Popular food additive can cause stomach ache
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010A “Stealth fiber” called “inulin” has been increasingly added to processed foods. It is not a problem for most, but can cause gastrointestinal discomfort for some who may not know they’re consuming too much of it. Inulin may be in chocolate bars, drinks, and snacks and “before you know it, you may eat more than [...]
What If You Only Ate Food in TV Ads?
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010If you were to only eat food that was advertised on television, you would be in a terrible state and in the hospital before you knew it. Your diet would consist of huge amounts of sugar and fat with hardly any fresh fruit and vegetables, according to researchers from Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, [...]
Cartoon characters tilt kids’ food choices toward junk food
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010Kids are easily swayed. That’s why kids think that snacks taste better when popular cartoon characters like Shrek and Dora the Explorer are plastered on the packages. I think we all know that. Nutrition experts have long argued that such images shouldn’t be used to market junk food to kids, especially with the childhood obesity [...]
Portion sizes increase in ‘Last Supper’ paintings
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010We know that our own food portions have increased over the years, but the same is true for the famous Last Supper painting. Two researchers analyzed the food and plate sizes in 52 of the The Last Supper paintings and found that the portion sizes in the paintings have increased dramatically over the past millennium, [...]
McDonald’s Teams Up With Weight Watchers
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010We all know that McDonald’s has a real image problem when it comes to weight loss and health. The problem is their food plain and simple. But now, as part of a broader effort to shed their unhealthy reputation, in Australia and New Zealand McDonald’s is teaming up with Weight Watchers to offer some menu [...]
