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Pregnant women should avoid fast food, mostly for its packaging

February 8, 2024February 9, 2024Arsen Mayer

Everyone should avoid eating a lot of ultra-processed foods, as medical studies studies have shown that a diet based on such products is linked to a greater risk of cardiovascular disease including heart attacks and strokes, obesity, hypertension, breast and colorectal cancer, and premature death. But if you’re pregnant, the danger is even greater, and […]

Bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of tiny plastic bits

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024Arsen Mayer

If you buy bottled water because you’re getting a purer, cleaner product than the H2O that flows through the pipes to your faucets – think again. A new microscopic technique from Columbia University in New York City zeroes in on the poorly explored world of nanoplastics, which can pass into blood, cells, and your brain. […]