Category: Food, Beverages & Diet

Come on… Continue reading Sip Your Way to … Asthma?

“When home-packed lunches do not include all of the required items, child care providers must supplement them with the missing ones.” Continue reading Steroidal Nannyism : NC preschooler’s ‘unhealthy’ lunch replaced with cafeteria nuggets

Maybe theaters could feature nutrition labels in the previews? Continue reading Food Nannies Want More Regulation of Candy, Movie Theater Food

“Assault on sweeteners threatens freedom to choose.” Continue reading WashTimes: Sugar police on the prowl

Can a double cheeseburger, fries and shake make me forget global warming Continue reading Claim: Overeating may double risk of memory loss

Colas, processed cheese, and baking powder reportedly contain the most phosphate additives. Continue reading New food scare: Phosphate additives

But there is no evidence that trans fats increase the risk of heart disease. Continue reading Report: Trans-fat blood levels plummet after FDA food-labeling regulation

Have a Choke and a smile? Continue reading Soda causes asthma, COPD?

The junk science-flavored anti-salt crusade continues. Continue reading CDC: Food Categories Contributing the Most to Sodium Consumption — United States, 2007–2008

“[The] comparison of sugar to alcohol and tobacco is simply without scientific merit.” Continue reading Beverage Industry Responds to Anti-Sugar Commentary

The “need for federal regulation of school snacks”? Continue reading Good news: ‘Junk food’ still easy to buy in U.S. schools

Sugar consumption is linked to diabetes by scientific misconduct, not science. Continue reading Claim: ‘Can sugar really be toxic? Sadly, yes’