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• The FDA Wants YOU! Help Improve Nutrition Labeling

  
  Fooducate — Authority: 496
  Help the FDA Improve NUTRITION FACTS LABELS The FDA is reconsidering the Nutrition Facts Panel. Almost 20 years after the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990, and with soaring rates of obesity, one could argue that the goals of a healthier, slimmer America have not been achieved. The Food and Drug ...
  22 hours ago

• Health Checks "trans-fat free" = 5% trans fat!

  
  Weighty Matters — Authority: 127
  Check this out - here a quote from a Health Check promotion, " Health Check is trans fat free! All Health Check grocery products and restaurant menu items meet the trans fat levels recommended by a federal task force of health professionals, government and industry including the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The ...
  23 hours ago

• Slim Fast Recall

  
  Gomestic — Authority: 136
  Today, Friday, December 4, 2009, Slim Fast has recalled its products due to bacteria being present. The bacteria present in the drink can cause illness from 30 minutes to 15 hours after consuming the drink. There is no lot number, expiration date, or any type of identifiable label to aid customers in finding which ...
  2 days ago

• Shape U: Get the Facts

  
  College Jolt — Authority: 107
  Your college years are best spent busy. So where does that leave room for keeping up with your personal fitness? It’s hard work staying healthy with all of the unlimited junk food, parties, and lazy weekends that the college experience provides. That’s why in my series, Shape U, we’re gearing up for a semester ...
  3 days ago

• “Infomercial” for Preschoolers on Health Benefits of Froot Loops

  
  Fooducate — Authority: 496
  We posted a few days ago about how 80% of Kids Commercials on Nickelodeon are for junk food . Junk cereal is also in the mix. If you were wondering how bad the situation is, watch the spot below for Froot Loops and Apple Jacks [Hat tip to Change.org ]. Anyone still believe that the food industry isn’t manipulating ...
  1 week ago

• Limousine Liberals vs the homeless

  
  WyBlog — Authority: 127
  Lines at NYC soup kitchens are up 21 percent this year. So it comes as nosmall shock that they routinely throw away perfectly good food . When a small church comes to the Bowery Mission bearing fried chicken with trans fat, unwittingly breaking the law, theyre told "thank you". Then workers quietly chuck the ...
  1 week ago

• Ingredient List Just as Important as Nutrition Facts

  
  Breathe Magazine — Authority: 495
  Most people check the nutrition facts on a food, and make their decision whether to eat it or not based on that. But just as important as calories and fat, are the ingredients inside your food. Here’s what some of those ingredients are and what they mean for your food.Hidden Sugars:Sugar isn’t the only word ...
  1 week ago

• What are Trans Fats?

  
  Free Fitness Tips — Authority: 113
  In my recent articles I have been discussing dietary fats .  So far I have covered the three naturally occurring types of fat which are saturated fat , monounsaturated fat and polyunsaturated fat .  Today I am going to cover the fourth and final type of fat – the man made trans fat. WHAT ARE TRANS FATS? ...
  2 weeks ago

• Confused about Omega-3?

  
  Fooducate — Authority: 496
  Consumer interest in omega-3 is not as high this year as it was in the 2005-2007 time frame. Perhaps it’s because we’ve been inundated by so many omega-3 messages on the news, web, and supermarket that most of us have simply come to accept the easy to remember association:  “omega-3 = good”.  In the same ...
  4 weeks ago

• SF Calls Out Kellogg’s on Bogus Health Claims for Cocoa Rice Krispies

  
  Fooducate — Authority: 496
  Earlier this week, San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera sent a letter to Kellogg’s CEO expressing concerns over the very misleading front of package “claim” which you can see for yourself on the right. “I am concerned that the prominent use of the Immunity Claims to advertise a sugar-laden, ...
  5 weeks ago

• What is Dietary Fat?

  
  Free Fitness Tips — Authority: 113
  In the past I discussed the two macronutrients carbohydrates and protein in detail.  Today I want to complete my write up of the three macronutrients and provide an introduction to dietary fat. WHAT IS DIETARY FAT? Dietary fat is probably the media’s least popular macronutrient.  Everywhere you look people ...
  5 weeks ago

• It’s Tuesday. Enjoying That New Coroner Yet?

  
  The 'Ville Voice — Authority: 507
  Metro Animal Services’ adoption partner in Middletown is calling on Gilles Meloche to step down. [ Fox 41 & Video Here ] The Louisville Arena Economic Impact Analysis report is out and we’re all gonna get rich as you-know-what! [ WAVE3 ] Here’s more on Barbara Weakley-Jones, Jefferson County’s ...
  5 weeks ago

• 10 Things the FDA Can Do to Improve Nutrition Labeling

  
  Fooducate — Authority: 496
  Last week, the FDA  hinted it would be seriously looking at regulating Front of Pack (FOP) nutrition labeling systems. As a result, Smart Choices called it quits , and other programs are “on alert”. The FDA’s involvement can be of great assistance to the public, by creating a single unified system in ALL ...
  5 weeks ago

• Mary’s Gone Crackers

  
  Leafygreen.info: Green Product Reviews for a Green World. — Authority: 123
  As mentioned in one of my earlier reviews for Leafygreen.info, I am an avid appetizer/snack fan. I got my hands on the Mary’s Gone Crackers Onion flavored seed crackers and was more than happy to pair it up with my favorite garlic hummus. I have only good things to say about these crackers. I love toasted sesame ...
  6 weeks ago

• Myth of some solid health advices

  
  Trends Updates — Authority: 581
  The old assumption that running will destroy the knees no longer applies. According to new studies, runner’s knee is avoidable and that running can even actually protect the knees. Having a suntan is definitely pronounced as dangerous. The old belief was that ‘ultraviolet light or sunlight, which contains ...
  6 weeks ago

• Peanut Butter & Jelly ‘Death’ Sandwich

  
  Pak Alert Press — Authority: 578
  By Alan GrahamWith Alfred LehmbergAlienView.net10-22-9 You hear all the time from dieticians how a peanut butter & jelly sandwich on whole wheat is a healthful -high protein- lunch for your kids.Yeah… well… I think that is complete crap. In fact, I think a PB & J sandwich -even with whole wheat bread- ...
  6 weeks ago

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