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I refuse to purchase anything containing High Fructose Corn Syrup and more and more consumers are feeling the same way.
HFCS has been alleged to cause the rise in obesity and diabetes in the US. Some just dislike it because they feel it doesn’t taste as good as cane sugar sweetened products.
Lots of the smaller [...]

This report has me more scared than all the other China food scares lately because I eat about 1 pound of fresh ginger every week.
Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), today warned consumers not to eat fresh ginger imported from China after the California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s residue [...]

More concerns have been raised about food imported from China after the FDA has announced that they are detaining all farm-raised catfish, basa, shrimp, eel and other fish being imported into the US.
The FDA is concerned that the Chinese farm-raised seafood may contain residues from drugs that are not approved for use in farm-raised aquatic [...]

A study published by Environmental Health Perspectives claims that lifetime exposure to low doses of Aspartame, the artificial sweetener used in most diet drinks and sodas, increases leukemia, lymphoma, and breast cancer effects in rats.
Center For Science In The Public Intrest (CSPI) is recommending that the FDA reevaluate the health risks of aspartame:
“Because aspartame is [...]

Eww. Did you know that many foods get their color from bugs? A popular ingredient called cochineal extract is made from the exoskeleton of bugs and is used to give many packaged foods their bright colors.
While cochineal extract is said to be healthier than artificial dyes, it might pose a risk to some people with [...]

A recent study concluded that a high salt diets can increase the risk of a stomach ulcer or even gastric cancer.
A team of U.S. researchers has found that the two genes associated with the potency of Helicobacter pylori, the bacterium that causes stomach ulcers, becomes more active if the person consumes more salt.
Presenting the [...]

The Diet Blog has compiled a list of the 7 most sugar filled drinks. If you’re dieting you don’t want to reach for any of these to quench your thirst:

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Minute Maid Cranberry Grape

Tropicana Twister Soda - Orange

Sunkist Orange Soda

Fanta Orange

Sun Drop

Sobe Adrenaline Rush

[The 7 Most Sugar Filled [...]

Recently the Chicago Sun-Times tested sushi restaurants to see if what they were serving as red snapper was actually red snapper. Out of 14 restaurants tested none were snapper.
While this is labeling is not dangerous, the latest case of mislabeled fish is very serious.
The FDA is warning about mislabeled monkfish that’s actually puffer fish. [...]