Category: Health

New ‘Low Sugar’ Chocolate

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/dec/01/nestle-discovers-way-to-slash-sugar-in-chocolate-without-changing-taste Nestlé says it can slash sugar in chocolate without changing taste. Haroon Siddique, Thursday 1 December 2016. ABSTRACT.  Nestlé says it has found a

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Red Meat Triggers Toxic Immune Reaction Which Causes Cancer

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/11316316/Red-meat-triggers-toxic-immune-reaction-which-causes-cancer-scientists-find.html Red meat triggers toxic immune reaction which causes cancer, scientists find. By Sarah Knapton, Science Editor, 29 Dec 2014. Red meat has been linked

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Less Meat Eating Equals Less Global Warming

https://theconversation.com/going-veggie-would-cut-global-food-emissions-by-two-thirds-and-save-millions-of-lives-new-study-56655 March 22 2016. Marco Springmann, Researcher, University of Oxford. Eating more fruit and vegetables and cutting back on red and processed meat will make

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The Connection Between Nitrogen Fertilizer and Air Pollution

Good article explaining the connection between nitrogen fertilizer and manure, and air pollution. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/17/farming-is-single-biggest-cause-of-worst-air-pollution-in-europe?CMP=share_btn_tw Farming is ‘single biggest cause’ of worst air pollution in Europe Fiona Harvey,

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Cruise Ships – Their Wake of Pollution

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/21/the-worlds-largest-cruise-ship-and-its-supersized-pollution-problem?CMP=share_btn_tw John Vidal, Saturday 21 May 2016. When the gargantuan Harmony of the Seas slips out of Southampton docks on Sunday afternoon on its first

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Do Trees Really Help Clear the Air in Our Cities?

https://theconversation.com/do-trees-really-help-clear-the-air-in-our-cities-48202 Do trees really help clear the air in our cities? November 3, 2015. Rob MacKenzie – Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Birmingham Disclosure statement. 

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I’ve often wondered about whether using such soaps was a good idea… http://www.sciencealert.com/more-data-suggests-antibacterial-soaps-do-more-harm-than-good Mounting evidence suggests antibacterial soaps do more harm than good. By DAVID

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