Articles tagged with: Food

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The Atlantic provides accurate summary of research on gut microbiome, hypothesizes well-reasoned potential benefits of consuming fresh produce

in The Atlantic, by James Hamblin

— 02 Sep 2019

"The article provides a well balanced discussion of current knowledge surrounding the gut microbiota and benefits of eating whole foods. The author could have provided more details..

Viral news article misinterprets classification of processed meat as carcinogenic in claiming it is “as harmful as cigarettes”

in Truth Reporter, by vinit

— 05 Dec 2018

"The classification of processed meat as “Group 1” – carcinogenic to humans means that the evidence is as strong as for other risk factors included in the Group 1 category, i..

CLAIM REVIEWS

Health risks associated with pesticide chlormequat on oat- and wheat-based food products require further investigation

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Chemical found in Cheerios, Quaker Oats may cause infertility and delayed puberty

SOURCE: Shannon Thaler, New York Post

Published: 06 Mar 2024

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Tennessee House Bill HB1894 isn’t evidence that vaccines are present in food at grocery stores; edible vaccines remain hypothetical for now

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Researchers have “already perfected the ability to put human vaccines” into certain foods “right now”; grocery vegetables might contain human vaccines

SOURCE: Social media users, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok

Published: 01 Mar 2024

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Social media account “I AM Awakened” exploits seasonal illness surge to promote conspiracy that chemicals in food cause a “plandemic”

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The pandemic was planned; respiratory illness surge in New York and China isn’t airborne but due to chlorine and benzene in food and water

SOURCE: Alexander Cole, I AM Awakened

Published: 11 Jan 2024

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Lab-grown meat isn’t made of cancerous cells

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Cultivated meat is produced using “cancerous and pre-cancerous cells”

SOURCE: TikTok user, TikTok

Published: 15 Jul 2023

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To date, no therapy has been proven effective for preventing or treating COVID-19, contrary to claim by Dolores Cahill

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There is no need for social distancing because we have a treatment for COVID-19

SOURCE: Dolores Cahill, The HighWire

Published: 28 May 2020

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Eating alkaline food cannot prevent or cure COVID-19

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The pH for the coronavirus varies from 5.5 to 8.5. What we need to do to defeat the coronavirus is to consume more alkaline foods above the virus’ pH level.

SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook

Published: 22 Apr 2020

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No, marijuana and ginger have not been shown to cure COVID-19

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Boil weed and ginger for Covid-19 victims, the virus will vanish

SOURCE: Anonymous, Nsemwoha.com

Published: 31 Mar 2020

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Gargling salt water or vinegar may soothe a sore throat, but it will not eliminate COVID-19

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Gargling with warm water and salt or vinegar eliminates the virus [SARS-CoV-2]

SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook, Twitter

Published: 27 Mar 2020

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Vitamin C supplementation does not prevent viral respiratory infections, such as those caused by coronaviruses, in the general population

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The coronavirus pandemic can be dramatically slowed, or stopped, with the immediate widespread use of high doses of vitamin C

SOURCE: Andrew W. Saul, Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, Health Impact News

Published: 20 Feb 2020

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Chemical in garlic eliminates certain bacterial cells faster than two common antibiotics, but not by 100 times

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Garlic proven 100 times more effective than antibiotics

SOURCE: Anonymous, Why Don't You Try This

Published: 17 Feb 2020

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What do we know about the safety of bisphenol A in food packaging?

— 13 Feb 2023

SUMMARY Bisphenol A is an industrial chemical that has been used for decades to make certain plastics and resins. These materials are used as a coating in food and drink cans and r...