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Even the Vitamin C Made the List: 112,000 People and Eight Everyday Preservatives Tied to High Blood Pressure
Ascorbic acid, citric acid, sodium nitrite: three of eight common food preservatives that a 112,000-person French cohort has now linked to higher blood pressure, with the researchers asking the FDA and EFSA to re-check them.
Metabolic & WeightArsenic's 'Detox' Pathway Has a Catch: The Workers Who Finished It Had Higher Blood Pressure
In 393 young Central American farmworkers carrying arsenic in their urine, the men whose bodies most efficiently converted it to DMA had systolic pressure up to 7 mmHg higher. The textbook calls that step detoxification.
Nutrition & FoodThe AHA Says Coffee Is Safe to Five Cups a Day. The Energy Shot's Problem Isn't the Caffeine.
Up to 400 mg a day, roughly three to five cups of regular black coffee, is generally safe for most adults and may be linked to lower cardiovascular risk. The concentrated shot in the gym-bag can is a different animal, and the reason isn't the caffeine.
Nutrition & FoodScientists Measured the Salt in 39 Takeaways. Nearly Half Had More Than the Label Claimed.
Chemists at the University of Reading ran 39 takeaway dishes through a mass spectrometer. Almost half the labeled ones held more salt than the menu admitted, and one pasta dish carried nearly two days' worth.