The Bionic Boy
Ok, this has jack to do with nutrition, exercise or fitness. I’m posting it because a) I’m a science nerd; b) it’s too cool for school; and c) I love happy endings. I’m delighted for Matthew – he took a chance and it paid off. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM_GPKW_ebo] From BBC News: Matthew James, a 14-year-old from Wokingham in Berkshire, was born without a left hand. He was fitted with a...
Kellogg’s Causes Confusion
Dr. Yoni Freedhoff of “Weighty Matters” flagged this mendacious “advertorial” from Kellogg’s on the UK version of WebMD. Wow. Just wow. Although it purports to tell the “truth” about sugars, it conveniently blurs the distinction between “sugars” and “added sugars.” As such, they make it sound as if chowing down on sugar-sweetened,...
‘Cause Nothing Says “Home Cooked” Like Velveeta
Y’know, there are times when I admire the sheer chutzpah some food companies display, when it comes to promoting their products. Take, for example, this commercial for Kraft’s new “Velveeta Cheesy Skillets”: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9kDXpvkpFM] Because pre-fab, “shelf-stable” meals like Velveeta Cheesy Skillets = good, old fashioned home cooking… just like “mom” (or...
LAT: “Fair Food: Deep Fried and Guilt-Free. Well, Almost.”
Normally, I like LA Times reporter Jeannine Stein’s work. But if today’s article, “Fair Food: Deep Fried and Guilt-Free. Well, Almost,” is any indication, I don’t like her taste(s) in food. Seriously, reading it almost made me nauseous. I ate deep-fried butter at the Orange County Fair. And I’m not apologizing for it. Let’s face it — going to a county fair is like getting a free pass to...
Weekend Roundup
The FDA warns the makers of “Lazy Larry” brownies that it doesn’t consider melatonin to be a safe food ingredient. Will DHA supplements really help your child do better in school? The “Healthy Skeptic,” Chris Woolston, is skeptical. Pfizer wants to sell Lipitor over-the-counter. According to stats released by British hospitals, children as young as 5 are being treated for eating disorders. Study: eating...
Should Serving Sizes be More Realistic?
The Center for Science in the Public Interest certainly thinks so: Labels for canned soup, ice cream, coffee creamer, and aerosol non-stick cooking sprays understate the calories, sodium, and saturated fat consumers are likely to get from those products, since the declared serving sizes are much smaller than actual serving sizes, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest. In a recent letter to Food and Drug...
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