Do I Love or Hate the CSPI? It’s a Little of Both, Actually
As the title implies, I have some pretty mixed feelings about the Center for Science in the Public Interest. I love the organization for the way it exposes corporate bad behavior. The CSPI’s recent press release about Nickelodeon is a case in point: WASHINGTON—Despite its public statements and pledges to help combat childhood obesity, the overwhelming majority of foods marketed by the children’s media giant Nickelodeon...
“MisFits” Misfires
I usually enjoy the “MisFits” column in the Washington Post. Authors Vickie Hallett and Lenny Bernstein have an obvious enthusiasm for health/fitness. But I found this short notice annoying: Get Fit in 2010 Monday, November 23, 2009; 7:03 PM New Year’s resolutions: It’s not too early to think about next year’s fitness goals! Send your New Year’s resolutions, including how and why you intend to...
TIME: How Sugary Cereal Makers Target Kids
The Nov. 2 issue of TIME magazine has a great article on the latest report from the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity: “Sweet Spot: How Sugary Cereal Makers Target Kids.” Rudd researchers just finished crunching Nielsen and comScore data — which track television and Internet marketing — to figure out exactly how much cereal advertising kids see. The result: obesity researchers for the first time have hard data...
The Alpha Male Challenge – Week 9
And th-th-th-thaaaat’s all, folks! This week wasn’t too different from last week – except a little less grueling. There was only one “Punisher” set and 2 drop sets in the three workouts. This was fine with me, however… not sure I could have hacked anything more intense. It was a good program, but I’m glad it’s over – the volume of the Level A workouts was pretty high, and...
I’m Not Raising My Hand for Chocolate Milk
This LA Times article describes what happens when your kids are raised to prefer sweetened foods. Reporting from Chicago – The dairy industry recently rolled out an expensive media campaign in praise of chocolate milk, a classic school lunch drink that’s under assault for its sugar content. As trade groups spend upward of $1 million to defend the drink, three fifth-graders have come to its rescue. A year after the school...
Spanx For Dudes?
Introducing the RipTFusion, “the revolutionary torso enhancing undershirt.” And no, I don’t believe in Spanx for wimmin, either. What’s the point in pretending to have a better body than you really do? If you need “body shaping” undergarments to look good in clothes, then it’s time to hit the gym.
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