BIG DISCONNECT — In the United States acetaldehyde is commonly added to many foods and beverages because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers it an ingredient that is “Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS). (use CTRL+F to search the list at the link). Acetaldehyde is also a permitted food additive in China and a designated […]
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Science Breakthrough! (Really?) Consumer Introduction To Assessing Scientific Studies
PLEASE NOTE: A more technical version of this article, intended for professionals in the field, can be found at this link. In addition, these are both works in progress with additional text, videos and images to be added as appropriate. Is that sensational scientific study really so important that you have to change your life? […]
The Hidden Hitches In Dry January/Mediterranean Diet Plans
By Lewis PerdueChief Scientist and ChairmanCenter for Research on Environmental Chemicals in HumansThis article is copyright 2024. Please Email the author if you wish to republish this entire article. Updated, January 15, 2024 THE BIG PICTURE — A Dry January or Mediterranean Diet can be a useful exercises for those who feel they have need […]
Acetaldehyde And The “Asian Flush”
Not everyone has the ability to easily and quickly metabolize Acetaldehyde into harmless acetates. Approximately 560 million people in the world, mostly of East Asian descent, experience an unpleasant reaction commonly called the “Asian Flush.” People with these polymorphisms experience unpleasant symptoms when they drink alcohol. Symptoms include reddening of skin on the face, neck […]
Radiation Hazards of Burning Coal
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Prepping bacon for the study menu
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How Strict Rules on Sourcing Dairy Proved impossible — and would have hurt reproducibility As Well
Dairy has many opportunities for plastic contamination For dairy products, we created an ultra-strict sourcing protocol that assumed that the introduction of plastic chemicals into the dairy food chain begins with the milking process. That strict protocol had to be drastically altered will be described below. To consumers, the most obvious connection between plastic and […]
Revised Protocol: UCSF IRB/CHR Number: 15-17703: Approved by IRB/CHR, November 14, 2018 (html)
Revised Protocol: UCSF IRB/CHR Number: 15-17703 November 14, 2018 Approved by IRB/CHR Co-Principal Investigators: W. Lewis Perdue, Dr. Victor I. Reus MD Study Title: Clinical blood profile assays as biomarkers to directly assess potential health effects resulting from the controlled elimination of suspected dietary and environmental chemical toxins. This study is the first […]
2018 CLARITY study of BPA safety is substandard science & repeats previously fatal mistakes
See also:Flaws in design, execution and interpretation limit CLARITY‐BPA’s value for risk assessments of bisphenol A The draft of a new study by the FDA on the safety of Bisphenol A (BPA) is a glaring example of substandard federal regulatory science that continues to place public health at risk. The study is rife with amateurish […]
So, what does early action on personal distancing and Shelter-In-Place actually get you?
This is particularly telling because, while California is less densely populated, it’s the nation’s largest gateway to China and early-on had more Chinese visitors arriving by air than any other state. More discussion about the differences here: Coronavirus: How California kept ahead of the curve. This ad-free article is made possible by the financial […]