Sister Carrie
No, I’m not actually talking about the classic novel by Theodore Drieser… the title just popped into my head after reading this “My Turn” article Carrie Lugar Slayback wrote for the Los Angeles Times. There is one place this 66-year-old retired elementary school teacher feels equal to anyone, on a par with the best and the biggest: in the gym, lifting weights. I don’t care if I weigh 111 pounds and bench...
Countdown to Supply Side East
It’s wheels up on the 24th: I’m off to New Jersey and Supply Side East – a natural foods/supplement ingredient trade show. It’s been a while since I’ve been to one of these – I hit the Natural Products Expo in Boston a couple of years ago, but sat 2009 out. So I’m pretty excited to go. I signed up for the “educational” package, and will be attending these presentations on safety...
FDA Issues Warning About Lipodissolve
The agency has posted both a consumer warning + the warning letters it sent to six medical spas offering the treatment. It’s a controversial procedure, although it does have its proponents. Nonetheless, the lack of reliable clinical data is troubling. I can sympathize with folks who prefer a non-surgical method for fat reduction – there can be issues with liposuction. I’d be inclined to skip both, however, in favor...
What Would Jesus Eat?
Ok, I’m not quite sure of what to make of this latest… well, “study” by Brian Wansink, the director of the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab and author of “Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think.” I’m going to let this LA Times article provide a synopsis… In a bid to uncover the roots of super-sized American fare, a pair of sibling scholars has turned to an unusual source:...
Another “Free Trial” Scammer Bites the Dust
Attorney General announces Settlement with Arvada-based Nutra Pills, Inc. 03/19/2010 …The Office of the Attorney General learned through its investigation that Bezoni’s Arvada-based company, which has operated under the names Golf Nutrition Sciences and GNS, used so-called “free-to-pay conversion” marketing since 2005, which resulted in consumers unknowingly incurring ongoing payments for products that they initially believed...
Santa Clara County Considering Limits on Fast Food Marketing to Children
That sounds like a good thing, doesn’t it? And maybe it is… but I have some real mixed feelings about it, nonetheless. According to Nation’s Restaurant News… SAN JOSE, Calif. (March 26, 2010) The Santa Clara County board of supervisors will begin to research the feasibility of creating a law aimed at battling childhood obesity by limiting the use of toys, digital games and other incentives in the marketing...
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