Lead pipes and lead paint were prevalent in American manufacturing in the first quarter of the 20th century. Ironically, National Geographic, the venerable publication, packed its pages with ads from the National Lead Co. touting, “Lead helps guard your health!” Scientists and doctors now say even the smallest...
Have you ever thought about what it takes to get food from the farm to your plate? What steps — and the health hazards within each of them — are necessary to grow, harvest, wash, store, transport, and sell food that ends up in your...
Most people know that butter and full fat dairy products are high in cholesterol but cholesterol in meat is often poorly understood. Different types of meat have different levels of cholesterol. You may be surprised by some of the findings[1]. The Asian Pacific Journal of...