Dangerous Minds
I wrote and published the following article in our newsletter a few weeks back. Because it addresses an important issue (one that keeps coming up over and over and OVER again), I thought it prudent to post it here as well. Hope you enjoy… Sometimes, a little flawed...
read moreSodium Content of Fast Food Meals
… is waaaay higher than it ought to be, according to this report of a recent study on Obesity Panacea… In this trial, meals bought from 300 randomly selected chain restaurant locations in New York City during the weekday lunch hour between March 27 to June 8, 2007...
read moreSome Prejudices Die Hard
This video made me wonder just how drunk I would have to be, before that guy could convince me to sample any of the featured “treats.” Really drunk, I think… Seriously… he’s right, they ARE nutritous, sustainable – maybe even tasty. But...
read moreThe American Heart Association Joins Forces With… Nintendo
Guess what, folks? Nintendo’s Wii Fit Console has been endorsed by the American Heart Association. Nintendo is now allowed to put the AHA’s “heart check” logo on this and related products. According to a press release by Nintendo: Recent research...
read moreCSPI Speaks Out on Acai Scams
We’ve been discussing these scams for many months, but it’s not like they’ve gone away… so it’s good to see more attention being paid to the subject. WASHINGTON—The Center for Science in the Public Interest is warning consumers not to enroll online...
read moreBeating Obesity
Thought I’d highlight this article by Marc Ambinder in this month’s issue of the Atlantic. While there isn’t much here that’s news, Ambinder provides an excellent overview of the obesity epidemic… and why efforts to combat it have had little...
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