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New tests done by the Environmental Working Group have found 21 oat-based cereals and snack bars popular amongst children to have "troubling levels of glyphosate." The chemical, which is the ...
In the United States, the FDA considered banning saccharin in 1977, but Congress stepped in and placed a moratorium on such a ban. The moratorium required a warning label and also mandated further study of saccharin safety. Subsequently, it was discovered that saccharin causes cancer in male rats by a mechanism not found in humans.
Stevia rebaudiana extracts and derivatives are produced industrially and marketed under different trade names. Rebiana is an abbreviated name for the Stevia extract, rebaudioside A. [36] Truvia is the brand for an erythritol and rebiana sweetener concoction manufactured by Cargill and developed jointly with the Coca-Cola Company. [37]
The artificial sweetener aspartame has been the subject of several controversies since its initial approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1974. The FDA approval of aspartame was highly contested, beginning with suspicions of its involvement in brain cancer, [1] alleging that the quality of the initial research supporting its safety was inadequate and flawed, and that ...
The governor's order cites the link between "ultra-processed foods" and cancer, obesity, diabetes and other health problems. The order says the U.S. allows more than 10,000 chemicals in food ...
The study, conducted in a lab funded by the National Cancer Institute, focused on the role of lipids, also known as fats, in the microenvironments around colon cancer tumors.
Steviol glycosides do not induce a glycemic response when ingested, because humans cannot metabolize stevia. [4] [5] The acceptable daily intake (ADI) for steviol glycosides, expressed as steviol equivalents, has been established to be 4 mg/kg body weight/day, and is based on no observed effects of a 100 fold higher dose in a rat study. [6]
Olipop, touted as a “healthy probiotic soda,” is sweetened with stevia, monk fruit and small amounts of fruit juices. Olipop's ingredients feature its proprietary OLISmart blend, which ...