The jihad against trans fatty acids (TFAs) gets even weirder. Continue reading New health problem: Fetal growth?
Category: Food, Beverages & Diet
Obesity not associated with heart disease?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports bad news for the obesity industry. Continue reading Obesity not associated with heart disease?
Vitamin E increases prostate cancer risk?
Will a new study end vitamin E as a dietary supplement for men? Continue reading Vitamin E increases prostate cancer risk?
Why your morning cereal tastes like frosted cardboard
Consumer products companies are allowing social activists and junk science to destroy the appeal and efficacy of a variety of consumer products. Continue reading Why your morning cereal tastes like frosted cardboard
Multivitamins kill older women?
Will One A Day® make grandma have fewer days? Continue reading Multivitamins kill older women?
Anti-Salt Agenda of Federal Govt. Violates Law, Ignores Recent Science, Says Salt Institute
The U.S. Dietary Guidelines on sodium should be withdrawn and government plans to regulate salt consumption halted because the process has been compromised by a conflict of interest and a disregard for a decade of peer-reviewed scientific studies, says the Salt Institute. Continue reading Anti-Salt Agenda of Federal Govt. Violates Law, Ignores Recent Science, Says Salt Institute
The Communist Menu-festo
Now that the left has wrecked and/or captured the energy, financial and health care sectors of our economy, our food chain is the next target. Continue reading The Communist Menu-festo
Food police: Not enough indignity in food stamp program
As if there’s not enough indignity in the federal food stamp program, the food police want soft drink purchases banned from the program because they are “arguably” unhealthy. Continue reading Food police: Not enough indignity in food stamp program
Coffee reduces depression risk?
Two double-shot espressos a day keeps the Prozac away? Continue reading Coffee reduces depression risk?
From the magical food front: A pumpkin a day keeps colon cancer away?
Could this new study be the perfect excuse for a pumpkin pie diet? —>
Low-fat yogurt during pregnancy causes asthma, hay fever in kids?
We’d like to explain why this study is nonsense, but of course that’s difficult to do with science-by-press-release-and abstract. Continue reading Low-fat yogurt during pregnancy causes asthma, hay fever in kids?
Michelle Obama cheers as Red Lobster, Olive Garden require parent approval for French fries
Even if it were true that French fries made kids fat, obesity is a more dignified existence than being nannied into a Michelle Obama-approved diet and a government-approved BMI. Click for the AP story.