“Monday is the last day New Yorkers will be able to buy super-sized sugary drinks in New York City” — except for brave and defiant retailers. Continue reading Starbucks to defy Bloomberg sugary drink ban
Category: Food, Beverages & Diet
Associated Press shocked to learn that atherosclerosis is natural
Atherosclerosis found in mummies though the ancient Egyptians didn’t have Marlboros, Big Macs or Reality TV. Continue reading Associated Press shocked to learn that atherosclerosis is natural
NYTimes Attack on Food Industry: ‘Of Fraud and Filet’
Frank Bruni writes, “Where there’s money, there’s mischief, and food isn’t exempt.” But same could be said of organic lobby and food nanny political power and pressure. Continue reading NYTimes Attack on Food Industry: ‘Of Fraud and Filet’
N.Y. Mayor Bloomberg: ‘Ban’ on large sugary drinks ‘in the country’s interest’
Bloomberg: “This year, for the first time in the history of the world, more will die from too much food than from too little food.” Continue reading N.Y. Mayor Bloomberg: ‘Ban’ on large sugary drinks ‘in the country’s interest’
Dairy industry petitions FDA to permit sweeteners in milk
Four years after receiving the petition, the FDA finally gets around to asking for public comment. Continue reading Dairy industry petitions FDA to permit sweeteners in milk
Bloomberg Says Government ‘Probably’ Shouldn’t Force People to Exercise
Whole Foods: Products will carry GMO labeling
If Whole Foods is going to start labeling things, then how about also labeling the organic and homeopathic junk it sells? Continue reading Whole Foods: Products will carry GMO labeling
UDelaware Prof: Tasty food not socially responsible
“What companies basically did and still do is to exploit our vulnerabilities when it comes to sugar, fat and salt. It is certainly legal, but is it responsible? I doubt.” Continue reading UDelaware Prof: Tasty food not socially responsible
Claim: Processed meat linked to premature death
Junk. Find out why. Continue reading Claim: Processed meat linked to premature death
Despite obesity rise, U.S. calories trending downward
Mega-fail: Calories-in, calories-out hypothesis. Continue reading Despite obesity rise, U.S. calories trending downward
Michelle Obama: Let’s Move — to the pizzeria?
“Every now and then, even Michelle Obama deserves a big slice of pizza.” Continue reading Michelle Obama: Let’s Move — to the pizzeria?
Magical Food: Green tea extract interferes with the formation of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease
“Researchers at the University of Michigan have found a new potential benefit of a molecule in green tea: preventing the misfolding of specific proteins in the brain.” Continue reading Magical Food: Green tea extract interferes with the formation of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease