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California Bans 6 Artificial Dyes in Foods Served at Public Schools
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 1, 2024
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A new law just passed in California makes it the first state to tell public schools they may no longer serve foods that contain six artificial dyes linked to health and behavior problems among children.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the&n...
FDA Bans Food Additive Found in Sports Drinks, Sodas
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- July 3, 2024
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A regulation allowing the use of brominated vegetable oil in food was revoked Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after the agency concluded the additive was unsafe for human consumption.
Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) contains bromine, which is found in fir...
California Becomes First State to Ban Four Additives in Food
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 11, 2023
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California has become the first state to ban four chemicals commonly added to food that are linked to health issues.
Although the law, signed by
California Legislature First to Pass Ban on 4 Food Additives Linked to Health Issues
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 13, 2023
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California is on track to become the first state to ban four food additives that some experts have linked to health issues ranging from behavioral problems in children to reproductive issues to cancer in lab animals.
WHO Experts Take Another Look at Aspartame's Safety
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 30, 2023
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The artificial sweetener aspartame is in the hot seat once more.
Two separate committees made up of health experts from around the world will soon offer advice on consuming aspartame, a popular sugar substitute that is added to sodas, cough drops, desserts and gum.
More Additives Being Added to Americans' Food, Report Finds
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- March 15, 2023
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Americans are eating more food additives, according to a new study that found about 60% of foods they purchase contain coloring or flavoring agents, preservatives and sweeteners.
That's up by 10% from 2001.
"Our research clearly shows that the proportion of ultra-p...
'Ultra-Processed' Foods Up Odds for a Second Heart Attack or Stroke
- Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters
- December 1, 2021
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If you've had a heart attack or stroke, you might want to avoid ultra-processed foods, new research suggests.
The study found that a high intake of such foods significantly increases the risk of another heart attack or stroke, and it's more likely to be fatal. This was t...
Americans Are Eating More Ultra-Processed Foods
- Robert Preidt
- October 15, 2021
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Americans' increasing consumption of ultra-processed foods is putting their health at risk, researchers warn.
Ultra-processed foods are ready-to-eat or heat, include additives, and contain little, if any, whole foods. They include frozen pizza, soda, fast food, sweets, s...
Could a Japanese Plant Turn Cold Cuts Into Healthy Fare?
- Steven Reinberg
- September 24, 2021
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There's good news for health-conscious sausage and bacon lovers.
A new study suggests the Japanese knotweed plant could be used to make healthier cured meats.
According to researchers, this fast-growing plant that invades gardens and buildings contains a chemical t...
Cutting Sugar in Packaged Foods Would Keep Millions of Americans From Illness: Report
- Robert Preidt
- September 1, 2021
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Sugar is killing Americans in droves, according to researchers who found that reducing the sweetener in packaged foods and beverages could prevent more than 2 million strokes, heart attacks and cardiac arrests.
Less sugary packaged foods and drinks would also curb nearly...
U.S. Kids Are Eating More 'Ultraprocessed' Foods
- August 10, 2021
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Frozen burgers, pizza pockets and toaster strudel. Energy drinks and sugary sodas. Fruit leather and potato chips. Cookies and cereal bars. Fish sticks and chicken strips.
These sorts of quick-pick manufactured foods are considered "ultraprocessed," and dietitians believ...