Archives for May 24, 2009

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Harvard study confirms health risk from BPA leaching

By Mike Stones

Critics of the chemical bisphenol A or BPA have received powerful new ammunition in the form of a study from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) which confirmed that the substance can leach from polycarbonate drinking bottles into humans.

Prebiotics may boost teenage magnesium absorption

By Stephen Daniells

Daily supplements of prebiotic fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS) may enhance a teenage girl’s absorption of magnesium, according to a new study from Cargill and TNO Quality of LIfe.