Category: Food, Beverages & Diet

The Atlantic: Michael Bloomberg Is Coming for Your Coffee Cup

New York City mayor, Michael “Regulate the Pain Away” Bloomberg, is expected to propose a sweeping ban on plastic foam food packaging that immortal scourge of the 20th-century. Continue reading The Atlantic: Michael Bloomberg Is Coming for Your Coffee Cup

Cochrane: Routine Vitamin C effective in preventing common cold — in athletes

Routine supplementation of vitamin C in the general population is not justified for the prevention of colds. But athletes may benefit. Continue reading Cochrane: Routine Vitamin C effective in preventing common cold — in athletes

Food Police to FDA: ‘Coke, Pepsi… unsafe for regular human consumption’

CSPI is urging the FDA to determine a safe-level of sugar consumption. Continue reading Food Police to FDA: ‘Coke, Pepsi… unsafe for regular human consumption’

Magic Vitamin: Folic acid supplements early in pregnancy may reduce child’s risk of autism by 40 percent

So there was a lot more autism before folic acid supplementation became commonplace? Continue reading Magic Vitamin: Folic acid supplements early in pregnancy may reduce child’s risk of autism by 40 percent

Study: Neither HFCS nor table sugar increases liver fat under ‘real world’ conditions

“Not only is it safe to consume caloric sweeteners at recommended levels, it is important for consumers to understand that high fructose corn syrup and table sugar have the same amount of calories and studies like this indicate your body metabolizes them about the same.” Continue reading Study: Neither HFCS nor table sugar increases liver fat under ‘real world’ conditions