Category: Food, Beverages & Diet

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The U.S. Dietary Guidelines on sodium should be withdrawn and government plans to regulate salt consumption halted because the process has been compromised by a conflict of interest and a disregard for a decade of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

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

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.

Lancet editors miss bogus reference on Japanese longevity and salt intake

Is it too much to ask of medical journal editors to verify references for key claims? After all, just because a study author footnotes a claim, should that act automatically enshrine the claim with credibility? Continue reading Lancet editors miss bogus reference on Japanese longevity and salt intake