Yet Another Good Reason to Avoid Fast Food
I’ve mentioned fast food restaurant sanitation issues before… but this is really appalling: OHIO — A photo originally posted on the image-based internet forum 4chan.org has Burger King’s corporate offices terminating the employment of the individual responsible. Fox 8 News inquired with Burger King about an image posted on 4chan that shows a worker standing, while wearing his or her shoes, in food storage containers of...
Israel Outlaws Too-Skinny Models
CNN has the story: Wow – those runway models look anything BUT glamourous to these eyes. They may be wearing elegant designer outfits, but there’s no hiding the bony chests and hollow eyes. Although BMI isn’t an ideal measure, the Israeli law still seems like a good one, to me! (Thanks to Kyle for the video...
Johanna Quaas is Amazing!
Johanna Quaas is a competitive gymnast who hails from Halle, Saxony. That’s not the amazing part… The amazing part is that she’s 86 years old… and can perform moves that would put most younger people to shame! Check out her performance at the recent 2012 Cottbus Gymnastics World Cup in Germany: If I start working on it now, I might be as flexible as she is in 30 years! Some background on this remarkable athlete...
No “Pink Slime” for Me!
I’ve been busy organizing, cleaning and packing in preparation for the big move, but I haven’t been completely oblivious to the news… like the recent ABC News report on “pink slime.” According to ABC journalist Jim Avila, “lean, finely textured beef” (aka “pink slime”) is a commonly used filler added to commercial ground beef. The catch is, because it’s “beef,”...
“Kellogg Delights Consumers With New Products”
My Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) newsletter showed up in my inbox today. As I scanned the list of headlines, my eye was caught by one stating “Kellogg introduces nearly two dozen products in early 2012.” “Nearly two dozen”? Be still my heart! There was a link to Kellogg’s press release, so rather than relying on IFT’s summary, I clicked over to the company site to check out the lineup. Here...
The Physician’s Committee For Irresponsible Advertising Strikes (Out) Again
I’m about as sympathetic to vegetarians and vegans as it’s possible for a committed omnivore to be – an assessment that I think the vegetarian/vegan athletes I’ve advised over the years would agree with. If folks want to give up meat/animal products for health, ethical and/or environmental considerations, more power to ’em. There are a lot of ways to eat healthily, and life is just too damn short to...
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