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Not gettin’ far with that gastric bezoar? Grab a Coke…

POSITIVE HEALTH NEWS FOR CARBONATES

Not gettin’ far with that gastric bezoar? Grab a Coke…

By Ben BOUCKLEY

Coke drinking is an effective first-line treatment to dissolve ‘gastric bezoars’ or indigestible masses that form in the stomach after foreign material accumulates there, according to a new Greek study.

Caramel color controversy: New approach needed to assess chemical safety?

Caramel color controversy: New approach needed to assess chemical safety?

By Caroline Scott-Thomas

Some caramel color suppliers have changed their processes to avoid a cancer warning label in California – but current methods and data to assess its potential carcinogenicity in humans are limited, according to associate director of the National Toxicology...