“The study’s findings differ from Health Canada, National Institutes of Health and American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines recommending two servings of low fat (one per cent or two per cent) milk for children over the age of two to reduce the risk of childhood obesity.” Continue reading Another Food Myth Busted: Whole-fat milk consumption associated with leaner children
Category: Food, Beverages & Diet
Claim: Study links shorter sleep and sugar-sweetened drink consumption
The mindless anti-sugar nanny state strikes again.
Continue reading Claim: Study links shorter sleep and sugar-sweetened drink consumption
Claim: Higher consumption of unsaturated fats linked with lower mortality
From the federally-funded perpetual junk science machine known as the Nurses Health Study. The feds are scrambling to keep the fat scare going with more bogus statistical claims. Continue reading Claim: Higher consumption of unsaturated fats linked with lower mortality
Butter exculpated again
Government dietary “science” continues to get pounded. Continue reading Butter exculpated again
Hot drinks may cause cancer, but coffee does not, says WHO
Hot drinks? How could their possibly any reliable data on this? And, of course, there isn’t. Continue reading Hot drinks may cause cancer, but coffee does not, says WHO
Claim: Healthy plant-based diet linked with substantially lower type 2 diabetes risk
Revised UK ‘Eatwell Guide’ promotes industry wealth not public health, argues expert
“The emphasis on carbs is the result of dietary advice to restrict fat, but this was not based on the evidence, while the advice on carbs has never been tested.” Continue reading Revised UK ‘Eatwell Guide’ promotes industry wealth not public health, argues expert
Claim: Eating more whole grains linked with lower risk of death
Small, spurious correlations which, if true as correlations, are more likely due to socio-economic factors. Continue reading Claim: Eating more whole grains linked with lower risk of death
Claim: Almost all food and beverage products marketed by music stars are unhealthy
Beyoncé Pepsi commercials threaten public health? Continue reading Claim: Almost all food and beverage products marketed by music stars are unhealthy
Government’s war on salt is malpractice
“It will make our food less safe and endanger public health.” Continue reading Government’s war on salt is malpractice
Taxing Sugar to Fund a City
Even Bernie Sanders opposes taxing soft drinks…. and no, soft drinks do not cause diabetes and obesity. Continue reading Taxing Sugar to Fund a City
Study: Sugar substitutes may cut calories, but no health benefits for individuals with obesity
“Our study shows that individuals with obesity who consume artificial sweeteners, particularly aspartame, may have worse glucose management than those who don’t take sugar substitutes.” Continue reading Study: Sugar substitutes may cut calories, but no health benefits for individuals with obesity