Acrylamide is not added to food. It forms naturally in plant-based foods, particularly starches, as part of the browning reaction that occurs when we fry, roast, bake, or toast them. A wide range of foods including French fries, potato chips, breakfast cereals and even coffee can contain small amounts of acrylamide.
The Swedish National Food Administration [...]
A lot of children and teens take vitamin and mineral supplements. National survey data indicate about one third of people between 2 and 17 years used supplements in a given month.
Researcher Ulfat Shaikh of UC Davis Children’s Hospital says some of the kids might need them. For instance, kids who don’t get enough dairy, or [...]
If you’ve ever been treated for severe pain from surgery, an injury, or an illness, you know just how vital pain relief medications can be.
Pain relief treatments come in many forms and potencies, are available by prescription or over-the-counter (OTC), and treat all sorts of physical pain— including that brought on by chronic conditions, sudden [...]
If you are maintaining your current body weight, you are in caloric balance. If you need to gain weight or to lose weight, you’ll need to tip the balance scale in one direction or another to achieve your goal.
If you need to tip the balance scale in the direction of losing weight, keep in mind [...]
In India, the Hindu’s are looking to cow urine as an alternative soft drink:
Researchers in India are putting the finishing touches to releasing soft drinks made from cow urine onto the market, a potential craze that one organisation hopes may sweep the predominantly Hindu notion, says new reports.
There are claims that cow urine can cure [...]
