Below, you will find some headlines we may have missed and some interesting video clips on several subjects. Please feel free to share anything you may have run across; just make sure it’s not from a McMAGAt infested shithole.
Breaking News: Israel and Hamas reach a Gaza ceasefire agreement
Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on a multiphase ceasefire that commits them to end the war in Gaza, President Biden and Qatar’s prime minister announced separately on Wednesday.
“This deal will halt the fighting in Gaza, surge much needed-humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians, and reunite the hostages with their families after more than 15 months in captivity,” Biden said. He said it was the same as a proposal he made in May 2024, which was endorsed by the United Nations Security Council.
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FDA bans the food dye Red No. 3
The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday it is banning the food dye Red No. 3. The agency had been reviewing a petition to ban the colorant since 2022 over safety concerns. The petroleum-based dye has been used for more than 50 years in thousands of products including candy, snack foods, and soda.
At issue was whether the dye is linked to cancer. Under a provision of a 1958 law called the Delaney Clause, “the FDA cannot authorize a food additive or color additive if it has been found to cause cancer in humans or animals,” Jim Jones, deputy commissioner for human foods at the FDA, said in a statement. And there’s evidence of cancer in lab rats exposed to high levels of Red No. 3, he added.
Move aside, BMI: There’s a better way to define obesity, commission finds
An international committee of scientists has proposed a change to the way obesity is defined and diagnosed. The goal is to offer a more nuanced and objective way to assess body composition, by adding more metrics, such as waist circumference, to the criteria.
For years, the method physicians have used to determine whether a person has obesity is to calculate their BMI — or body mass index. BMI is a quick and inexpensive estimate based on weight and height.
But BMI doesn’t provide adequate information about a person’s health, the commission concludes, and the reliance on BMI alone can result in a misdiagnosis.
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