Bad News for Wrigley & Coke
Wrigley and Coca Cola are just two of the food companies experiencing legal setbacks in their efforts to capitalize on the functional food trend. First up, Coke recently lost its bid to have the CSPI-backed, class action suit against Vitamin Water dismissed. According to...
read moreCreepy Commercial
Ok, Roche gets my vote for creating the creepiest ad evah (!) for a weight loss product. The company’s NZ ad campaign for Xenical virtually equates losing weight with your worst nightmares. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48aQa4kpvu8] Then again, considering that...
read moreRespectful Insolence: “Joe Mercola’s Shampoo Woo”
In my years on the “Bodybuilding Revealed” and “Fat Loss Revealed” forums, I’ve had to field a number of questions related to the rather bizarre mix of sense and nonsense spewed by Dr. Joseph Mercola. Sorting out the truth from the half-truths and...
read moreC&EN: Supplementing Knowledge
As I surf around the medical blogosphere, I can’t help but notice the hostility that various MD’s express towards supplements. I understand where they’re coming from – there are a lot of sensational claims being made on very shaky evidence. ...
read moreEngineer Designs Weighted Clothing Line
Using weighted clothing to improve strength, power and/or endurance isn’t new – in fact, well-made, close-fitting weighted vests and shorts have been used by athletes for quite some time. I own a “Smart Vest” myself, and have made good use of it. But...
read moreUmmmm…Yay, I guess
According to researchers from the University of Minnesota, fast food chains have “…significantly decreased trans fats in the oils they use to cook food.” By using the School of Public Health’s Nutrition Coordinating Center’s proprietary database —...
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