Men’s Health on Acai: “Pulp Fiction”
We haven’t visited Ye Olde Superfruit controversies in a while, so I thought I’d link to this recent Men’s Health article on acai by Bryan Smith. The upshot, say experts, is that no one fruit or berry, no matter what its ORAC score, fires an antioxidant silver bullet. “What I tell people is that you need to eat all these types of compounds, in all different colors,” says Navindra P. Seeram, Ph. D., who...
Juice; Calories, Sugar, And A Tiny Dose Of Vitamins…
It’s time fruit juice loses its wholesome image, some experts say. Yes. Yes. YES!
Piling on Kellogg
Paul posted a rant about Kellogg’s Froot Loops and Apple Jacks last week, so I figured I’d pile on too… Can’t let him have all the fun, after all. According to a recent press release: Kellogg Company Discontinues Immunity Statements On Rice Krispies Cereals BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Kellogg Company today announced its decision to discontinue the immunity statements on...
When You Lie Down With Dogs…
…You get up with fleas. It’s an old, old saying, but there’s truth to it. Earlier today, I was exchanging e-mails with a friend, Will Brink. He drew my attention to a recent study published in JANA – the Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association. While scanning the list of papers, I came across one that made me do a double-take… Inhibitory Effects of a Novel Nutrient Mixture on MMP Secretion...
Dumb Choices II
According to Reuters, the “Smart Choices” labeling program has “voluntarily” postponed “active operations” – pending an investigation by the FDA. Some companies, like Kraft, intend to continue using the system on existing products, but will not expand its use. Kellogg, however, intends to phase it out completely. It’s funny what a little public scrutiny can accomplish, isn’t it?...
Baloney Detection Kit
Paul sent me a link to this YouTube vid from skeptic, author and professor Michael Shermer. No, it has nothing to do with supps, diet, exercise or health per se… but it IS relevant to those subjects. Basically, the vid is about the kinds of questions people need to ask themselves when confronted by claims… so the mental steps Dr. Shermer discusses are quite applicable to the claims made in supp ads and other...
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