3.06.07

Ingestion of hydrocarbons (like gasoline, propane, turpentine etc.) is the leading cause of death in children resulting from household products.

3.05.08

This year, about 30 out of out 100 every people will seek more information about an advertised prescription drug. 5 will ask for the product, and almost everyone who asks will get it.

3.04.08

It is estimated that 1 in 5 adolescents will abuse a volatile substance (huffing) by 8th grade.

3.03.08

16 ounces of Robitussin DM can cause a dissociative state similar to the effects of PCP.

2.29.08

In 2000, heroin deaths rivaled deaths caused by heart disease and cancer in men in Portland, OR and Seattle, WA.

2.28.08

The body stores between 3-6 years worth of vitamin B12, but only 7 days worth of vitamin B1.

2.27.08

Odorless garlic supplements are useless. Garlic is said to alter carcinogen metabolism, kill bacteria, and repel pests, but it smells bad. The techniques used to removing that ingredient destroys the active ingredients.

2.26.08

One gram of cocaine costs about $110, and lasts an average user one night.

2.25.08

In 1998 the United States began fortifying grains and breads with folic acid to decrease the number of neural tube defects in newborns.

2.22.08

Young, light-skinned people can make the recommended daily amount of vitamin D, simply by exposing their face and hands to the sun for 15 minutes.

2.21.08

Other than humans, dogs are the only animal known to develop a niacin deficiency.

2.20.08

Riboflavin is UV sensitive- that's why milk comes in opaque containers.

2.19.08

Breast milk contains one-third less thiamine than cow's milk.

2.18.08

Microwaving meat can remove some carcinogens and mutagenic compounds that with life-long ingestion usually produces colon tumors.

2.15.08

All animals can make their own vitamin C except for humans and other primates, guinea pigs, birds, and a few fish.

2.14.08

It's been known since 1720 that lime juice cures scurvy.

2.13.08

Children of women who take acidophilus supplements during their pregnancy have significantly lower rates of eczema and general allergies.

2.12.08

A teenager produces three times the stomach acid than person in his or her sixties.

2.11.08

Virgin olive oil has a strong bactericidal effect and is effective at killing eight strains of Heliobacter pylori, the bacteria that is responsible for most peptic ulcers.

2.08.08

Increased stress can increase GI permeability, which can increase the absorption of food proteins, bacteria, and toxins.

2.07.08

The GI tract has 150 times the square footage as the skin.

2.06.08

Aspartame (Nutrasweet) is the chemical that has been studied the most often.

2.05.08

HIV entered the human population as early as 1930, and it entered the U.S. via Haiti in 1969.

2.04.08

About 25% of HIV cases in the U.S. are transmitted through IV drug associated needles and paraphernalia.

2.01.08

Approximately 25% of adults have herpes, but the rate varies in different populations from 3% in nuns to 70% in prostitutes.

1.31.08

The liver makes two to three times the amount of cholesterol the body needs. This explains why reducing dietary sources of cholesterol may not be enough to achieve healthy levels.

1.30.08

Being awake for 24 hours is equivalent in its' effect on judgment and reaction time as a blood alcohol level of 0.1.

1.29.08

Every time an obese person goes through a cycle of weight loss and regain, their body becomes more efficient in its use of calories. Yo-yo dieters have been known to maintain their weight on 420 Cal/day, whereas a normal weight person will loose weight if they get less than 1500 Cal/day.

1.28.08

On Jan. 5, 2007, the FDA approved Slentrol, for the estimated 5% of obese and 20-30% of overweight dogs in the U.S.

1.25.08

Peanuts, milk, eggs, wheat, soy, fish, shellfish, and tree nuts (like walnuts and cashews) cause 90% of all food allergies.

1.24.08

Peanut allergies in young children doubled between 1997 and 2002.

1.23.08

Taking medications with food delays absorption because food delays gastric emptying.

1.22.08

There are over 3000 substances manufacturers are allowed to add to food, yet less than 1000 of them are specifically approved by the FDA.