Food & Health 6

 

Is Monosodium glutamate (MSG) toxic?

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a food additive used to flavor food such as Chinese food, soups and other food to make them tastier. Some reports claim MSG can cause “Chinese Restaurant Syndrome” or headaches, obesity, fatigue and depression. CONCLUSION Claim: MSG is toxic to humans. It is poisonous, dangerous or somehow harmful to eat. A few studies show a […]

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How dangerous is mold?

When searching the dangers of mold, the first piece of information from Google is an excerpt from the New York Times on how “mold can cause health problems that range from itching eyes, sneezing and coughing to serious allergic reactions, asthma attacks and even permanent lung damage.” Just a few spots down another site makes claims that […]

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Is talking while driving as bad as drunk driving?

A study from 2006 concluded that talking on a cell phone (with AND without holding the phone) is as dangerous as driving after drinking alcohol.1Strayer, D. L., Drews, F. A., & Crouch, D. J. (2006). A comparison of the cell phone driver and the drunk driver. Human factors: The journal of the human factors and […]

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