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Health and Wellness Headlines for November 15

Is It Safe to Take Weight-Loss Pills? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on November 14, 2023, 7:00 am.

Why don’t more people take the weight-loss medications currently on the market?  Despite the myriad menus of FDA-approved medications for… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.


Tap, Filtered, or Bottled Water? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on November 9, 2023, 7:00 am.

There are disinfection byproducts in tap water. What happened when Brita, PUR, ZeroWater, and refrigerator water filters were put to the tes… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.


Say No to Fish for Five Years Before Pregnancy 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on November 7, 2023, 7:00 am.

Advisories telling pregnant women to cut down on fish consumption may be too late for certain persistent pollutants. If you intentionally ex… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.


Does Chewing Gum Burn Calories?

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on November 2, 2023, 7:00 am.

What are the effects of chewing gum on hunger and appetite?   “Horace Fletcher,” proclaimed one of his obituaries in 1919, “taught t… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.


Cannabis on Fertility and Pregnancy

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on October 31, 2023, 7:00 am.

Pregnant and breastfeeding women should probably be advised to either decrease or, when possible, cease cannabis use entirely, and couples t… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.


Chewing Gum for Weight Loss? 

Story from NutritionFacts.org. Originally posted on October 26, 2023, 7:00 am.

If extra chewing is effective in suppressing your appetite when it comes to food, what about chewing gum as a weight-loss strategy?  As I d… Read the full story on NutritionFacts.org.

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