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Nutrition research can be unreliable

By Sydney Ross Singer on December 27, 2024

— OPINION —

These days there are so many nutrition studies being vomited out to the public by the media that it’s just too much to swallow. And that’s a good thing, since they are junk food for your brain.

There is a really big problem with nutrition research that…

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The dark effects of the sun on plastic drinking bottles

By Sydney Ross Singer on October 9, 2023

This may be hard to swallow, but the drinking bottle that you are dutifully carrying around with you all day to stay properly hydrated may be delivering more than water into your body. 

The most commonly used plastic water bottle is made of polyethylene terephthalate, or PET, which is indicated…

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burned toast acrylamide

From poisoned party to toxic toast: How to get nerve poison out of your food

By Sydney Ross Singer on October 17, 2022

Delicious food should be something you “die for” not something you die from. 

There are two sources of poison in your food. One is from the food itself. The other is from the way it is prepared. Even organic food can be poisonous if prepared the wrong way. And overcooking…

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Attention, Allergy Sufferers: Beware of Natural Flavors

By Sydney Ross Singer on December 2, 2015

(This article was originally posted here and is reposted with permission.) People with allergies know how important it is to stay away from allergens to which they are sensitive. But what if those substances are in your food and you don’t know it? You can check the food label for…
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Dishing Up Disease: Food Server Follies

By Sydney Ross Singer on November 23, 2015

(This article was originally posted here and is reposted with permission.) Few jobs are busier than being a food server during peak eating hours. And for many waiters and waitresses, the job includes more than just taking orders and delivering food. It also includes busing tables, taking money to the…
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The Snack Attack and Finger Food Flu

By Sydney Ross Singer on November 4, 2015

(This article was originally posted here on Nov. 2, 2015, and is reposted with permission.) We all connect with the world around us with our hands, touching all sorts of objects, surfaces, and other hands, which is why diseases are often transmitted by hand contact. Of course, dirty hands can…
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Hold the Bacteria: Made-to-Order Disease

By Sydney Ross Singer on October 5, 2015

(This article by Sydney Ross Singer was originally posted on his blog Sept. 30, 2015, and is reposted here with his permission.) The next time you are in a sandwich shop or deli where workers make your sandwich in front of you as you select items to be included, check…
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Coffee, Tea, or Diarrhea? How to Handle Food on Flights

By Sydney Ross Singer on May 5, 2015

(This article by Sydney Ross Singer was originally posted on his blog May 1, 2015, and is reposted here with his permission.) Airplane food has been under scrutiny for food safety breaches. But even the best prepared food can become a vector of disease when it is consumed using contaminated…
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Bacterial Buffet: All-You-Can-Eat Illness

By Sydney Ross Singer on April 23, 2015

(This article by Sydney Ross Singer was originally posted on his blog April 21, 2015, and is reposted with his permission.) Disease prevention specialists warn against shaking hands as a form of greeting since this is a common way people spread disease. Eating at a buffet exposes people to the…
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