Ruffles, Pringles and Terra chips: Risk and Nutrition Chips belong to a snack food category which is often considered as a junk food because of generally low nutritional value. Ruffles Cheddar & Sour Cream Health Risk Score, DDRS ~ 94 Health risks of this Frito-Lay, Inc. product come from 5 foreign additives (red segments, 36), […]
Do we need energy squeeze? According to Wikipedia, 65% of energy beverage drinkers are between 13 and 35 years old. And according to Fit & Health 90% of Americans consume caffeine every day: “The half-life of caffeine in your body is about six hours. That means that if you consume a big cup of coffee […]
FDA Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) of the Food Dyes According to the CSPI, total amount of colors certified by the FDA in the Fiscal Year of 2009 was 15,016.634 pounds or 6,817.552 kg or 6,800 tons that were all eaten by the US public (see food-dyes-rainbow-of-risks). This means 6,817.552/300 millions ~ 23 g per capita. Isn’t this too much? Let us […]
Natural or low fat ice cream? Summer is coming and people start to spend longer time by the ice cream aisles. What are our choices? Let us take a look at three different brands: Häagen Dazs all natural Strawberry ice cream, Weight Watchers low fat Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake and Jamba low fat Vanilla Strawberry Jubilation. […]
DyeDiet Food Risk Overview It has been two months since the DyeDiet started publication of its concept and analysis of health risks associated with consumption of food and food additives. So far 28 popular brands of food and soft drinks from 8 food categories were discussed in terms of food risks so to help American consumers to make more informed, less […]
How YOU and YOUR children may benefit: Understanding the DyeDiet Food Safety Risk concept gives you a gauge which helps you to indentify and avoid chemical hazards in your and your child’s diet. When you feel that you can rely on the DyeDiet analysis you may choose not to try solving the puzzles of ingredients […]
Watch for sneaky food dyes Most of us see cereal grains as a healthy food and this is about right. Indeed, “in their natural form (as in whole grain), they are a rich source of vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats, oils, and protein. However, when refined by the removal of the bran and germ, the remaining […]
Fruit Candy Do our children take health risks when they eat candies loaded with food additives and food dyes? Unfortunately, yes. Candy is a special topic because they are designed first and foremost to catch attention of our children so that they encourage us into a buying spree. The food manufacturer’s equation for success looks like this: candy food […]
Fruit yogurts Yogurts, known from ancient times, are dairy products resulting from bacterial fermentation of milk. They are popular among all categories of the population from babies to senior citizens. Indeed, according to Wikipedia, yogurt is nutritionally rich in protein, calcium, riboflavin, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12. It has additional nutritional benefits beyond those of […]
St. Patrick’s Day special food risks I have already had posted an article on Lofthouse cookies for St. Valentine’s Day. At that time the frosted sugar cookies looked rose, now they are green, of course, but both Nutrition Facts and the long lists of forty two ingredients are essentially identical. First I assumed that to paint […]
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The connection between pesticides use and cancer rates in Argentina REPORT: Eating raw garlic twice a week HALVES the risk of developing lung cancer By Pat Hagan , August 6,
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