Sentences with phrase «claims about the health risks»

In 2009, the European Food Safety Authority reviewed the science and found no justification for claims about the health risks from BCM7.

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Some companies offer incentive programs to encourage employee participation in health and wellness programs because learning about potential risks and screenings for early detection helps decrease large claims.

Making it hurt: The strategy of risk The irony, of course, is that individuals and organizations so determined to convince women to breastfeed because of evidence - based claims about its health effects are themselves choosing a breastfeeding promotion approach that is not based on actual evidence.

You had me worried when you mentioned your «bad feeling» about low cholesterol levels in vegans and while there seems to be plenty evidence to support the claim that having high cholesterol can be positive for many health reasons, I've not found any hard evidence that outright proves that vegans and vegetarians who eat a well balanced diet AND have low cholesterol are at risk of cancer, brain and nervous system issues, etc..

While there isn't sufficient evidence of such claims about juice and its effect on our health, there is a substantial link between eating a plant - based diet and a reduced risk for cancer.

The FDA says that consuming 25 grams of soy protein daily reduces your risk of heart disease yet even the American Heart Association no longer supports the health claims about soy endorsed by the U.S. government.

The claim argues that if physicians had known the increased risks, they would have prescribed alternative medications, and patients who did take these drugs also would have been more vigilant about monitoring their health and potentially severe side effects.

In its defence of two actions against Imperial Tobacco, one being litigation by British Columbia for health care costs incurred by BC to treat illnesses caused by tobacco usage, and the second being a claim by class members who bought «light» or «mild» cigarettes, Imperial Tobacco sought to add Canada as a third party, based on statements Canada made to tobacco companies and the public about the purportedly lesser risk of «light» reduced - tar cigarettes as compared with normal cigarettes.

Ontario's statement of claim alleges that the defendant tobacco companies knew about the addictiveness of cigarettes and the health damages they caused and deceived the public by misrepresenting the risks.