Who checks that food additives are safe?
In the US, a company can declare its own additive safe and tell no one. How the checks work in the US, the EU and Australia, and where they fail.
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Food. What is in the food supply, who checks it, and what traditional diets tell us.
What can people who barely get heart disease teach us?
Doctors on Kitava found no stroke or angina. Among the Tsimane of Bolivia, 85% of older adults have clean arteries. What they share, and what it means.
4 min read
Does what you eat affect acne?
Two island peoples with no acne, a trial of low-GI eating and a meta-analysis on milk. What the evidence shows, how strong it is, and what to try.
4 min read
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