Vegetarian diets have been linked with reductions in risk for several chronic diseases, including hypertension, but a new study has claimed that they are also associated with reduced death rates.
June 5, 2013
The study noted that some evidence suggested that vegetarian dietary patterns could be associated with reduced mortality, but the relationship is not well established.
The Food and Drug Administration is closely watching the marketing of food companies who are betting on snacks like potato chips, jelly beans and gum with a caffeinated kick.
May 2, 2013
The agency is already investigating the safety of energy drinks and energy shots, prompted by consumer reports of illness and death.
Consumers are again without answers after German officials announced that results on beansprouts, suspected to be the culprit behind the massive E. coli outbreak across Europe and now hitting the U.S., tested negative for the deadly strain.