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Plastic Wraps—Helpful Kitchen Aid or Health Hazard?
Q. How safe are plastic cling wraps?
A. It depends on what the wrap is made of and how you use it. There’s no question that chemicals in plastic can migrate from the wrap into the food it comes in contact with. More debatable is what effect these chemicals have on your health.
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From Antinutrient to Phytonutrient: Phytic Acid Gains Respect
Q. I’ve heard that phytic acid interferes with the body’s ability to absorb important minerals. Now I see it sold as a supplement in the health food store. Is it one and the same?
A. Yes. Phytate or phytic acid has long been considered a nutrition “bad guy.” However, new research from animal and test tube experiments has shown that phytate also functions as an antioxidant and may actually play more of a protective role in health.
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