Old Bodybuilding Supplements Never Die…
They just get re-purposed, lol. A new muscle drink on the market isn’t for bodybuilders or workout fanatics: It’s aimed at middle-aged and older adults who are losing muscle naturally because of age. Ensure Muscle Health promises that its 13 grams of protein and special ingredient “HMB” will help such folks shore up muscle and muscle strength into their golden years. HMB — beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate — has...
Ronald McDonald is an Ambassador for Good???
So sayeth McDonald’s CEO, Jim Skinner… “Ronald McDonald is an ambassador to McDonald’s, and he is an ambassador for good,” Skinner said. “Ronald McDonald isn’t going anywhere.” The occasion was a recent shareholders’ meeting in Chicago, where McDonald’s came under fire (again) for its advertising to kids… Critics’ main beef with McDonald’s is its marketing...
“Jamie Oliver Hits the Road”
…with a portable cooking school, no less. The goal is to travel throughout Southern California, giving cooking lessons to children/teens and families. According to the Chicago Tribune: In a downtown parking lot sits one of the most impressive things that Jamie Oliver, the chef-activist-TV personality, has brought to Los Angeles for his “Food Revolution” television show: a red-and-khaki-striped big rig tricked out as...
A Multi is a Supplement… Not a Replacement
Science Daily reports on an interesting study… Two different experiments were conducted…Participants in Group A were instructed to take a multivitamin and participants in the control group were assigned to take a placebo. However, all the participants actually took placebo pills. The results from the experiments and survey demonstrated that participants who believed they had taken dietary supplements felt invulnerable to...
Cereal Offender
I’ve commented before on the need to look at the “fine print” on food packages – that is, the list of ingredients and nutrition information. A product isn’t necessarily a good buy just because it says “healthy” or “low fat” on the front… the devil is always in the details. You just can’t make assumptions. As it turns out, this is a point I need to stress more...
Fast Company: “How Carrots Became the New Junk Food”
It seems like Bolthouse Farms’ “Baby Carrots Xtreme” campaign is still going strong. Fast Company has the backstory on “How Carrots Became the New Junk Food.” Dunn talks as if he carries some karmic debt, still. (He never doubted Coke enough to quit; he actually angled for CEO, only to be forced out when a rival got the job instead.) But his experience comes with a unique perspective. “If all we do...
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