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Pediatricians advise on rice consumption for children

August 19, 2019 at 2:02 a.m.

New reports that rice products may contain "worrisome levels" of carcinogenic arsenic — especially from rice grown in certain states — have American pediatricians offering new advice for parents feeding...

FDA tests find arsenic in rice

August 19, 2019 at 2:01 a.m.

Many name-brand rice and rice products contain varying levels of carcinogenic arsenic, according to the results of separate sets of tests announced today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrationand...

Monitoring sugar levels in recent research

May 9, 2019 at 9:12 a.m.

In Wednesday's Tribune, we look at the growing body of research into potentially dangerous effects of fructose in our diet. Along with glucose, fructose is one of the two main...

Some health experts sour on fructose

December 23, 2018 at 1:56 p.m.

Just as recent science has divided dietary fats into good, bad and really bad categories, some scientists now think different sugars also may deserve individual scrutiny. Most experts agree that...

Monitoring sugar levels in recent research

December 24, 2018 at 11:46 a.m.

In Wednesday's Tribune, we look at the growing body of research into potentially dangerous effects of fructose in our diet. Along with glucose, fructose is one of the two main...

Some health experts sour on fructose

December 24, 2018 at 4:15 p.m.

Just as recent science has divided dietary fats into good, bad and really bad categories, some scientists now think different sugars also may deserve individual scrutiny. Most experts agree that...

Want cheap nutritious food?

May 13, 2019 at 8:26 p.m.

Does a healthy diet cost more than a junk-food diet in America? That depends on whom you ask, how you measure food and, most important, if you know how to...

Over the past 15 years the vast majority of new ingredients added to U.S. food never received a safety determination from the government. And since 1958, at least 1,000 legally entered the food supply without the knowledge of government officials, according to the Pew Health Group.

Who determines safety of new food ingredients?

August 19, 2019 at 1:59 a.m.

Grocery shoppers examining colorful packages bearing long lists of hard-to-pronounce ingredients might take comfort in the belief that those substances were deemed safe by the government. They might also believe...

Citizen complaints not addressed by FDA

August 19, 2019 at 1:59 a.m.

Concerned citizens can submit petitions asking the U.S Food and Drug Administration to take a closer look at certain food ingredients. The Government Accountability Office calls these petitions "the most...

Who determines safety of new food ingredients?

May 13, 2019 at 8:11 p.m.

Grocery shoppers examining colorful packages bearing long lists of hard-to-pronounce ingredients might take comfort in the belief that those substances were deemed safe by the government. They might also believe...

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