Sugar & Corn Syrup: Equally Evil?

Send to KindleTweet On April 13, 2011, Gary Taubes penned an 11-page article for The New York Times called Is Sugar Toxic? The article was the top read piece on the site for at least a few days that week. The focus was sugar and its components and the research of University of California at [...]

Duane Reade Pushes DeLish

Send to KindleTweet The creation of yet another snack line may seem insignificant, but while the lot of well-educated and privileged people believe that simply teaching people to cook will end obesity, the truth is that we must wage a war against the widespread overuse of corn syrup and salt. This became clear when I [...]

Rachel Ray’s Yum O!, NYC SchoolFood Cook Up Healthy Options For Students

Send to KindleTweet Rachel Ray’s Yum O! organization and NYC SchoolFood department have collaborated to provide healthier nutritious meals for students. They have worked together to create meals that are not only appealing to children, but healthy too.  Alarming rates of child obesity that may contribute to suffering academic performance have pushed authorities to provide [...]

Science, Health & Recalls Week of October 26

Send to KindleTweet Federal safety regulators are moving to issue crib durability standards after two infant deaths triggered the recall of 1.6 million cribs, Washington Post reports. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said that hardware can become worn down over time on cribs that are reused or sold, and sometimes do not contain all of [...]