Where’s The Beef? Taco Bell Giant Deals With Two Class Action Suits

A woman who claims the amount of beef in Taco Bell menu products falls short of what is advertised has filed a federal lawsuit against the fast-food giant. Aside, a class-action lawsuit is currently pending in California challenging barriers at corporate-owned Taco Bell restaurants in that state…

Depression Risk Higher With Trans Fats, Lower With Olive Oil Consumption

Consumption of trans fats, present in fast foods and mass-produced foods like pastries, may raise risk of depression, whereas a diet rich in mono- and polyunsaturated fats and olive oil appears to have a slight protective effect, said Spanish researchers this week…

Premature Infants’ Lungs May Improve With Better Nutrition

Improving lung function in premature babies with a severe lung disease may be linked to their feeding regimen, according to a new University of Michigan study…

Premature Infants’ Lungs May Improve With Better Nutrition

Improving lung function in premature babies with a severe lung disease may be linked to their feeding regimen, according to a new University of Michigan study…

Food-Allergic Children May Feel Unsafe In Schools

New research shows young people who have experienced life-threatening anaphylactic shock from specific food exposures have significantly different views of the risks associated with their allergies based on their age and can benefit from discussing their perceptions of the safety of their school environment in improving their ability to cope…

Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Eating More Monounsaturated And Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids May Decrease Mild Cognitive Impairment

Mayo Clinic researchers found that the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment decreased with an increase in the consumption of monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids. Monounsaturated fatty acids are commonly found in olive oil and canola oils, and polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as Omega 3 or Omega 6 fatty acids, are commonly found in most varieties of nuts, seeds and fish…

Organic food in pregnancy

Who eats organic food when they are pregnant?

Organic food in pregnancy

Who eats organic food when they are pregnant?

Mercury In Bay Area Fish A Legacy Of California Mining

Mercury contamination, a worldwide environmental problem, has been called “public enemy No. 1” in California’s San Francisco Bay…

Cardiac Disease Risk Increased By Heart-Targeting Listeria

Certain strains of the food pathogen Listeria are uniquely adapted to infect heart tissues and may put people at a higher risk from serious cardiac disease, according to a new study published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology. Developing new diagnostic tests to identify these potentially fatal strains could protect those most at risk, such as those with heart valve replacements…

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