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BMI Surveillance: Another Flabby Idea
(3/4/10) Yesterday we detailed some of the heavy-handed cause célèbres of the anti-soda crusader Thomas Frieden. Today, ABC News details yet another intrusive proposal that some anti-fat fanatics are drumming up...
Rebutting the Myth of “Evil” High Fructose Corn Syrup
(2/26/10) There is an old observation that if a lie is repeated enough, no matter how outrageous, it comes to be regarded as a truth. Such is the case with the...
The Golden State Soda Tax
(2/19/10) California lawmakers are considering imposing a $1.5 billion “soda tax” on the economically beleaguered residents of that nearly bankrupt state. State Senator Dean Florez (D-Fresno) has proposed to tax sweetened...
The Latest Roundup on Roundness
(1/12/10) It’s been a while since we’ve taken a hard look at emerging research regarding obesity. Today, several stories offer some needed insights. Australian researchers report that watching lots of TV...
Addicted to Blame
(1/8/10) One outlandish theory about food that is consistently recycled by activists is the idea that what we eat is somehow “addictive.” In other words, people can’t control what they put...
Back to Make-Believe with Dr. Oz
(1/6/10) We told you a few months back about how TV host and author Dr. Mehmet Oz was offering his readers the silly advice to purge their pantries of, among other...
Fructose Facts Finally Found?
(12/18/09) We’ve debunked several persistent misunderstandings about high fructose corn syrup, like the unfounded notion that scientific studies of pure fructose are relevant to high fructose corn syrup in the human...
Grinching Our Diets
(12/17/09) Jill Pengelley asks an important question in Adelaide, Australia’s Advertiser newspaper: “Is political correctness spoiling Christmas?” Judging from what one doctor has recently said, the answer would appear to be yes. Writing...