Olestra linked to digestive side effects in test panel
A suburban Chicago multiplex hosted a free chip test with 1100 volunteers. Half ate olestra chips and half regular chips while watching a movie. After, 16 percent of the olestra group reported digestive issues, while 18 percent of the regular chip group did as well. Researchers caution GI problems are common regardless of fat substitutes.
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Obesity Linked to Higher Asthma Risk Study Finds
Harvard researchers studied thousands of nurses and found obesity greatly raises asthma risk, with even small fat increases boosting likelihood and those 35 percent over weight facing about triple risk. The study argues obesity precedes asthma diagnosis, challenging prior assumptions as a large olestra trial begins after Midwest test marketing.
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