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MANY BABY FOODS CONTAIN TOXIC METALS

What’s more, the US doesn’t have the kind of strict regulations for commercially produced baby foods that parents might expect, according to a new study that outlines risk prevention strategies for parents and health care professionals. “It is concerning that there are gaps in food contaminant federal guidelines, particularly for baby foods. Parents might expect and trust...

Exposure to toxic metals may increase risk of clogged arteries
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Exposure to toxic metals may increase risk of clogged arteries

by  American Heart Association Credit: CC0 Public Domain Environmental exposure to low-levels of the toxic metals arsenic, cadmium and titanium appears to increase the risk of plaque buildup in arteries in the neck, heart and legs, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association’s journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (ATVB). Traces of metal may...