Heavy metals persist in the environment and in the human body (stored in fat tissues) and are tied to a number of nervous disorders. Lead A study discussed in the 2012 September 21 Living on Earth connected children’s exposure to lead and mercury to ADHD. Adolescents with elevated blood levels of lead were 4 to…
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Malic Acid
Food Business News | Technology makes flavor enhancers out of raw materials. – 2012 August 16 In talking about deriving malic acid from ‘raw materials’ (presumably first generation, unprocessed plant material), a 2012 August 16 article in Food Business News on flavor enhancers implies that currently most commercially produced malic acid is derived from (petroleum)…
Dietary Fiber
Food Business News | Consumers mistaken on food sources of fiber. – 2011 February 24 ‘Strong moral fiber’ and fibrous (tough, chewy) foods are not substitutes for eating at least 25 grams of dietary fiber every day. (Two to three times that amount (50 – 75 grams) is best – so long as your water…