Here are two areas of concern to those of us that care about the source of our food. First, here’s a 26-minute video on Genetically Modified Foods: Genetically Modified Foods
John at my local food co-op gets credit for turning me on to this much longer video (nearly two hours) called The World According to [...]

Tags: genetic modification, Monsanto, nanotechnology

It didn’t take me long to roll my eyes when I saw this headline: Tasty Low Calorie Foods: Fat Hidden In Fiber May Let You Taste, But Not Digest, Rich Flavors.
“Our goal is to keep the fat in the food, but stop it from being digested by surrounding it with layers of dietary fiber,” says [...]

Tags: fake food, fiber, low fat, Nutritionism

Check out this ridiculous article from Med Page Today: Burgers, Fries, and Diet Soda Are Recipe for Metabolic Syndrome.
Now, looking at the title, I can’t say I’d argue with that sentiment. That’s basically a fast food diet and most people on a fast food diet are on a one-way train to ill health. [...]

Tags: bad science, burger, fast food, fries, grains, meat, nonsense, red meat

Here’s an unintentionally humorous article from WebMD: Foods With Something Extra - Functional, enriched, and fortified foods offer health bonuses. I had my first good laugh (groan might be more appropriate) with the opening paragraph. It didn’t get better as the article continued.
Fooling Mother Nature can sometimes be a good thing. In the [...]

Tags: breastfeeding, evolution, fake food, fruit, functional foods, nursing, Nutritionism, pregnancy, vegetables

City scientists test pizza and Coke diet to determine if “the fizzy drink can help prevent young women from becoming anaemic.”
And of course this research is sponsored by Coca-Cola, which has high hopes for the outcome.
The Coca-Cola Co is hoping the study will show that Coke could be a cheap, efficient way to tackle iron [...]

Tags: Coke, iron