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Children’s Foods High in Artificial Coloring

| May 23, 2014 Comment

Many children’s foods are high in artificial coloring, according to new research. Most brightly colored cereals that are marketed to kids have high levels of artificial dyes that are derived from petroleum. Many studies have indicated that children are sensitive to such dyes and preservatives, and suffer from attention and hyperactivity disorders. Breakfast cereals like […]

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An App for Helping Grocery Shoppers

| April 29, 2014 Comment

A new app for helping grocery shoppers can now make shopping easier. The app is called ShopWell, and has been developed with help from dietitians, Stanford statisticians, and health guidelines from Institute of Medicine; it shows a color-coded nutrition ranking of various foods, based on the age, health risks, and personal health goals of shoppers. […]

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