/oss/taxonomy/term/606/all en /oss/article/health-videos/right-chemistry-do-blueberries-improve-night-vision <p></p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" id="media-youtube-oetaui9miki" width="640" height="390" title="Dr. Joe Schwarcz: Do blueberries improve night vision?" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/oeTAUi9MIKI?wmode=opaque&controls=&enablejsapi=1&modestbranding=1&playerapiid=media-youtube-oetaui9miki&origin=https%3A//www.mcgill.ca&rel=0" name="Dr. Joe Schwarcz: Do blueberries improve night vision?" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="">Video of Dr. Joe Schwarcz: Do blueberries improve night vision?</iframe> </div> Mon, 29 Apr 2019 14:37:34 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7731 at /oss /oss/article/health-nutrition-videos/right-chemistry-blueberries-and-your-health <p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-2"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" id="media-youtube-tkvqjaffzqs" width="640" height="390" title="Dr. Joe Schwarcz: Blueberries and your health" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/tkVqJAFFZqs?wmode=opaque&controls=&enablejsapi=1&modestbranding=1&playerapiid=media-youtube-tkvqjaffzqs&origin=https%3A//www.mcgill.ca&rel=0" name="Dr. Joe Schwarcz: Blueberries and your health" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of Dr. Joe Schwarcz: Blueberries and your health</iframe> </div> </p> Thu, 24 May 2018 19:34:29 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 7108 at /oss /oss/article/food-health-news-toxicity/lead-stain-chocolate <p>Lead is nasty. Since the body has a tough time eliminating it, exposure to very small amounts can cause poisoning over the long term. Diagnosis of lead poisoning is challenging because of the variety of symptoms it can produce. Vomiting, constipation, abdominal pains, headaches, mood disorders, high blood pressure, tingling sensations and fatigue can all be the result of lead poisoning, but of course these symptoms can also have other causes. Then there are the truly worrisome issues like developmental problems, learning difficulties and eventual loss of mental faculties.</p> Sat, 14 Feb 2015 13:53:38 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 2236 at /oss /oss/article/food-health/acai-hype <p>The city of Belem in northern Brazil has a population of about 2,000,000.  It would be very interesting to find out if its inhabitants have an unusually low incidence of illnesses such as cancer, arteriosclerosis or Alzheimer’disease.  Why?  Because the city is dotted with some 3000 “acai points” where people line up to purchase a slurry made from the pulp of the fruit of the acai (a-sigh-yee) palm tree.  Over 200,000 liters of the thick purple sludge are consumed every day, which is more than the amount of milk that is drunk in the city. </p> Fri, 10 Aug 2012 18:14:09 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 1720 at /oss