Kaleidoscope of Color Added to Foods Linked to Hyperactivity
Enticingly colorful foods may not be quite as appealing now that new research has shown an association between food dyes and hyperactivity among children. Two British studies recently found that children who were given artificially-colored foods exhibited increased hyperactivity whether or not they had a history of hyperactive behavior. The use of coloring to make foods appear more appetizing has ... Read More »
U.S. Asks if Food Dyes Make Kids Hyperactive
WASHINGTON | Fri Mar 25, 2011 4:08pm EDT (Reuters) – U.S. regulators are weighing a question parents have asked since the 1970s: do artificial food dyes make children hyperactive? A consumer group has petitioned the government to ban blue, green, orange, red and yellow food colorings. The synthetic dyes are common in food and drinks ranging from PepsiCo’s Gatorade, Cheetos ... Read More »
Daily Diet: Fresh Fruit & Veggies Delivered to You
I have often written about Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), which provides fresh farm-to-table produce. CSA is a model of cooperation that benefits farmers and local citizens. Local farmers, who might have a difficult time selling crops by themselves, band together in a service that provides weekly boxes of their produce to the community. Interested consumers enroll for a weekly or ... Read More »
Prostate Cancer Screening Provides No Life-Saving Benefits
The long-running debate over the potential benefits of prostate cancer screening has once again been ignited by results of a two-decade long Swedish study suggesting that screening does not significantly reduce the risk of death from the disease. In addition, the report indicates that many men who receive the PSA (prostate specific antigen) test may receive false-positive results that lead ... Read More »
Top 10 Cleanest Cities in America
If you live in one of the top 10 most toxic cities in America, then you might want to think about relocating. This year, to counterbalance the toxic list,Forbes researched the best places to live. The study looked at the 80 largest Metropolitan Statistical Areas (as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau), each having a minimum of 500,000 residents. Five criteria were ... Read More »
U.S. Birth Rates Continue to Decline as Economy Struggles to Gain Momentum
According to a newly-released report from The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), birth rates are continuing to decline. During the period from 2007 through 2009, birth rates fell in the majority of states, and among almost all major population subgroups for women between the ages of 15 and 44. The data is based on the National Vital Statistics System. ... Read More »
Gen X & Y: Saving for Retirement Health Care
It used to be you worked for the same company for 30 or 40 years, retired, and could live comfortably on your pension and social security in your paid-off home. But Boomers are finding that they don’t have it quite as easy as their parents, and the next generations—X, Y, Z—may have it even worse. Very few people stay with ... Read More »
Consumer Group Urges Ban or Warning on Food Dyes
(Reuters) – The color dyes used to brighten cereals, snacks and drinks help make some children hyperactive and should be banned or at least carry a warning, critics told U.S. government advisers on Wednesday. Artificial blue, green, orange, red and yellow food colorings show up in everything from PepsiCo’s Gatorade, Cheetos and Doritos to Kellogg’s Eggo waffles and Kraft’s Jell-O ... Read More »
Little Evidence Found to Support Effectiveness of Colic Remedies For Infants
There is little hope for sleep-deprived parents in their efforts to comfort crying, colicky newborns through the use of alternative medicine remedies. According to new research from Peninsula Medical School in Exeter, England, little to no support was found for the effectiveness of such remedies as fennel extract, certain herbal teas and sugar water. Details of the research were recently ... Read More »
Compulsive Eating May Be a Symptom of Food Addiction
Uncontrollable cravings for high-calorie junk foods may be triggered by brain activity similar to that of drug addicts. New research from Yale University’s Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity found thatcompulsive eating show activity among the same regions of the brain as people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol. The details of the analysis can be found online ... Read More »
