Cancers and tumors can only exist in a predominantly lower pH (acidic) environment caused by a diet rich in dairy foods, meats, grain products, sweets and strong condiments such as black pepper.

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While Coke, Pepsi, and Dr Pepper Snapple have all aggressively expanded their portfolios to include faster-growing products like sports drinks and fruit juices, a prolonged drop in U.S. soda revenues would represent a serious blow.

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Europeans imported enormous amounts of consumer goods, ranging from cotton products, tea, and ceramics, to lacquerware and seasonings such as pepper and cloves.

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They found that dairy products (butter, cream, milk, and cheese) and spices (ground cinnamon, cayenne pepper and ground coriander) had minute amounts of DEHP.

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