Category: Food, Beverages & Diet

Skinny people, too. if you get past the weak statistics, the theory is… Continue reading Study: Fat people more likely to be killed in car accidents

There’s “good”, “bad” and, now, “ugly” cholesterol — so the failed crusade to link diet with heart disease begins anew. Continue reading Study: Watch out for ‘ugly’ cholesterol

“Colleges and universities are especially vulnerable because they know their students and often require them to eat on campus, Eve Hill of the Justice Department’s civil rights division says.” Continue reading Food allergy is a disability under the ADA?

Sugar has a “negative impact on society”? Continue reading Should Sugar Be Regulated Like a Drug?

“Coca-Cola came out on Monday night. The world’s most valuable brand, broadcast an advert suggesting they, possibly, have a problem with sugar.” Continue reading Coca-Cola’s sugar problem

But are the food nannies at CSPI right/honest about anything? Continue reading Food Libeling: CSPI says Cheesecake Factory’s Bistro Shrimp Pasta is ‘food porn’

To lose less than 2 pounds? Forget it. Continue reading Cutting down on sugar has a small but significant effect on body weight

Eating diets high in sugar and fat may not affect the health outcomes of older adults ages 75 and up. Continue reading Chow Down Seniors: Study gives 75+ eaters dietary get-out-of-jail-free card

If true, most likely a socio-economic effect. The graveyards are full of flavonoid consumers. Continue reading Magic Food: Strawberries, blueberries may cut heart attack risk in women

Unfortunately, calories-in/calories-out is not a scientifically valid hypothesis for how weight-gain/weight-loss works. Continue reading Coca-Cola to address obesity for first time in ads

Birds of a feather. Continue reading German neo-Nazis take to organic farming

Imagine complaining that teenagers are drinking soda. Continue reading Anti-Soda Jerks: Pepsi’s ‘Live for Now’ campaign is the Joe Camel of soda marketing to youth