"Traditionally, religion was the primary resource, providing all these cultural scripts for what to do with the body and the grave and what is the afterlife," Laderman says. "This is religion's business." But traditional religions began losing their grip after the 1960s, which has created mo...
Aspartame: Banned twice by the FDA. Despite the panel’s decision, Hayes later installed a sixth member on the commission who voted in favor of the making aspartame legal. The vote was now deadlocked. So what happened? Hayes personally broke the tie in aspartame’s favor. (Keep in mind th...
This article was updated in conjunction with AI technology, then fact-checked and edited by a HowStuffWorks editor. Oxidation of Alcohol If you strip off hydrogens from the right carbon of ethanol in the presence of oxygen, you get acetic acid, the main component in vinegar. The molecular str...
These other products are highly refined (elements are taken out of food), have added synthetic vitamins (again created, not natural), preservatives (food was not meant to last forever), denatured (which changes how we can access the nutrients), containing MSG, aspartame, high fructose corn syr...
This process only amplifies a small excess that already exists. Perhaps a tiny initial left-hand excess was created by conditions in the solar nebula. For example, polarized ultraviolet light or other types of radiation from nearby stars might favor the creation of left-handed amino acids or the...
Not all sugar alternatives are created equally. For instance, sweeteners like allulose and erythritol may impart health benefits, like increased satiety and improved blood glucose control. On the other hand, sweeteners like sucralose, aspartame, and saccharin have been associated with health issu...
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Out of that desire, a significant problem has arisen around the use of sweetener substitutes, in particular aspartame. Created as a “safe” alternative to regular sugar, continued research has shown that aspartame is more harmful than helpful....
It took me years of unpleasant trial and error to find the relationship between the symptoms I was having and these gums. I now believe that many of our common ailments are probably related to many of these additives. I think both of these gums are also considered NATURAL.. You can still...
You buy a protein bar on the way home from the gym only to later find out it was ultra-processed. Bummer. “We should not exclusively blame consumers for choosing ultra-processed foods, as today, it’s nearly impossible to avoid them completely.” However, you don’t have to k...