US House Democrat reps, John Dingell and Bart Stupak, are looking into whether a certain chemical used in the packaging of baby formula products poses a danger to infants. The chemical in question is called ‘bisphenol A’, known to be used by some companies in the lining of baby formula cans and bottles they produce. [...]
Folic acid, known to be high in vitamin B, plays an important role in preventing birth defects in children such as spina bifida. And now a study, recently published in the US, has shown that folic acid plays an added useful role. It has discovered that women who take folic acid supplements for a minimum [...]
Scientists at St George’s University of London have found that children who consume less salt have a tendency to drink less fluids in general (and therefore less sugared soft drinks). This also reduced their chances of high blood pressure, obesity and other health related problems later on in their lives. The study was carried out [...]