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Beware of trans fat traps
Guest contributor: Karen Collins, M.S., R.D., C.D.N. Karen Collins holds a B.S. degree from Purdue and an M.S. degree from Cornell, both in nutrition. When she’s not writing or speaking, she conducts a...
View ArticleHealthy foods that can make you sick and how your dinner partner affects your...
Even apples can occasionally have worms . . . and apples didn’t even make the list The news from the Center for Science in the Public Interest probably had them dancing jigs at PepsiCo and McDonald’s...
View ArticleIs junk food your brain’s way of self-destructing?
It seems outlandish to suggest that junk food causes the brain to self-destruct, but that might not be as far off as it seems. Admittedly, it requires some imaginative and dubious connecting of the...
View ArticleBPA found in many canned goods
Bisphenol A, a chemical additive also known as BPA that’s used as a plastic hardener and often found in the linings of cans and other food containers, is leaching into food in measurable, sometimes...
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HFCS does not — repeat, not — stand for Healthiest Food You Can Swallow
Some bad news for high fructose corn syrup and its fans When we last left our friends at the Corn Refiners Association, manufacturers of high fructose corn syrup, they were loudly proclaiming the...
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A call to reduce added sugars
Guest contributor: Karen Collins, M.S., R.D., C.D.N. Karen Collins holds a B.S. degree from Purdue and an M.S. degree from Cornell, both in nutrition. When she’s not writing or speaking, she conducts a...
View ArticleWhat’s to blame for our obesity epidemic, version 286: Environmental toxins
Because no other explanation covers all the bases Just when you thought every possible cause for the soaring number of overweight and obese citizens in the United States and worldwide had been...
View ArticleTime to freak out about fructose?
Some recent research findings may sour your attitude toward the ubiquitous sweetener The fructose manufacturing industry, when it hasn’t been coming up with new food items that it can incorporate its...
View ArticleFoods to avoid for a happy New Year
Dr. Mercola is known to be an advocate for organics and against highly processed foods and chemicals in the food supply, so it’s not too surprising that he would share — and then expand on — a list of...
View ArticleFacts About Sugar That You Should Definitely Know
Because They Might Just Motivate You to Cut Down on the Stuff The American Heart Association has taken the public position that consuming a lot of added sugars — meaning the kind that makers of...
View ArticleNews About Fatty Foods That May Take Your Breath Away
A study conducted by the University of Newcastle in the U.K. indicates that diets high in fat content, which have been shown to cause inflammation of the lungs’ airways, may increase symptoms of asthma...
View ArticleFattening up for Fame: Not Just Pathetic and Risky, but Ominous
It’s a Tossup, Which Craving is Worse: Food Or Attention There’s a lot of food for thought in the recent news items about Donna Simpson, 42, of New Jersey. Indeed, as Jay Leno would add just about now,...
View ArticleHow Safe Are Ballpark Franks, Stadium Chili and Arena Nachos?
It Depends. Are We at a Giants Game or Cheering for the Dolphins? CNN Sports has assembled the most recent health inspection reports for the food service concessions at every major league baseball,...
View ArticleFive Unhealthy Temptations We Can’t Seem to Resist
And We’re Not Even Counting Beverages I am indebted to Trent Lorcher, a contributing writer for KIRO TV in Seattle, for his presentation on the station’s website titled “5 Disgustingly Bad Foods We...
View ArticleThe Government’s “Safe Halloween” Tips, with Rebuttal
Raising the Question, “Do the People in the FDA Actually Have Any Kids?” The Food and Drug Administration has issued its more-or-less usual list of Tips for a Safe Halloween, which range from the...
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8 Gluten-Free Mobile Software Applications
Celiac Disease Apps & Wheat-Free Resources for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry Whether your smartphone of choice is an iPhone, BlackBerry or Android, several gluten-free mobile software applications...
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Fighting Fake Food: CalorieLab Interviews Robyn O’Brien, Author of The...
(CC) Like_the_Grand_Canyon/Flickr From Taco Bell “meat” packed with filler to McDonald’s hamburgers that don’t decompose, consumers, bloggers and law firms alike are proving that many menu items at...
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12 Tips for Eating a Balanced Diet With Food Allergies
(CC) Alan Cleaver/Flickr Thus far in our Food Allergy Friday interview series, we’ve covered ways for food-allergic individuals to minimize allergen exposure in a variety of settings; this week’s...
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Food Allergy Friday Hot Topic: Florida Parents Protest Tracey Bailey and Her...
Thus far, our Food Allergy Friday posts have focused on tips and strategies for parents of food-allergic children; this week, however, we’re taking a closer look at a hot topic that bewildered the food...
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Study Finds Drug-Resistant Bacteria in 25 Percent of Grocery Store Meat
(CC) o0karen0o/Flickr Uh oh: A study commissioned by Phoenix’s Translational Genomics Research Institute found that 25 percent of grocery store meat contains drug-resistant bacteria. Researchers...
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