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Peanut Butter, Other Fatty Foods Found To Contain Fire Retardants In Recent Survey

June 1, 2012 by foodsafeguru

Nothing says “lunch time” to an American kid quite like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Slices of deli meat might be a close second. Unbeknownst to most parents who pack school lunch boxes, however, both of these favorites could expose kids to toxic chemicals. In a new study of popular products purchased from grocery […]

Trans fats linked with aggression, new study shows

March 14, 2012 by foodsafeguru

This study by the University of California San Diego provides the first evidence linking dTFA (Dietary trans fatty acids) with behavioral irritability and aggression. Factors including strength and consistency of association, biological gradient, temporality, and biological plausibility add weight to the prospect of a causal connection in this observational study. To read the abstract click […]

Junk Science?

January 23, 2012 by josephbkr2

Obesity is a medical condition where a person has enough excess body fat that it adversely affects their health. It is normally treated with diet and exercise, but extreme obesity can require drugs and/or surgery, and possibly lifelong treatment and emergency lifeline systems. Junk food has long been considered a contributing factor to obesity in […]

BPA-Exposed Male Mice are Undesirable to Females

June 28, 2011 by foodsafeguru

The latest research from the University of Missouri shows that BPA causes male deer mice to become demasculinized and behave more like females in their spatial navigational abilities, leading scientists to conclude that exposure to BPA during human development could be damaging to behavioral and cognitive traits that are unique to each sex and important […]