If you needed any more evidence that artificial sweeteners are just as bad as sugar, now you have it. A new study links a popular zero-calorie sweetener to leukemia.
Italian researchers found that mice fed Splenda develop leukemia.1
The results are so terrifying that the consumer watchdog group Center for Science in the Public Interest took action. It moved Splenda to its list of the most dangerous foods.… Read More
If you tell your doctor you’re feeling depressed, chances are you’ll walk out of the appointment with a prescription for an antidepressant.
Doctors hand out these drugs like candy. Antidepressant use has skyrocketed more than 400% since the late 1980s. It’s to the point where 11% of American adults are now on one of these medications.1
Depression is nothing to take lightly.… Read More
Garry Shandling seemed perfectly fine Thursday morning.
He spoke to friends on the phone who said the comic seemed completely normal.
But a few hours later he was dead. A massive heart attack is the suspected cause.1 The star of “The Larry Sanders Show” was only 66.
When someone dies suddenly of a heart problem, those close to the victim often say they were stricken without warning.… Read More
It’s official: In the war on junk food, junk food has won.
Over half of what Americans eat is junk food, according to a new study.1
Researchers found that 57.9% of the food now consumed in the U.S. is “ultra-processed” (aka junk food). These are “industrial formulations” which include high amounts of sugar, salt, additives, and flavorings, the scientists said.… Read More
Will this be the summer of Zika?
Zika is expected to spread in the U.S. as the weather warms up and mosquito populations increase. Climate scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research have created a map that shows which cities are at risk.1
Miami, Houston, and Charleston are among those facing the greatest danger from Zika, researchers say.
… Read MoreA new study reveals there’s a simple dietary tweak that may lead to major health benefits for the millions of Americans with type 2 diabetes. Especially those with a vitamin D deficiency.
The research appears in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. It found diabetic rats fed eggs dramatically improved their blood glucose levels. They also had higher concentrations of vitamin D.… Read More