Fluoridated bottled water manufacturers are now allowed to claim that “Drinking fluoridated water may reduce the risk of [dental caries or tooth decay].”
It seems like something everyone already knows, but that’s how regulation goes. Before any firm can write any health claim on their packaging labels, all these go through rigorous validation processes first. And in fact, not all fluoridated water qualify. According to the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and applied Nutrition, “the food eligible to bear the claim is bottled water [snip] containing greater than 0.6 and up to 1.0 mg/L total fluoride, and meeting all general requirements …read more

Not only are wines good for your heart, but adding herbs and spices can also render wine a good shield against bacterial infections. David Biello summarized some of them in his entry on the chemistry of wine:
[snip]…simply adding oregano leaves to either white or red wine can protect against bacteria such as Escherica coli or Salmonella enterica when applied to food. The oregano leaves contain carvacrol, which disrupts the bacteria’s cell walls.
Other spices such as cloves, cinammon and lemongrass also add to the antimicrobial properties of alcohol, making it an ideal preservative or marinade. They say it can also be …read more