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Cancers Associated with Overweight and Obesity Make up 40 percent of Cancers Diagnosed in the United States

13 Cancers are associated with overweight and obesity More than 630,000 in the U.S. affectedSpanish (Español) About 630,000 people in the U.S. were diagnosed with a cancer associated with overweight and obesity in 2014. About 2 in 3 occurred in adults 50- to 74-years-old. The rates of obesity-related cancers, not including colorectal cancer, increased by

High Levels of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in More Than Half of Cosmetics Sold in U.S.

Scientists tested more than 200 cosmetics including concealers, foundations, eye and eyebrow products and various lip products and found approximately 50% to contain high levels of fluorine, which is an indicator of PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals” in the products. By  Jessica Sieff 10 The Defender is experiencing censorship on many social channels. Be

The Damaging Double Standard Behind Intermittent Fasting

Is it “optimization” or an eating disorder? Hope Corrigan Jack Dorsey has been a vocal proponent of intermittent fasting. Photo by David Becker/Getty Images Jack Dorsey doesn’t eat anything in the morning. Instead, he meditates for two hours, he takes an ice bath, and drinks a lot of water. He doesn’t eat anything for lunch, either.

Hair Relaxers Won’t Raise Black Women’s Cancer Risk

By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter (HealthDay News) — Moderate use of hair relaxers doesn’t increase a Black woman’s risk of breast cancer, according to a new study. “While there is biologic plausibility that exposure to some components contained in hair relaxers might increase breast cancer risk, the evidence from epidemiologic studies to date continues to be

Researchers Link Diacetyl Exposure to Alzheimer’s Disease

The food flavoring ingredient diacetyl, which produces that buttery aroma in microwave popcorn, may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease.Laura Walter Aug 21, 2012 Researchers have uncovered a potential link between diacetyl, the flavoring ingredient that produces the buttery flavor of microwave popcorn, and Alzheimer’s disease. Diacetyl already has been associated with potentially fatal lung disease.

Sri Lanka’s burning cargo ship on track to become its ‘worst environmental disaster’

By Helen Regan and Sophie Jeong, CNN (CNN)A huge cleanup operation was underway for a sixth day in Sri Lanka Tuesday after a container ship laden with chemicals caught fire 12 days ago, inundating the country’s western coastline with microplastic pollution and potentially hazardous waste.Sri Lankan environmentalists said it is one of the worst ecological

The Best Way to Barbecue, According to Science

Step away from the lighter fluid. Inverse Eleanor Cummins Photo from 10’000 Hours / Getty Images. Unless you’re master barbecuer Ron Swanson himself, your grill game could probably use a little work. Thankfully, science is here to help. Greg Blonder is an engineering professor at Boston University and author of the science explainer-slash-cookbook Meathead: The

Toxic PFAS chemicals found in 100% of breast milk samples

Rachel Salvidge 13 May 2021 Toxic PFAS substances, which are known as ‘forever chemicals’ because they do not degrade and which have been linked to a range of diseases, including two cancers, have been found in the breast milk of every woman tested as part of a new study. Scientists from Toxic-Free Future, Indiana University,