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Are denosumab (Prolia) injections an effective treatment for osteoporosis?

20 Mar 2017

Osteoporosis derives from the Greek meaning 鈥減orous bones. 鈥 This disease causes porosity and brittleness of the bone due to the excessive loss of protein, mineral content and calcium. Osteoporosis...

Is fish really brain food?

20 Mar 2017

Is fish really brain food? P.G. Wodehouse certainly thought so. In his wonderful 鈥淛eeves鈥 stories, Bertie Wooster encourages his brainy butler to eat more fish whenever a particularly challenging...

Is it true that dogs are being poisoned by propylene glycol in some dogfoods?

20 Mar 2017

Numerous Internet posts attempt to scare dog owners with questions like 鈥淚s It a Dog Food Aide or Automotive Antifreeze?鈥 The reference is to propylene glycol, a chemical added to some dog foods to...

Is there any food or beverage that leads to a 鈥渘egative" calorie balance?

20 Mar 2017

Easy answer. No. There is nothing that can be consumed that causes a greater expenditure of calories than it provides. But advertisers have given the idea a shot. But it wasn鈥檛 long before the idea...

Is there any benefit to drinking Yerba mate tea?

20 Mar 2017

Yerba Mate, the ad says, has powerful rejuvenating effects. Well, who wouldn鈥檛 go for a little rejuvenation? So what is this wonder product? Yerba is a tea brewed from the dried leaves of the Ilex...

Worms in Balogna?

20 Mar 2017

Absolutely not. But here is the question I got:聽"A friend told me that that ground up earthworms are being used as fillers in many meat products like wieners and bologna. The name on the package is...

From Cave Paintings to M&Ms

20 Mar 2017

Studies have shown that red is the colour that attracts attention. Its uses are timeless and endless. Since ancient times, the colour red has been involved in fashion, art, food and cosmetics. But...

Why isn't calcium added to skim milk?

20 Mar 2017

As consumers we like choices. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that companies provide us with a variety of different milks to choose from. We have the option to purchase whole milk, 2% milk, 1%...

Are unpasteurized cheeses safe to consume?

20 Mar 2017

While selling raw milk in Canada is illegal, the sale of cheese made from unpasteurized milk is allowed as long as the cheese has been aged at 2 degrees C or above for at least 60 days. Studies...

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