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On a gluten or casein or dairy free diet? Double check the label on that new dairy free food item you just purchased. Those busy food tech wizards have just invented a new hidden gluten.

Makers of the widely promoted sweetener Splenda, a new product whose safety is already under legal challenge, have introduced another product, Meripro 711. The new “food”, an emulsifying wheat protein designed be used in coffee creamers (or, in industry terminology, “coffee whiteners”), creamed soups and sauces, suits the processed food industry because it cuts costs. (more…)

Green tea extract (EGCG) blocks the growth of cancerous bladder tumors by a previously unknown mechanism, a UCLA research team revealed last month. A February 15 article in Clinical Cancer Research provides new insight into the anti- cancer effect of green tea.

The researchers found green tea affecting a key process in cancer’s ability to invade surrounding tissues. (more…)