Monthly Archives: December 2009

1. Canned Tomatoes The expert: Fredrick vom Saal, PhD, an endocrinologist at the University of Missouri who studies bisphenol-A The resin linings of tin cans contain bisphenol-A, a synthetic estrogen that has been linked to ailments ranging from reproductive problems … Continue reading →

New study shows gut microbes may play a role in obesity. Each one of us has billions of bacteria residing in our guts, and, according to a recent study, what we feed them daily through diet may be prompting whether … Continue reading →

Before today’s kindergartners reach their college years, the number of people with diabetes is expected to at least double and the cost of diabetes care to at least triple in the U.S.—that is if we are to believe the conservative estimates of … Continue reading →