Dr. William Li: Can We Eat to Starve Cancer?
Very cool talk by Dr. William Li of the Angiogenesis Foundation.
Slate: “Chocolate Milk at Every Meal”
I just got through reading a Slate article on the food served in military mess halls. Although the armed services have improved the food offered to recruits in basic training, it appears that a lot of the food served to our soldiers is still pretty unhealthy. As author Kristen Hinman reveals: Take the Army. Its food program mandates that soldiers have access to eggs-made-to-order, three types of bread, three types of meat, six kinds...
Does Your Store Provide Nu-Val Scores?
It’s no secret that many people ignore, or are confused by, nutritional labeling. And the confusion intensifies when various front-of-package claims are added to the mix. Unless you know a thing or two about nutrition, it’s not always easy to make the best choices. Needless to state, industry initiatives like “Smart Choices” and “Nutrition Keys” have been pathetic, at best. So a cohort of...
Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot
Al Franken said it back in the 90’s, and it’s just as true today, w/respect to his comments on Michelle Obama: LIMBAUGH: I’m sure you’re aware that nutritionist-at-large Michelle Obama is urging, demanding, advocating, requiring what everybody can and can’t eat. She is demanding that everybody basically eat cardboard and tofu. No calories, no fat, no nothing — gotta stop obesity. Except as in the...
If You Can’t Get Your Kids to Eat Their Veggies…
…try a bribe. According to a study published in the journal “Psychological Science,” there’s a good chance it will work. Some experts have warned that bribing children to eat healthy foods can be counter-productive, undermining their intrinsic motivation and actually increasing disliking. Lucy Cooke and colleagues have found no evidence for this in their new large-scale investigation of the issue. They conclude...
Uhhh… Happy World Nutella Day?
Indeed. Apparently today’s the day. Until about 30 minutes ago, I had no clue… and now that I know, I still have no clue. Personally, I think that stuff is gross. When I was asked about Nutella on the “Bodybuilding Revealed” forum some years ago, I referred to it as “greasy sugar spread,” which is basically what it is. The primary ingredients are sugar and palm oil… the “nut” part...
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