Category: Food, Beverages & Diet

Big Food conspires with Food Police to make food more costly, less tasty, possibly less healthy

“The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), the National Restaurant Association (NRA) and the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), recently brought together health professionals and government officials to discuss the progress and challenges of reducing the sodium content in food products to continue efforts to help consumers meet the 2010 Dietary Guidelines of 2,300 mg of sodium per day.” Continue reading Big Food conspires with Food Police to make food more costly, less tasty, possibly less healthy

Claim: U.Va. Researchers’ New Diagnostic Test Can Identify Each Person’s Optimal Salt Intake

“Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have cut through conflicting advice about salt consumption by demonstrating that each person has a “personal salt index,” an upper limit on daily salt consumption for good health. In addition, they have developed a test to determine that level – and to identify people who should consume more salt.” Continue reading Claim: U.Va. Researchers’ New Diagnostic Test Can Identify Each Person’s Optimal Salt Intake

Claim: Secondhand smoke presents greater threat to teen girls than boys

Regardless of the validity of the researchers dubious HDL claims, unfortunately for these researchers, cholesterol levels have nothing to do with risk of heart disease. Continue reading Claim: Secondhand smoke presents greater threat to teen girls than boys

Food nannies blame salt for Maltese high blood pressure even though salt intake unknown

The Times of Malta may want to salt its news reports with a few facts. Continue reading Food nannies blame salt for Maltese high blood pressure even though salt intake unknown

Study: Eating omega-3s, avoiding meat preserves memory — unless you’re diabetic

Because the brains of diabetics are different — or because the study is another exercise in statistical stupidity? Continue reading Study: Eating omega-3s, avoiding meat preserves memory — unless you’re diabetic

California eyes penny-per-ounce tax on sodas and energy drinks to combat child obesity

“Taxes shouldn’t be a tool for social engineering or an instrument to penalize Californians for doing nothing wrong.” Continue reading California eyes penny-per-ounce tax on sodas and energy drinks to combat child obesity

Study: Roundworm infection could help quell obesity, diabetes

“In the study researchers tested the effect of nematode infection on mice fed a high-fat diet. Infected mice of normal girth gained 15 percent less weight than those that were not infected. Mice that were already obese when infected lost roughly 13 percent of their body weight within 10 days.” Continue reading Study: Roundworm infection could help quell obesity, diabetes

Magical Food: Coffee (plus tamoxifen) prevents return of breast cancer

“One theory we are working with is that coffee ‘activates’ Tamoxifen and makes it more efficient.” Continue reading Magical Food: Coffee (plus tamoxifen) prevents return of breast cancer

Study: A soda a day increases T2 diabetes risk by 22%

It is a mystery how these researchers can show that the specific 150 calories from daily cans of soda can cause diabetes. No doubt if all factors for type 2 diabetes were adequately accounted for, this claimed result would vanish. Continue reading Study: A soda a day increases T2 diabetes risk by 22%