Remember when animal rights groups declared war on processed meats? When the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) used Tony Snow’s death as an occasion to talk about America’s…
For such an innocuous seasoning, salt made big headlines this week. Some say it’s a natural antidepressant, others say we’re addicted to it, and still others claim it’s a poison.
California, as you may know, is just crazy about warning labels. But luckily for consumers, it turns out that even the Golden State isn’t lunatic enough to slap a…
No one in his right mind would deny the importance of cancer prevention. But too often we fall prey to quick fixes. Dieticians and self-appointed experts routinely tell health-conscious consumers they…
Yesterday on the New York Times health blog, food writer Michael Pollan asked readers for a few new food rules that everyone should try to live by. For too…
Omega-3 fatty acids have been a fixture on our public-health radar for years now, but some consumers are still wondering whether this power nutrient is all it’s cracked up to…
Usually we disregard stories that have the term “unscientific experiment” in their introduction. But we came across one today that feeds a myth so harmful to public health that…
It was just over a year ago that King of the Hill highlighted the absurdity of food restrictions. Last Sunday, American Dad! got on board, too. In the…
Seeing that sentence in the new issue of Mother Jones magazine had us doing one of the biggest double-takes ever. Mother Jones – the preferred glossy of anti-burger activists…
You probably had no idea, but it’s National Recess Week. Sad but true: It seems Americans need to be reminded that healthy children need routine playtime. And the stigmatization…