This is junk science because… Continue reading Claim: Eating red meat increases risk of Type 2 diabetes
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Claim: Obese male mice father offspring with higher levels of body fat
Lamarckism returns as “epigenetics.” Continue reading Claim: Obese male mice father offspring with higher levels of body fat
Harvard’s Walter Willett mixes food nanny-ism with Agenda 21
For those unfamiliar with Walter Willett, he once told the Washington Post that: Continue reading Harvard’s Walter Willett mixes food nanny-ism with Agenda 21
Food Police downgrade Splenda from ‘Safe’ to ‘Caution’
This is junk science because… Continue reading Food Police downgrade Splenda from ‘Safe’ to ‘Caution’
Appellate court skeptical of Nanny Bloomberg soda ban
“Justice David Friedman said the city appeared to be asking for unprecedented authority to regulate all sorts of portion sizes, including ‘the number of doughnuts a person could eat, the number of scoops of ice cream’ and number of servings of fried chicken.” Continue reading Appellate court skeptical of Nanny Bloomberg soda ban
Obesity campaign slammed for digitally fattening kids
“The public service ad by First 5 California features an overweight girl drinking sugar with a straw, but the ad has been criticized because the child model’s weight was digitally altered to make her look fatter.” Continue reading Obesity campaign slammed for digitally fattening kids
Food for thought: Cutting back on salt may cause you to eat more
And doesn’t that thought just ruin a food nanny’s day. Continue reading Food for thought: Cutting back on salt may cause you to eat more
Salt Nannies: Cookies with salt could cause children to develop high blood pressure as adults
Uh… it’s not really known that salt in later life — or at any time, really — causes high blood pressure, let alone decades later. Continue reading Salt Nannies: Cookies with salt could cause children to develop high blood pressure as adults
Claim: Vegetarian diets associated with lower risk of death
This is junk science because: Continue reading Claim: Vegetarian diets associated with lower risk of death
USDA Irony: Poor on food stamps ‘less food secure’ than poor not on food stamps
A nonsensical result from a nonsensical government survey on “food security.” Continue reading USDA Irony: Poor on food stamps ‘less food secure’ than poor not on food stamps
Does Type 2 diabetes really exist?
“A problem that cannot be defined in scientific terms cannot have a scientific solution.” Continue reading Does Type 2 diabetes really exist?