Tagged: Apples

Arsenic, Apples and Dr Oz - Molecular Matters

Michael Edmonds • Sep 17, 2011 •

• Apples,
• arsenic,
• dr oz,
• FDA,
• Health,
• oprah

The Dr Oz show is a health related talk show, co-produced by Oprah Winfrey, which is sometimes criticized for promoting “health” advice which is not evidence based. Host, Dr Mehmet Oz, is a cardiothoracic surgeon and teaching professor at Columbia University which perhaps lends undue credibility to some of his views. A recent show by Dr Oz claiming that apple … Read More

Why Pregnant Rats Should Avoid Apples - MacDoctor

Jim McVeagh • Feb 12, 2011 •

• Apples,
• Diet,
• Pregnant Women,
• research,
• Sciblogs,
• Scientific Research,
• Sensationalism,
• Stupidity

No, that’s not what the headline was on the front page of the Weak-end Herald today – it was considerably more alarmist: Fruit juice, apples linked to fetus harm An expectant mother could be putting her unborn child at risk by drinking as little as three glasses of juice a day or eating five apples. [...] Related posts: … Read More