In 1968, researchers at the University of Minnesota started a massive project called the Minnesota Coronary Experiment (MCE). They studied more than 9,000 patients in state mental hospitals and nursing homes, comparing the effects of butter vs. corn oil on heart health. The study ran from 1968 through 1973, but the results weren’t published at the […]
Study: Fast Food Increases Phthalate Levels
People who reported consuming more fast food in a national survey were exposed to higher levels of endocrine-disrupting phthalates, according to a study published by researchers at Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH) at the George Washington University. “People who ate the most fast food had phthalate levels that were as much […]
Is An Organic Fungicide Killing Bees?
A new study from the Federal University of Vicosa in Brazil has found that copper sulfate, when used as a leaf fertilizer, is lethal to the native Brazilian bee known as Friesella schrottkyi. In addition, the study, which was published in the Journal of Economic Entomology, found that sublethal exposure also affected the bee’s behavior. […]
How Chinese skullcap makes anti-cancer compound
Chinese skullcap, Scutellaria baicalensis, or Huang-Qin, has been used in Chinese medicine as a treatment for fever, liver and lung complaints. New research led by Professor Cathie Martin of the John Innes Centre has revealed how the plant produces compounds which may help to treat cancer and liver diseases. Previous in vitro tests have shown that certain compounds […]
Study: Drink Water, Eat Less
A new study published in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics examined the dietary habits of more than 18,300 U.S. adults found the majority of people who increased their consumption of plain water by 1 percent reduced their total daily calorie intake as well as their consumption of saturated fat, sugar, sodium and cholesterol. People […]
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