The obesity epidemic has been the subject of our last few posts. On Friday we almost wept reading disheartening stats on obesity growth across the 50 states. Over the weekend we looked at the raging epidemic from a food industry … Continue reading
Bromine: Mountain Dew’s Dirty Little Secret
This is a guest blog post by Andy Bellatti, MS. Here’s a product I recently tweeted about – the latest Dunkin’ Donuts beverage — the Mountain Dew Coolatta. A small (16 oz.) one contains almost 13 teaspoons of added sugar, … Continue reading
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“Local” is the New Junkfood Buzzword [Frito Lay Potato Chips]
Ever since the term locavore was coined in 2005, there has been a lot of excitement around the prospect of people enjoying fresher, tastier foods, with less of an environmental impact because they travel less. We have come to appreciate … Continue reading
Pass the Salt – Three Industry Strategies to Calm Consumers
We’ve posted several times about salt recently, including Nine Tips for Reducing Your Salt Intake. In today’s San Francisco Chronicle, Marion Nestle outlines three strategies food manufacturers adopt to address the issue of excess salt in their products: Strategy No. … Continue reading