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Tiny titanium dioxide particles in food raise blood sugar, disrupt gut hormones in mice, study finds

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The tiniest particles of titanium dioxide—commonly used to make candies, cookies, and other ultra-processed foods look brighter and more visually appealing, especially to kids—can raise blood sugar levels and impair how the body processes glucose, among other health harms, according to new research in mice. 

Common weedkiller glyphosate may be linked to liver disease epidemic, study warns 

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Glyphosate, the world’s most widely used herbicide, may significantly raise the risk of an increasingly common chronic liver disease—even at low exposure levels, according to a new review of more than 40 scientific studies published over the past 17 years.

Even low levels of traffic air pollution can damage the liver, new study shows

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Long-term exposure to even small amounts of air pollution from vehicles promotes abnormal changes in the liver—potentially increasing the risk of fatty liver disease, according to new research in mice. Mice exposed to fine particulate matter (PM2.5, or tiny pollutant particles of 2.5 micrometers or less)  for 12 weeks showed inflammation in the liver, more Even low levels of traffic air pollution can damage the liver, new study shows