General Mills to Cut Sugar in Cereals Marketed to Children
Thinking of General Mills always brings this bit of satire from the Onion to mind… Surgeon General Mills Recommends Three To Five Servings Of Froot Per Day December 4, 2002 | Issue 38•45 WASHINGTON, DC—In a report submitted Monday to the Department of Health and Human...
read moreBe Smart: Get Fit!
This is true in more ways than one. Getting/staying fit isn’t just a smart idea… according to new research, it may also make you smarter. According to the LA Times blog “Booster Shots”: That dumb jock might be smarter than he looks December 18, 2009 ...
read moreA New Year’s Gift for My Kids
This book review from NYT nutrition writer Jane Brody just caught my eye… Recipes to Set Teenagers on a Healthy Path …There is no better time than now to change this trajectory and get the nation’s youngsters on a more wholesome track. And there may be no better way...
read moreOffensive or Effective?
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This probably goes double for graphic, gross-out pics, which is why the New York City Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene decided to use them to dissuade New Yorkers from “Pouring on the Pounds.” New Campaign Asks New...
read moreUSADA Launches “Supplement Safety Now” Site
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has a new site dedicated to its latest crusade: getting supplements containing “designer steroids” and illegal stimulants off the market. Called “Supplement Safety Now,” the organization (a non-governmental agency responsible...
read moreDear Santa: Pay No Attention to MSNBC.com
I’m referring, of course, to this (mostly) goofy Xmas list: 6 Gifts Fit for the Gym Rat. With the possible exception of the kettlebells, if I found any of this stuff under my tree on Xmas morning, I’d be scratching my head and wondering, “WTF?!” I mean,...
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