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Month: July 2023

Month: July 2023

Aspartame advice unchanged despite cancer question

Lai Cheng July 18, 2023 0 Comments
By James Gallagher Advice on how much aspartame we can eat or drink is unchanged, despite the sweetener being classified as "possibly" causing cancer. Two groups of experts at the World Health Organization have been reviewing thousands of scientific studies. The "possibly carcinogenic" label often causes fear and confusion, but just means the evidence is unconvincing. Most people consume less...
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Politicians involved in illegal online gambling are an economic and security threat

Lai Cheng July 17, 2023 0 Comments
In June of this year, the Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said that there was political patronage in illegal online gambling activities in Malaysia. This is a serious matter, but the identities of the politicians involved are not revealed. The MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki has since announced that the MACC is currently investigating several politicians and if it is...
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What is your ‘food clock’? These 4 tips can improve how you eat

Lai Cheng July 17, 2023 0 Comments
Aligning your food habits with your internal clock – called chrononutrition – optimises how you eat for the changing circumstances of daily life and your body. Eating while the sun shines – and eating bigger meals early in the day – help our bodies process energy more efficiently. Three-quarters of your daily calories should be before 2 p.m. And size matters when it comes to meals. Our...
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Protect Children from Becoming Victims of Child Pornography

Lai Cheng July 14, 2023 0 Comments
Lately, there has been an increase in the number of reports about child pornography cases. The Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) finds it very disturbing and frightening that the number of individuals accessing child pornography online has been increasing. This means that the number of children becoming victims of child pornography is also increasing. The Bukit Aman Sexual, Women and...
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Material Scientists Set Out to Beat Plastic Packaging on 3 Fronts – They Succeeded

Lai Cheng July 14, 2023 0 Comments
They've brewed up a plastic alternative that is transparent, nonabsorbent (i.e., won’t get soggy) and disappears in two months—and for a bonus, it’s edible.   By Emma Bryce Packaging with all the strength and resilience of plastic, but without its environmental impacts: this would seem too good to be true. Yet a group of researchers say it’s exactly what they have created:...
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13 Canned Foods You Should Avoid At The Grocery Store

Lai Cheng July 13, 2023 0 Comments
Head into any grocery store or supermarket and you'll find shelf after shelf stacked high with different types of canned foods. But not all canned foods are created equal. While certain types of canned products can make a food taste better or take the hassle out of preparing it, other canned products may not be worth the hard-earned money you're spending on them. Here’s the lowdown on some...
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Chemical Found in Common Sweetener Damages DNA

Lai Cheng July 13, 2023 0 Comments
A chemical found in a popular artificial sweetener may damage one’s DNA and can lead to cancer, a new study warns. The sweetener, sucralose (marketed as Splenda), is 600 times sweeter than table sugar and is used in thousands of products. The study adds to previous research that says sucralose can also cause intestinal damage. Read more:    
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