A New Year’s Gift for My Kids
This book review from NYT nutrition writer Jane Brody just caught my eye… Recipes to Set Teenagers on a Healthy Path …There is no better time than now to change this trajectory and get the nation’s youngsters on a more wholesome track. And there may be no better way to start than by consulting a new book, “Eat Fresh Food: Awesome Recipes for Teen Chefs,” (Bloomsbury), by the award-winning chef Rozanne Gold in collaboration...
Offensive or Effective?
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This probably goes double for graphic, gross-out pics, which is why the New York City Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene decided to use them to dissuade New Yorkers from “Pouring on the Pounds.” New Campaign Asks New Yorkers if They’re “Pouring On the Pounds” Health Department encourages consumers to choose beverages with less sugar August 31, 2009 – It’s hard to overeat...
USADA Launches “Supplement Safety Now” Site
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has a new site dedicated to its latest crusade: getting supplements containing “designer steroids” and illegal stimulants off the market. Called “Supplement Safety Now,” the organization (a non-governmental agency responsible for implementing the World Anti-Doping Agency guidelines in the US), is currently lobbying Congress for substantial changes in how the FDA regulates dietary...
Dear Santa: Pay No Attention to MSNBC.com
I’m referring, of course, to this (mostly) goofy Xmas list: 6 Gifts Fit for the Gym Rat. With the possible exception of the kettlebells, if I found any of this stuff under my tree on Xmas morning, I’d be scratching my head and wondering, “WTF?!” I mean, what self-respecting “gym rat” would use an Airope, for heaven’s sake??? In general, it’s not a great idea to buy a sport or...
FYI
Just thought I’d mention it, in case anyone’s been wondering… It’s been a while since I’ve penned any bodybuilding supp reviews, let alone more functional food reviews or glossary entries. This isn’t because I’m slacking – it’s because I’m busy updating the material in the Vitamins & Minerals section of the site. And while it’s pretty comprehensive as it is (total...
Speaking of Exercise Gimmicks… Shoes!
Tara Parker-Pope has an appropriately skeptical post in the NYT about those Reebok “Easy Tone” shoes… here’s the money quote: But the claim that the shoes offer muscle toning is backed by a single study involving just five people, not published in a peer-reviewed academic journal. In that study, done at the University of Delaware, five women walked on a treadmill for 500 steps wearing either the EasyTone or...
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