From: food.changeSo here's a riddle for you: What do silly putty, McDonald's Chicken McNuggets, and cosmetics have in common? A gummy texture, unnatural colors, and off-putting smells would probably all be technically correct here, but it's not the answer I'm looking...
Fluoride in drinking water — credited with dramatically cutting cavities and tooth decay — may now be too much of a good thing. Getting too much of it causes spots on some kids' teeth. A reported increase in the spotting problem is one reason the federal...
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Canned tuna, Americans’ favorite fish, is the most common source of mercury in our diet. Consumer Reports’ new tests of 42 samples from cans and pouches of tuna bought primarily in the New York metropolitan area and online confirm that white (albacore) tuna usually...
When you're low on time and money, it's easy to turn to processed foods, because they're quick, easy and inexpensive. Unfortunately, they're also loaded with sugars, fats and empty calories. If one of your New Year's resolutions is to eat more healthy foods and the...
Here's a guide to the choice that's best for your waistline when you need to satisfy a snack urgeOkay, okay. We've all been there. Maybe you should have packed a snack, but you didn't, and now all there is to eat is something from the vending machine. What to do?...
Nutritional labels will be mandatory on 40 popular cuts of meat and poultry products beginning in 2012, a measure the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday will make it easier for consumers to understand the content of the foods they buy. USDA said the...
What's New and Beneficial About SpinachBright, vibrant-looking spinach leaves are not only more appealing to the eye but more nourishing as well. Recent research has shown that spinach leaves that look fully alive and vital have greater concentrations of vitamin C...
By Nick Katsarelas I'll admit that as the family's grocery shopper, I wasn't as vigilant as I could have been when selecting cereals. It started out innocently enough, when the kids - who had been on a steady diet of Total and Honey Nut Cheerios -...
Yet another recall from McNeil Consumer Healthcare has been announced, this time a voluntary recall of all product lots of Children’s Benadryl Allergy Fastmelt Tablets, in cherry and grape flavors, and all product lots of Junior Strength Motrin Caplets 24-count....