Here’s a great story. A 55 year old man walks into his doctor’s office for a checkup. The physician, who has know the man for many years, warns him that his cholesterol and blood pressure levels are too high, and … Continue reading
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Counting Calories is Hard When Calorie Info is Wrong
The first thing people look at when examining a product’s nutrition label is its calorie count. Many a purchase decisions are reinforced or changed based on that one number, usually 3 digits long. The lower the better. For people trying … Continue reading
Good News: Child Obesity Rates Dip in Some Cities
The New York Times reports this week that childhood obesity levels have dropped in several metro areas over the past 5 years. In New York and Philadelphia the percentage of obese kids was down 5%. The measurements were conducted on … Continue reading
Why is “Pink Slime” Manufacturer Suing ABC News?
Beef Products Incorporated (BPI) is suing ABC News and other media outlets for defamation. This, after news reports about its products earlier this year led to the company’s bankruptcy. BPI manufactures lean finely textured beef, but the nickname “Pink Slime” … Continue reading
Will Sodium & Fat Reduction Efforts Lead to a Healthier Cheese?
New here? Get our iPhone or Android App to scan & choose healthy groceries! A very interesting article published in the New York Times earlier this week goes into a detailed description of the efforts undertaken by the dairy industry to improve the nutrition … Continue reading
Veggie Stress – 10 Tips to Win the Race Against the Rot Clock
Do you suffer from veggie stress? You know, veggies you bought at the grocer’s with every good intention to prepare and eat, yet somehow haven’t gotten to before they started to rot? Raise your hand if you’ve never had a … Continue reading
Milk – The Pros and Cons
Or try Fooducate’s Online Nutrition App! Milk was in the news last week, following an opinion piece by well respected cookbook author and journalist Mark Bittman. Got Milk? Don’t Need It generated a lively discussion on the interwebs, and we thought … Continue reading
Is Your Workplace the Cause of Obesity?
One of our favorite food bloggers, Professor Marion Nestle of NYU, has taken issue with the editors at the New York Times. An article by health writer Tara Parker-Pope cites the sedentary workplace as the potential cause for obesity’s meteoric … Continue reading
The Health Myth of Functional Foods
Great writeup in yesterday’ New York Times – Food with Benefits, or So They Say – about all those processed products in the supermarket posing as healthy: In aisle after aisle, wonders beckon. Foods and drinks to help your heart, … Continue reading
BPA Update: Alternatives May Be Just as Bad
A gloomy editorial by Dominique Browning in the New York Times this week touches upon a recent trend : I’m struck by how many signs on the shelves advertise BPA-free bottles, BPA-free sippy cups. It breaks my heart. Manufacturers might … Continue reading