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Title: Coke coloring - carcinogen
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URL Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english20 ... alth/2011-02/18/c_13737948.htm
Published: Feb 18, 2011
Author: staff
Post Date: 2011-02-27 23:47:16 by Tatarewicz
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BEIJING, (Xinhuanet) -- "The caramel colouring used in Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and other foods is contaminated with two cancer-causing chemicals and should be banned," said the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). The center is a health lobby group based in Washington, DC, U.S., according to media reports. America’s National Toxicology Program said that there is ‘clear evidence’ that both 2-MI and 4-MI are animal carcinogens, and therefore likely to pose a risk to humans. In U.S. government-conducted studies, two substances known as 2-MI and 4-MI caused lung, liver, or thyroid cancer or leukaemia in laboratory mice or rats. Researchers at the University of California, Davis, found significant levels of 4-MI in five brands of cola. America’s National Toxicology Program says that there is "clear evidence" that both 2-MI and 4-MI are animal carcinogens, and therefore likely to pose a risk to humans. The executive director of the CSPI, Michael F Jacobson, has petitioned America’s food regulator, the Food & Drug Administration, to take action. He said: "Carcinogenic colourings have no place in the food supply, especially considering that their only function is a cosmetic one."
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Wow, that really sucks. You would think this stuff would have been tested long ago and found safe before being allowed to be used in any products. My bet is that lawsuits will be filed on this new info and Coke and Pepsi are going to take big hits.
God is always good!
I prefer Mountain Dew. Turtles.
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Allison February 9, 2011 (Los Angeles, California) — Diet soda may not be the healthier alternative many had hoped. A new study suggests that the popular drinks may increase the risk for stroke, myocardial infarction, and vascular death. "People who had diet soda every day experienced a 61% higher risk of vascular events than those who reported drinking no soda," lead investigator Hannah Gardener, ScD, an epidemiologist from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Florida, told reporters attending a news conference here at the International Stroke Conference. Dr. Hannah Gardener The risk persisted after controlling for metabolic syndrome, peripheral vascular disease, and cardiac disease history (relative risk, 1.48; 95% confidence interval, 1.03 - 2.12). "This is the first report of this association," said American Stroke Association national spokesperson Larry Goldstein, MD. "I think that it's always good to do things in moderation. People should look at this information and consider it in the context of their other risk factors." The researchers looked at more than 2500 people from the multiethnic Northern Manhattan Study. Participants were asked to report how much and what kind of soda they drank. During an average follow-up of 9.3 years, 559 vascular events occurred, including ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. The researchers also observed a marginally significant increased risk for vascular events among those who consumed diet soda daily and regular soda once or more a month (adjusted relative risk, 1.74; 95% confidence interval, 0.96 - 3.16). As reported by Medscape Medical News, previous studies have suggested a link between diet soda consumption and the risk for metabolic syndrome and diabetes. But this is the first time diet drinks have been associated with vascular events. "This is an observational study and not a prospective randomized trial," Dr. Goldstein, from the Duke Stroke Center, in Durham, North Carolina, pointed out. "This is an association and not yet a proven causal relationship." The investigators acknowledge that additional studies are needed. The potential mechanisms for the association between diet soda and vascular events remain unknown. What should clinicians advise patients on the basis of the information we have today? Steven Greenberg, MD, from Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, suggests that patients start by concentrating on a healthy diet and regular exercise. "Once the metabolic syndrome is under control and any risk of diabetes, then we can consider cutting back on soda consumption." Dr. Greenberg is the vice chair of the International Stroke Conference Committee, and during an interview he suggested that patients shouldn't rush to eliminate diet drinks. "I do think this is a wake-up call, though," he said, "and we need to start paying closer attention." This study was funded by the Javits award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the Evelyn McKnight Brain Institute. The researchers have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. American Stroke Association International Stroke Conference. Ab
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The relationship between morality and liberty is a directly proportional one. "Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters." - Ben Franklin
Wonder what that fluorescent green color causes. Turtles. Ha ha! Not all turtles are green. How little you know!
"If ever this vast country is brought under a single government, it will be one of the most extensive corruption, indifferent and incapable of a wholesome care over so wide a spread of surface. This will not be borne, and you will have to choose between reform and revolution. If I know the spirit of this country, the one or the other is inevitable." - Thomas Jefferson
Turtles also come in a fecal brown color or a boring gray color. What comely creatures.
Let's not leave out sickly gray color.
"I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it." - William S Burroughs
LOL
The Pentagon announced TODAY the formation of a new 500-man elite fighting unit called the United States Redneck Special Forces (USRSF) These boys will be dropped off in Afghanistan and have been given only the following facts about terrorists: 1. The season opened today. 2. There is no limit. 3. They taste just like chicken. 4. They don't like beer, pickups, country music or Jesus .... 5. They are directly responsible for the death of Dale Earnhardt. The Pentagon expects the problem in Afghanistan to be over by Friday.
#2. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
Wonder what that fluorescent green color causes.
#3. To: Armadillo, Tatarewicz, turtle, abraxas (#2)
Wonder what that fluorescent green color causes.
#4. To: All (#0)
Then we have: Diet Soda May Heighten Risk for Vascular Events
#5. To: RickyJ (#1)
#6. To: farmfriend (#3)
#7. To: Turtle, farmfriend (#6)
Some have nauseating red, abhorrent orange, or repulsive yellow irregular blotches.
#8. To: Armadillo, Turtle (#7)
Turtles also come in a fecal brown color or a boring gray color.
#9. To: Armadillo (#7)
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