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Food Allergy Prevalence Rises Dramatically (CME/CE)
(World health - EU Monitor 16/11/2009)
Reported food allergies -- along with related visits to doctors and hospitals -- have risen dramatically among children in the U.S. over the past decade, but the underlying causes are unclear, a new study found. The prevalence of self-reported food allergies increase by 18% from 1997 to 2007 (P<0.01), and outpatient visits to medical facilities for treatment of food allergies nearly tripled from 1993 to 2006, according to the paper published online Nov. 16 in Pediatrics.
Sensitivity to aspartame probed
(BBC 25/09/2009)
Scientists are to assess whether the artificial sweetener aspartame causes health problems in people unusually sensitive to it. Expert advice is that aspartame - found in more than 4,000 products - is safe to consume. However, a number of people have reported sensitivity to the product including headaches, dizziness, vomiting, diarrhoea and fatigue. Aspartame, 150 times sweeter than sugar, is found in products such as diet soft drinks, cereal bars, yogurts and chewing gum.
LifeCoach: the effect of exercise on the brain
(Telegraph 06/07/2009)
Q I am aged 69. I thought that I had pulled a muscle in my thigh, but it's taking a long time to heal. Could it be that I have arthritis or need a new hip? / Q Are blood tests for food intolerances a gimmick? / Q I am in my early seventies and eager to maximise my ability to keep my memory sharp. Will exercise help?
Never mind the sugar! Are our children being poisoned by their sweets?
(Daily Mail 01/01/2009)
How one father found his daughter's treats were full of additives linked to eczema,asthma and hyperactivity.
The '£275 allergy tests that 'feed on fear and could be a health hazard'
(Daily Mail 20/10/2008)
Commercial testing for food intolerances is 'feeding on fear' and could endanger people's health, a major inquiry says. It found 'highly inconsistent' results from tests costing up to £275 that experts condemned as having no diagnostic value. The investigation by consumer watchdog Which? throws the spotlight on a multi-million-pound industry selling tests that are unregulated, or self-regulated.
More than 25% of takeaway curries are laced with illegal quantities of dangerous food colouring
(Daily Mail 07/10/2008)
A survey of 66 chicken tikka masala takeaways in West Yorkshire found that nearly all were coloured with a cocktail of tartrazine (E102), sunset yellow (E110), ponceau 4R (E124), carmoisine (E122) and allura red (E129). Eighteen of the dishes contained colouring above the legal threshold for curry sauces of 500mg per kg. Unlike supermarkets, restaurants are not required to label the ingredients.
The '£275 allergy tests that 'feed on fear and could be a health hazard'
(Daily Mail 21/08/2008)
Commercial testing for food intolerances is 'feeding on fear' and could endanger people's health, a major inquiry says.
Warning over additives in 1 in 8 Chinese meals
(The Scotsman 03/08/2008)
ONE in eight Chinese meals purchased from takeaways and restaurants in Scotland contains illegal levels of a chemical flavouring that can cause an "extremely distressing&#
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