12.30.10

Toxicperfluoroalkyls Found in Fast Food

Posted in health at 1:01 am by site admin

Check out this link about Toxicperfluoroalkyls being leached from fast food packaging into the food.

A new study shows that toxicperfluoroalkyls, which are used in surface protection treatments and coatings to keep grease from leaking through fast food wrappers, are being ingested by people through their food and showing up as contaminants in blood.

Perfluoroalkyls are a hazardous class of stable, synthetic chemicals that repel oil, grease and water.

As reported by University of Toronto researchers, the chemicals studied in human blood, urine and feces were polyfluoroalkyl phosphate esters (PAPs), which are the breakdown products of the perfluorinated carboxylic acids (PFCAs) used in coating the food wrappers. Scientists said the exposure to humans through this means “should be considered as a significant indirect source of PFCA.”

That means you now have a new reason to avoid fast foods.

PFCs are linked to infertility, thyroid disease, cancer, immune system problems, and increased LDL cholesterol level.s

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12.15.10

Prehistoric People Ate Each Other

Posted in Evolution at 9:57 pm by site admin

Check out this article about how prehistoric people practiced nutritional cannibalism.

“Think that a member of your group dies,” Fernandez-Jalvo told Discovery News. “The body can give one day off from hunting, which was always dangerous at that time, and what to do with the dead body that may attract other dangerous carnivores that may attack the group.”

“This could be a good solution,” she added, reminding that cannibalism does not always mean the cannibal killed the consumed individual.

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TSA Privates

Posted in technology at 9:52 pm by site admin

Check out this article about TSA proof underwear.

There’s been no shortage of outrage over the TSA’s“naked” body scanners, which have been compared to virtual strip searches. For those of you who want to protect your private parts from being ogled by TSA employees, crowdsourced online retail site Betabrand is now offering a scanner-proof undergarment, aptly called “Privates.”

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