News tagged with food additive

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Food additive may one day help control blood lipids and reduce disease risk

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a substance in the liver that helps process fat and glucose. That substance is a component of the common food additive lecithin, and researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fresh meats often contain additives harmful to kidney disease patients

Uncooked meat products enhanced with food additives may contain high levels of phosphorous and potassium that are not discernable from inspection of food labels, according to a study appearing in an upcoming ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Two food additives with previously unrecognized estrogen-like effects in two food additives

Scientists in Italy are reporting development and successful use of a fast new method to identify food additives that act as so-called "xenoestrogens" — substances with estrogen-like effects that are stirring ...

Chemistry / Other

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 0


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