Highly Processed Food as Addictive as Tobacco, say Scientists

Based on the criteria set for tobacco, findings from a new scientific study indicate that highly processed foods can be as addictive as tobacco.

Early Death from Ultra-Processed Food Additives: Study

A new scientific study has demonstrated a link between eating ultra-processed foods and a significantly increased risk for early death.

Additives in Organic Food: What is Allowed? What is Prohibited?

U.S. organic standards are ostensibly designed to allow natural substances in organic farming while prohibiting synthetic substances. But what substances and additives are allowed and what is prohibited?

Food Additives Top Consumer Complaints in China

It is not just U.S. consumers concerned about additives in their food. Consumers in China list concerns over excessive, and even illegal, additives in their food as a top concern in that country.

Depression and Frailty Linked to Ultra-Processed Food

A new study has found a connection between a diet of ultra-processed food (known to be pro-inflammatory) and (1) depression, and (2) the development of frailty–both things we all want to avoid.

FDA Revisits Safety of BPA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally decided to take another look at the safety of allowing food manufacturers to inject BPA (bisphenol-A) into consumers food containers. The chemical leaches from the containers like cans and plastic bottles into our food. That much scientists have known for a very long time. And BPA is an endocrine disruptor linked with myriad of very serious health outcomes–that too we have known for a long time. Additionally, it takes very little BPA inside food containers to raise the risk of serious health problems.

Ultra-Processed Food Additives Increase Risk for Second Heart Attack, Stroke

A new study has found that eating ultra-processed foods can increase the likelihood of a subsequent, more likely fatal heart attack–or stroke–in individuals who have already suffered an initial heart attack.

Premature Deaths Linked to Hormone-Disrupting Phthalate Chemicals

A new study has revealed that daily exposure to toxic chemicals called phthalates, commonly used in the manufacture of plastic food containers and many cosmetics, may lead to roughly 100,000 premature deaths among older Americans every year.