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Hold the MSG: Food Triggers for Epilepsy and Other Neurological Illnesses

Alison Rose Levy | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Epilepsy, Axelrod Daughter Epilepsy, Neurotoxin, Susan Axelrod, Neurology, Excitotoxin, David Axelrod, Food Additives, Health, Living News
Alison Rose Levy

For neurological illnesses, a body of scientific research demonstrates that certain food additives contribute to excessive nerve cell firing, and thus may possibly trigger neurological incidents.

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The Most Common Disease You've Never Heard Of

Randall Amster | Posted 08.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Anemia, US Military, Military, Newborns, Health, Screening, Food Additives, Racism, Food, Genetics, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Soy, g6pd, Malaria, The Balanced Life, Living News
Randall Amster

G6PD is an essential enzyme that is lacking in people with this widespread genetic disorder, and its absence leads to a condition that is closely related to other forms of anemia.

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What Do You Think About the Purity of the "Organic" Label?

Wendy Gordon | Posted 08.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Usda, Organic Standards, National Organic Standards, Organic, Nutrients, Food Additives, Green News
Wendy Gordon

There is debate brewing around the integrity of the term "organic," fueled by the growing list of products approved by the National Organic Standards Board, that consist of non-organic substances.

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True Food: A Love Poem

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 08.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Politics of Food, Family Values, Children, Food Crisis, Health, Food Additives, Food, Autism, Children's Health, Healthcare, Family, Allergies, Living News
Robyn O'Brien

As headlines swirl and climates whirl/ And Wall Street finds its feet/ There's one refrain that doesn't change/ "Mommy, what's there to eat?"

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The Big Risk of Insanely Small Nanoparticles in Our Food

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 03.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Food Packaging, Nanofood, Nanotechnology, Health, Friends of the Earth, Food Safety, Real Food, Food Additives, Processed Foods, Nanomaterials, Usda, Fda, Green News
Marguerite Manteau-Rao

For now, until the FDA and the USDA get their acts together, when it comes to food and our health, it seems that we, the people, are once more on our own.

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Food Additives Cause Hyperactivity In Children

Financial Times | Jenny Wiggins | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Hyperactive Kids, Food Additives, Business News

Artificial colourings and additives can cause hyperactivity in children, the UK's food safety watchdog will warn for the first time today. The Food S...

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Food Coloring, Preservatives Make Children Behave Badly

Reuters | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: Food Coloring and Preservatives Children Hyper Behavior, Food Additives, Living News

Certain artificial food colorings and other additives can worsen hyperactive behaviors in children aged 3 to 9, British researchers reported on Wednes...

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