Class Action Suit Filed Against BPI Sports Over DMAA
From Courthouse News Service: LOS ANGELES (CN) – A class action claims Florida-based BPI Sports’ bodybuilding and dietary supplements “contain a dangerous amphetamine-like ingredient that poses a serious health risk and has potentially life-threatening side...
read moreQuote of the Day
I got a laugh out of the following response to an MSNBC article: “Are Competitive Eating Contests a Terrible Idea?” PDK wins the internet....
read more“Well’s Vegetarian Thanksgiving”
Ok, I’m not planning a vegetarian Thanksgiving… but I still found this array of veggie dishes in the New York Times appealing! Although my holiday menu is pretty much set, there are some recipes there that I’m keen to try – like the curried chickpea...
read moreA Twinkie-Stuffed Turkey?! Ewwww…
The holidays are fast approaching, which means it’s time to plan menus. Here at Chez Lowe, that means thinking outside the box. We stopped eating traditional Thanksgiving/Xmas dinners several years ago, in favor of more exotic, experimental feasts.* But this is waaaaay...
read moreFrom the Department of Duh!
This New York Times article about school soda bans made me heave a long, deep sigh… State laws that ban soda in schools — but not other sweetened beverages — have virtually no impact on the amount of sugary drinks middle school students buy and consume at school, a new...
read moreFTC Orders Hoodia Scammers to Turn Over Assets
The press release sez it all: …the Federal Trade Commission settled charges brought against three people and two companies for deceptively advertising a supposed weight-loss supplement ingredient. One defendant is banned from making any weight-loss claims related to...
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