fat showed none.
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Uric acid linked to diabetes mellitus type 2 in women
In 9,140 Israeli adults followed for nearly five years, each 1 mg/dL rise in serum uric acid was linked to a 57 percent higher risk of type 2 diabetes among women, against 8 percent among men, researchers report in the Journal of Women's Health.
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Sugar sweetened beverages linked to obesity risk
An Australian study in Pediatrics found children's salt intake tracked with fluid intake, each extra gram a day linked to 46 grams more fluid, and with sweetened drinks in older children. Those drinking over 250 grams a day were 26% more likely to be overweight or obese.
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Red Meat Increases Diabetes Risk
Across 149,143 participants in three Harvard cohorts, raising red meat intake by more than half a serving a day was linked to a 48% higher risk of type 2 diabetes, while cutting back was tied to weight loss and lower risk.
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Prostate cancer patients may be better off not eating meat, dairy (animal fat)
Among 4,577 men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer followed 8.4 years, higher post-diagnosis intake of animal and trans fat tracked with more lethal prostate cancer and more deaths, while vegetable and polyunsaturated fat tracked with fewer.
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Dark green leafy vegetables cut risk of Barrett's esphagus
Among 1,859 veterans who underwent endoscopy, those in the top third for dark green vegetable intake were 54% less likely to have Barrett's esophagus. Legumes, fiber, folate and lutein showed similar links; adjusting for those cut the vegetable association to 18%.
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Cocoa powder protects against Alzheimer's disease
A Journal of Cellular Biochemistry study led by Antonio Giordano at Temple University found cocoa polyphenols triggered neuroprotection against Alzheimer's disease by activating the BDNF survival pathway.
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Drinking milk may boost Parkinson's disease risk
A study in the European Journal of Epidemiology associated eating more vegetables, a source of polyunsaturated fatty acids, with lower Parkinson's disease risk, and drinking milk with higher risk.
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Animal proteins boost, soya reduces breast cancer risk
A Lancet study of 200 Singapore Chinese women with breast cancer and 420 controls links high intakes of animal protein and red meat to higher risk among premenopausal women, while soy protein, polyunsaturated fats and beta-carotene appeared protective.
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Soy foods, dairy products may affect breast cancer risk
The study did not link soy directly to breast cancer risk. Among 611 Japanese and Hawaii women, mean IGF-I levels ran 11% lower in the highest tofu intake group than the lowest, though the difference reached significance only among women in Japan.
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Why Are Foods and Supplements Made for Children Packed with Hazardous Chemicals, Hidden Aspartame and GMOs?
Mercola argues the first three years of life shape brain development, citing a 2010 study in which children eating mostly processed food at age 3 scored lower on IQ at 8.5, dropping nearly two points per measured increase. He links junk food diets to obesity, asthma, eczema and allergies.
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8 Summer Beverages to Avoid
Mercola lists summer drinks to skip, starting with regular and diet soda, citing heavy sugar loads, aspartame, phosphoric acid's interference with calcium, benzene measured as high as 79 ppb in some soft drinks, caramel coloring and sodium benzoate.
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Black tea, flavonoid-rich foods lower advanced prostate cancer risk
In the Netherlands Cohort Study of 58,279 men, those drinking five or more cups of black tea a day had 25 and 33 percent lower risks of stage III/IV and stage IV prostate cancer. Flavonoid intake showed no link to overall or non-advanced disease.
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