Acsh.org

How Do You Define Healthy Food

WEBThe current claim for healthy was established in 1994. It limits total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium in foods. Additionally, the foods must provide at …

Actived: 3 days ago

URL: https://www.acsh.org/news/2022/10/05/how-do-you-define-healthy-food-16592

Can You Be Obese and Healthy

WEBBy Chuck Dinerstein, MD, MBA — May 12, 2021. Obesity is a health risk that can lead to changes in your metabolism. The condition can result in diabetes or …

Category:  Health Go Health

Redefining the Core Mission of Public Health

WEBThe CDC is one of the major public health agencies responsible for responding to the pandemic in the U.S. It is part of the Department of Health and …

Category:  Health Go Health

Wealth, Health, and Longevity: Exploring the Connection

WEBBenjamin Franklin's adage linking health and wealth has persisted through time, suggesting that financial security correlates with better health and increased …

Category:  Health Go Health

Does Access to Health Care Promote Longevity

WEBThe researchers found their data. “produced estimates ranging from 0% to 17% of premature mortality attributable to deficiencies in health care access or delivery. …

Category:  Health Go Health

Internet Access: A Determinant of Health

WEBAcross all three environments, rural, suburban, and urban, lack of Internet access was associated with increased mortality. To provide more context, 2.3% of rural …

Category:  Health Go Health

Radiation & Health: Humans in Space

WEBAccording to NASA, the solar wind involves about 400 million protons, moving at 400 km/second, passing through every square cm of the space near Earth …

Category:  Health Go Health

H2O: What You Need to Know

WEBIf there is a contaminant from EPA’s Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation, check the EPA for a Health Advisory to determine if the level found in your …

Category:  Health Go Health

The Socioeconomic Determinants of Health: What Do We Really …

WEBAs the drumbeats for health systems to treat the socioeconomic determinants of health grows louder -- and administrators eye an enlarging “mission” …

Category:  Health Go Health

About American Council on Science and Health

WEBAbout the American Council on Science and Health The American Council on Science and Health is a pro-science consumer advocacy organization based in New York City. We …

Category:  Health Go Health

We Need Greater Transparency to Improve the U.S. Healthcare …

WEB# Reprinted with permission. The original article can be found on the InsideSources website.. The time has come for us to think about incremental, …

Category:  Health Go Health

Dermatology Is More Than Skin Deep

WEBBy Henry I. Miller, MS, MD. Henry I. Miller, MS, MD, is the Glenn Swogger Distinguished Fellow at the American Council on Science and Health. His research …

Category:  Health Go Health

Trouble with Vaccine Mandates—They Can Backfire, Studies Show

WEBDozens of studies examining the effects of vaccine mandates have been published over the last year. A pre-print review of this literature has found that requiring …

Category:  Health Go Health

What's the Story with Radon

WEBThe EPA feels that radon is responsible for 21,000 lung cancer deaths annually. I have to say that, as much as I respect the EPA, it’s hard for me to agree with …

Category:  Cancer Go Health

Eating Out is Killing You

WEBParticipants were followed for an average of eight years or more, and during this period, there were 511 cardiovascular deaths and 638 deaths from cancer. …

Category:  Cancer Go Health

Local Food is Sustainable Food

WEBBuying from your nearby farmer's market offers a number of important benefits. Environmental sustainability and local economic growth are not among them, …

Category:  Health Go Health

Pop-Up Clinics Strive to Close Healthcare Gap

WEBThe largest and longest-running of the pop-up clinics is Remote Area Medical, which has been in business domestically and abroad for 30 years. The …

Category:  Medical Go Health

THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND HEALTH PRESENTS

WEB1 E xperts on dental health fraud suspect that over a billion dollars a year is spent on dubious, unnecessary, and poor-quality dentistry. Dental diseases are among the most …

Category:  Health Go Health

Top 10 Junk Science and Bogus Health Claims ACSH Debunked in …

WEBThough we spent about nine months of the year focused almost exclusively on COVID, we did find time to debunk pseudoscientific nonsense. Here are the top 10 …

Category:  Health Go Health

Propionate, A Common Food Preservative, Alters Our Metabolism.

WEBA new study links propionate, a food preservative, to alterations in our metabolism, increasing the production of glucose, at least in one mammal: mice. The …

Category:  Food Go Health

Great Women in Science: Emmy Noether, The Greatest Woman …

WEBAmong the most creative and original mathematical thinkers (explanations of her work are virtually incomprehensible to us mortals who communicate in words rather …

Category:  Health Go Health

American Council on Science and Health FinancialStatements …

WEBAmerican Council on Science and Health Notes to Financial Statements June 30, 2014 and 2013 6 1. Organization and Tax Status American Council on Science and Health(the …

Category:  Health Go Health

Great Women in Science: Emmy Noether, Greatest Female …

WEBAmong the most creative and original mathematical thinkers – explanations of her work are virtually incomprehensible to us mortals, who communicate in words rather …

Category:  Health Go Health

What I Am Reading April 18th

WEBFile this under remembering the past. “On April 4, 2024, the CDC reported 113 cases of measles in 18 states and jurisdictions. These outbreaks were consistent with a …

Category:  Health Go Health

Will Cole and the Grift of Functional Medicine

WEBBy Katie Suleta — April 16, 2024. An alternative healthcare provider with a massive social media following, Will Cole sells wellness and scary-sounding pseudo …

Category:  Health Go Health

Health Ranger Chronicles: Why Vaccination Is Better Than …

WEBIt's time for another installment of "The Health Ranger Chronicles," where we examine Mike Adams' claims about the supposed dangers of COVID vaccination. …

Category:  Health Go Health

ACSH Explains: The Blood Brain Barrier and 'Leaky' Brain

WEBThese barriers include. Physical barriers, like the blood-brain or blood-testis barrier, physically limit the entry of immune cells and molecules. Secretion of …

Category:  Health Go Health

Testing urine for prostate cancer

WEBHave you ever felt like you're just waiting for the other shoe to drop, especially regarding medical test results? Francis Collins, former NIH director, found himself in that …

Category:  Medical Go Health

A natural deception: 3 marketing myths the supplement industry …

WEBAmericans seem to have quite a positive view of dietary supplements. According to a 2023 survey, 74% of U.S. adults take vitamins, prebiotics and the like. …

Category:  Supplements,  Vitamin Go Health

CNN's Toxic Take on the Danger of Methylene Chloride in Decaf …

WEBAs long as we don't run out of chemicals, we will never run out of chemical scares. Most are unfounded, especially the current one – that the use of methylene …

Category:  Health Go Health

Every Picture Tells A Story – Birth Control Male Edition

WEBHormonal birth control in women only affects 1 or 2 eggs a month, while male hormonal therapy must address millions of sperm per ejaculation. A recent study …

Category:  Health Go Health