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The Checkup
HEALTH NEWS EXAMINED
Headline says:
Can drugs for depression harm babies’ hearts?
Science says: A study of more than 900,000 women found that those who took antidepressants while pregnant weren’t more likely to have fetuses with heart defects. That’s good news for the 8% to 13% of women who take the drugs, but if you’re pregnant, you should still talk to your physician about side effects.
Headline says:
The FDA will limit salt in processed foods.
Science says: The FDA is proposing a guideline on the amount of sodium that manufacturers can add to processed food. The agency says too much sodium leads to high blood pressure and heart disease – but for now it’s just a recommendation, so it’s strictly voluntary.
Headline says:
A broccoli drink can detox your blood
Science says: Scientists gave 300 Chinese men and women a broccoli-sprout beverage that cleared air-pollution toxins from their system faster than normal. The researchers think the answer lies in the cancerpreventing compounds found in the veggies.
PARK, Alice. The Checkup.Time/Jul 7-14, 2014, p.12.
About the FDA guideline on the amount of sodium in processed foods, manufacturers
