Many cocoa products are contaminated with heavy metals
Many cocoa foods contain lead and cadmium. THE ESSENTIAL Cadmium and lead are heavy metals that are dangerous to health. ...
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Cadmium: be careful, your breakfast cereals are probably too contaminated
Cancers, kidney disease, bone diseases... cadmium pollutes the soil too much, contaminating our food and thus increasing our risks of ...
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Cadmium can cause vitamin D deficiencies, sources of allergies
Even ingested in low doses, this heavy metal causes a strong activation of antibodies which can cause a serious allergic ...
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Heavy metals and arsenic: beware of sushi consumption!
Consuming too many rice and raw fish foods, especially tuna, would expose you to high levels of heavy metals and ...
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Arsenic, chromium, nickel, mercury: the French are all contaminated with heavy metals
A new study by Public Health France reveals the presence of heavy metals in the body of the French, including ...
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Cadmium increases the risk of serious lung diseases
This chemical element, present both in food and in cigarettes, weakens the immune defenses of the lungs. In the long ...
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Exposure to cadmium in utero increases the risk of asthma and allergies
According to a new study, this heavy metal, which is subject to restrictions within the European Union, would increase the ...
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Edible seaweed can be carcinogenic
According to a report by ANSES, the seaweed used to make maki often contains too much cadmium. Fresh, dried or ...
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Endometrial cancer: a higher risk in women contaminated with cadmium
© ThinkstockWe rarely talk about cadmium. However, this heavy metal (whose toxicity has been recognized since the 1950s) is very ...
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Lead and cadmium in our glasses
© Plymouth UniversityDrinking a glass of water is no longer such a trivial act. A recent studyhad already shown that ...
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