Real Age = Real Bad Science Reporting
It’s been a while since I’ve discussed “Real Age” – so this is long overdue. Yeah, I’ve continued to get the weekly newsletter, although most of the time, I just click “Delete” without actually looking at the contents… just been too busy. Today was almost no exception… but a headline caught my eye just ahead of my usual click on the big red “X.” It read:...
Let’s Move Salad Bars 2 Schools
Despite his high profile, Jamie Oliver isn’t the only well-known chef involved in reforming US school lunch programs. The “Renegade Lunch Lady,” Ann Cooper is another. She’s the author of 4 books on foods, nutrition and cooking, and has been featured in prominent magazines, newspapers and news programs. What drew my attention to her today was a hot-off-the-presses interview published in the journal, Childhood...
“The Milk Revolution”
“The Milk Revolution” is a blog started by a 4th grade class in Edmonton, Canada. Inspired by Jamie Oliver’s “Food Revolution,” the kids’ goal is to reduce the consumption of flavored milk in their school by 60%. They even have their own, “Moo TV” YouTube channel: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsU-E57vea0] Cute. And, tbh, this is probably the best way to reduce flavored milk...
AMA Condemns Competitive Eating
Good for the AMA. In addition to resolutions backing the individual mandate to purchase health insurance and to adopt a bill of rights for medical residents, delegates to the AMA’s annual meeting have approved a resolution recognizing “competitive speed eating as an unhealthy eating practice with potential adverse consequences.” …The background information given to the AMA’s voting delegates said that speed eating “condones...
Let the Parodies Begin!
“Crowding the Plate” is the Chicago Tribune’s “nutrition” guide to eating at sporting events. Click to view the original. 😉 Of course, if people followed these “guidelines” only at sporting events, it would be...
UPI: US Adults Eating Less Fruit, Vegetables
According to a recent Gallup poll: May typically begins the four strongest months of the year in overall healthy behaviors, but this year, Americans’ health habits did not increase in May and are worse compared with 2010. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which tracks U.S. via daily interviews of no fewer than 1,000 adults, indicates Hispanics and young adults are the least likely to eat fruits and vegetables frequently....
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