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  • No more Jamie Lee Curtis talking about her poop? Danone withdraws health claims

    Posted: April 16th, 2010 - 5:27am by Doug Powell

    I’ll miss Jamie Lee Curtis talking about her diarrhea.

    The BBC reports that Danone has withdrawn requests to approve claims about the health benefits of two of its brands.

    Danone has promoted that yoghurt drink Actimel strengthens the body's natural defences, while Activia aids digestion.

    The company says it is waiting for the European Food Safety Authority to clarify how the approval process works.

    However, Danane is already voluntarily withdrawing the claims from products sold in France. A UK regulator banned an Actimel advert last year.

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  • Frank Zappa: Why does it hurt when I pee? Cranberry juice overrated

    Posted: August 24th, 2009 - 3:04pm by Doug Powell

    Bobby Brown’s got nothing on this.

    Current clinical evidence for using cranberry juice to combat urinary tract infections is 'unsatisfactory and inconclusive', according to Raul Raz.

    Dr Raz, Director of Infectious Diseases at the Technion School of Medicine in Israel, and his associate Faculty Member, Hana Edelstein, advise the medical community that "cranberry should no longer be considered as an effective [preventative] for recurrent UTIs".

    Cranberry contains hundreds of compounds, and it has been difficult to determine which might be responsible for any therapeutic effect, hindering its adoption. Raz and Edelstein point to differences in clinical trial design and the lack of standardization for doses and formulation. There is a range of potential side-effects including stomach upsets and weight gain. Cranberry can also interact badly with other medicines such as Warfarin, commonly used to treat heart disease.
     

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  • Emirates chef fined $27,000 for expired (by 1 day) yoghurt

    Posted: July 16th, 2009 - 8:22am by Doug Powell

    Before the widespread use of refrigeration, fresh milk was often fermented into yoghurt, chesse and other dairy products for long-term storage.

    So in what seems an excessively harsh penalty, if true, a British chef at a restaurant in the Emirates Palace hotel is appealing his U.S. $27,000 fine after inspectors from Abu Dhabi Municipality found the yoghurt during a routine visit to the kitchen of the Etoiles restaurant and lounge about a month ago. ??????

    The head chef, identified as PH, was convicted and ordered to pay Dh70,000 for not educating his staff on the emirate’s food expiration laws and Dh20,000 for storing expired food. He also had to pay another Dh2,000 for the municipality’s fees.

    PH appealed the court sentence in the past few weeks, and the case was referred to the Criminal Court of Appeal, where it was heard yesterday. ??????His attorney said the food was only one day past its use-by date; court documents do not specify when the food expired.
     

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  • Women fart, and that's extra cool in New Zealand

    Posted: February 21st, 2009 - 9:53pm by Doug Powell

    First it was Jamie Lee Curtis flogging Activia yoghurt, and its, uh, ability to restore digestive regularity.

    Now New Zealand brewer Tui has shattered one of the great myths of the sexes, with a billboard that reads, "Chicks never fart. Yeah, right.”

    A survey of almost 600 women was carried out by Anchor's low-fat probiotic yoghurt brand Symbio, which is promoting a 14-day programme to reduce digestive problems.

    The company says the programme - run through www.abetteryou.co.nz - has already registered 10,000 people.

    The study of digestive health has found that 45 per cent of women experienced gas at least two to three times a week, but only 12 per cent of women are likely to tell their friends they're experiencing some sort of discomfort, even though three-quarters feel embarrassment when it strikes during social situations.

    Sue McCarty, chief executive of the Auckland-based Via finishing school, said it was a "complete myth women don't pass wind."

    For those suffering, her advice was: Better out than in. She said women here had less to be concerned about. "We're in New Zealand, remember. Lots more things are acceptable here than in other cultures."
     

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