Americans in Denial About Health
That’s the conclusion of a recent survey by Mintel, a global marketing research company. According to their data: only 25% of respondents think they’re overweight or obese (while Mintel’s own data from a separate report on obesity indicates 65% of respondents fall into this category). 70% think they should exercise more… but evidently don’t (only 37% say they exercise “regularly”, while 48%...
Dumb Choices
Last year, I blogged about the new “Smart Choices” labelling system instituted by the food industry to “…help Americans make smarter nutrition choices and improve public health.” It looked ok – in theory – but I couldn’t help noting… It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out…the criteria used for the labelling looks sound enough, but the devil is always in the details. The...
LOL!
Ok, science reporting isn’t always this bad, but there’s some stuff that comes close…
American Heart Association Recommends Reduced Sugar Consumption
According to the Association’s latest scientific statement: …most women should consume no more than 100 calories (about 25 grams) of added sugars per day. Most men should consume no more than 150 calories (about 37.5 grams) each day. That’s about six teaspoons of added sugar a day for women and nine for men. In contrast, the statement cites a report from the 2001–04 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)...
Exercise and Cancer Risk
There’s an interesting discussion in today’s NYT about the relationship between exercise and the (reduced) risk of certain cancers. What I found intriguing about the Finnish study highlighted in the article, was the association of cancer risk with exercise intensity. What these recent studies, including the one from Finland, share is the suggestion that, in order to use exercise to reduce the risk of cancer, you must make...
Oprah, Illinois AG Go After Acai Supp Marketers
First, Oprah… according to the Chicago Tribune: Alleging Internet marketers are using her name without permission, Oprah Winfrey–through her corporate vehicle, Harpo Inc.–on Wednesday filed a federal trademark infringement suit against 40 peddlers of dietary supplements. …Last year, Oz praised the anti-aging properties of the acai berry. Not long after, Internet marketers began to sell acai products with...
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