Category: Food, Beverages & Diet
Food Police at CSPI launch junk science-fueled attack against Taylor Swift…
… for advertising Diet Coke. Continue reading Food Police at CSPI launch junk science-fueled attack against Taylor Swift…
Another Food Nanny Success: Total milk intake dropped by nearly half when chocolate milk removed from school program
… and missing nutrients not replaced.
The media release is below. Continue reading Another Food Nanny Success: Total milk intake dropped by nearly half when chocolate milk removed from school program
Why most epidemiological studies involving lifestyle data are wrong
Implausible results from the use of invalid methods. Continue reading Why most epidemiological studies involving lifestyle data are wrong
Brownies are ‘dangerous’ and should be regulated like alcohol and tobacco?
That’s what an op-ed in the New York Times says. Continue reading Brownies are ‘dangerous’ and should be regulated like alcohol and tobacco?
Another dietary myth debunked: Low-glycemic index carbohydrate diet
“The unexpected findings of the study suggest that the concept of glycemic index is less important than previously thought.” Continue reading Another dietary myth debunked: Low-glycemic index carbohydrate diet
Salt scare falls apart; Blame for hypertension shifted to sugar
But no scientific evidence for blaming sugar either. Continue reading Salt scare falls apart; Blame for hypertension shifted to sugar
Moderate Consumption of Sugary Drinks Has Little Impact on Adolescents’ Metabolic Health, MU Study Finds
Because you won’t read about it anywhere else… —>
Wild-ass claim: Secondhand smoke causes obesity
What’s next: Doughnuts cause lung cancer? Continue reading Wild-ass claim: Secondhand smoke causes obesity
UK Government scraps salt reduction targets for foods
The Grocer reports: Continue reading UK Government scraps salt reduction targets for foods
Claim: Medicines should be labeled for salt content
This is junk science because… Continue reading Claim: Medicines should be labeled for salt content
Experts advise taking those sodium intake recommendations with a grain of salt
Morton Satin wants you to eat your vegetables. He wants you to consume broccoli, carrots, cabbage – all the good-for-you greens, reds and yellows out there. But most importantly, he wants you to enjoy them so you will eat them every day. And that means you must add salt. Bring that salt shaker out of hiding and start enjoying your food again, is Satin’s advice.
Who is this maverick whose concepts on salt fly in the face of years of advice handed out by most all public health institutions? Continue reading Experts advise taking those sodium intake recommendations with a grain of salt