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Praedicat Posts on Diabetes

The social and genetic factors that drive susceptibility

The social and genetic factors that drive susceptibility 150 150 David Loughran

As a labor economist I’ve long been interested in the question of what makes some individuals more susceptible to adverse outcomes than others. Everyone has “bad luck” from time to…

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Are we poisoning our children with plastics?

Are we poisoning our children with plastics? 150 150 Charles Clarke

In modern life, the human body interacts with innumerable man-made substances. They are in the clothes we wear, the cosmetics we use, the food we eat, the packaging which carries…

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Could warning labels reduce sugar consumption (and the threat of sugar litigation)?

Could warning labels reduce sugar consumption (and the threat of sugar litigation)? 500 250 David Loughran

Scientists are generally convinced that over-consumption of sugar increases the risk of a variety of adverse health outcomes such as obesity and diabetes, and it is also generally accepted that…

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