Time to throw the World Bank into the ash heap of history as another hopelessly corrupt and failed Communist-organized disaster. Continue reading World Bank agitates on obesity?
Category: Food, Beverages & Diet
Policing the food police (part 1): The assault on salt
The Columbia Journalism Review says “covering government efforts to improve the nation’s eating habits is more complicated than it seems.” Continue reading Policing the food police (part 1): The assault on salt
Study: American women overweight because they don’t vacuum, iron
Phew… I thought it was BPA. Continue reading Study: American women overweight because they don’t vacuum, iron
Michelle Obama: The government-business complex is here to make your kids healthier
Michelle Obama says in a Wall Street Journal op-ed that Wal-Mart has made children healthier by reducing the sugar-content of its products by 10%. What children were unhealthy because of sugar at Wal-Mart? Continue reading Michelle Obama: The government-business complex is here to make your kids healthier
NYTimes Food Nanny: ‘Sugar is indeed toxic’
Though Mark Bittman clearly disagrees, Robert Lustig’s new study supposedly “proving” that sugar intake increases diabetes risk, is as credible as Ancel Keys’ debunked 1953 ecological study of the diet-heart hypothesis. Continue reading NYTimes Food Nanny: ‘Sugar is indeed toxic’
Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign cranks up again
“Our kids are suffering in a very real and alarming way from adult disease at alarming rates” — show me. Continue reading Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign cranks up again
New Food Nanny Concept: ‘Libertarian Paternalism’
Students are free to pick from what the nannies make available to eat. Continue reading New Food Nanny Concept: ‘Libertarian Paternalism’
Magical Supplement: Prenatal DHA reduces early preterm birth, low birth weight
Nonsense. 350 pregnancies over 6 years. Gestation is complex. Much of the data are self-reported. The result is clinically insignificant anyway — e.g., 2.9 day longer average gestation in treated group. Continue reading Magical Supplement: Prenatal DHA reduces early preterm birth, low birth weight
Magical Food: Mediterranean Diet Shown to Ward Off Heart Attack and Stroke
The diet-heart hypothesis just won’t die. Continue reading Magical Food: Mediterranean Diet Shown to Ward Off Heart Attack and Stroke
Bloomberg would ban 2-liter sodas with pizza delivery
“Typically, a pizzeria charges $3 for a 2-liter bottle of Coke. But under the ban, customers would have to buy six 12-ounce cans at a total cost of $7.50 to get an equivalent amount of soda.” Continue reading Bloomberg would ban 2-liter sodas with pizza delivery
NYTimes: The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food
“But the largest weight-inducing food was the potato chip. Continue reading NYTimes: The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food
White House Credits ‘Let’s Move’ for Halting and Reversing Childhood Obesity Trend
Reminds me of the “progress” reports on Stalin’s five-year plans. Continue reading White House Credits ‘Let’s Move’ for Halting and Reversing Childhood Obesity Trend