Archive for May, 2009

High-Fructose Corn Syrup, Its Place In The Obesity Epidemic

HFCS in the Big Picture
Companies that manufacture goods heavily laden with high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) contend that it is just as good for you as regular sugar (”in moderation”).  HFCS is not “the villain“.
It’s true, replacing sugar with HFCS is neither the primary nor the exact cause of the increase in obesity.  Blaming just HFCS [...]

May 8, 2009  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Health, Science & Technology  5 Comments

Kat Asks Marion Nestle ‘Where’s The Rage At?’

Back before the swine flu started making heads spin, there was major concern for the US’s overall food safety.  Or was there?  Foodies and the related blogosphere were taking note, but the general public seemed more blase about it.  Kat, from Eating Liberally, caught up with the most well-known voice for food safety, Dr. Marion [...]

May 6, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Health  No Comments

(Re)Name That Flu!

NPR is taking up Fiona Feck’s challenge to have the public resolve the swine flu/H1N1 virus name controversy.
According to The New York Times:  ”Maybe, she suggested, there could be a competition, and members of the public could come up with a better name.”
What thou asks of the internet, thou shalt recieve.   From Twitter (#NameThatFlu) [...]

May 5, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Fun Food Facts  2 Comments

Behind The Scenes At The Child Nutrition Policy Meeting

From the American News Project in February:

The Committee on Medicine said they are looking to make “evidence based” changes to the National School Lunch Program. Funny how they haven’t paid attention to the evidence for the last thirty years. It might have something to do with the fact there weren’t any scientists at [...]

May 4, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Health, Politics  No Comments

Eat Like A Man Diet

I thought I would focus on something completely unrelated to the swine flu, but still on the topic of “pigs”.
There is a consensus that dieting is totally a female thing. Weight Watchers and the like are missing out on 50% of the population. How to get them? How about by telling them that [...]

May 1, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Fun Food Facts, Science & Technology  No Comments