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Sugar is as damaging and addictive as alcohol or tobacco

Sugar acts in the same areas of the brain as alcohol and tobacco to encourage a subsequent intake and it contributes to the diseases like cancer, heart disease and diabetes, which now pose a greater threat worldwide than infectious diseases.

Are we Drugged without Knowing it?

Certain pharmaceuticals are potentially a new class of water pollutants. Drugs such as antibiotics, anti-depressants, birth control pills or cholesterol-lowering compounds as well as residues from cleaning agents have been detected in varied water sources.

When Does Cancer Screening More Harm than Help

According to a study, a routine prostate-cancer’s screening does not seem to save lives and comes with a serious risk of an overdiagnosis.

The Study Confirmed the "Additive" Properties of Junk Food

In a newly published study, scientists have shown for the first time that the same molecular mechanisms that drive people into drug addiction are behind the compulsion to overeat, pushing people into obesity.

Alter your Genes by Eating more Fruits ang Veggies

A recently published nutrigenomics* study suggests that a diet high in fresh fruits and vegetables appears to mitigate the genetic risk of a heart attack.

Dangerous Health Care

Useless pills, unnecessary surgery, risky therapies, even the omnipresent MRI. New research shows how some common tests and procedures aren’t just expensive, but can do more harm then good. Less medicine is healthier.

Environmental Factors Play a Major Role in Autism

Until recently, genetics were thought to account for 90 percent of a child's risk for autism, but a new Stanford University School of Medicine study suggests environmental factors could play a much larger role than previously thought.

Red Meat, Processed Meat Linked to Diabetes Risk

Red meat, particularly processed red meats like bacon, sausage, and hot dogs, may increase a person’s risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes.

Pesticides used in Conventional Agriculture are Neurological Poisons for Insects as well as us

Chemicals design to act as neurological poisons – the organophosphate pesticides – truly do so. Frequently used in conventional fruit and vegetable farming, organophosphate insecticides kill by attacking the nervous system of insect pests.

USDA Introduces New Plate Icon to Replace Food Pyramid

The US Department of Agriculture launched a new visual guide designed to help Americans have balanced diets. The food pyramid has been dismantled in favor of a simple plate icon that urges Americans to eat a more plant-based diet.

How to Fight Global Warming at Dinner

Eating less red meat and dairy turned out to be a better way to reduce greenhouse gases than an all-local diet, according to the “life-cycle assessment”. Researchers found that the production phase of red meat and dairy dominates the average U.S. households’ greenhouse-gas burden, contributing 83 percent of the burden, whereas transportation accounts for only 11 percent.

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