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  • Advice:Important Tips for Vegetarian Health

    By U.S. Department of Agriculture January 14, 2009

    Vegetarian diets can meet all the recommendations for nutrients. The key is to consume a variety of foods and the right amount of foods to meet your calorie needs. Follow the food group recommendations for your age, sex, and activity level to get the right amount of food and the variety of...

  • Opinion:Actor Jeremy Piven's Sushigate Gets Even Fishier

    By Consumer Federation of America January 16, 2009

    Actor Jeremy Piven’s show goes on. But we’re not talking about “Speed-the-Plow,” the Broadway play that formerly featured the “Entourage” star. Piven has a new show: “Spreading Fish Tales at the Expense of Americans’ Health.” And as Good Morning America viewers may have noticed...

  • Advice:Show Your Children How To Live a Healthy Life

    By Center for Disease Control January 19, 2009

    It is never too early or too late to address the health of your family. Here are a few ideas for showing your children how to live a healthy life. As a parent, the things you do and say have a tremendous influence on your child's behavior. Encourage your child to live a healthy lifestyle by...

  • News:Opposition Grows to New York Soda Tax

    By The Center for Consumer Freedom January 22, 2009

    Some characterize 'obesity tax' as a 'money grab' By Jess Halliday In his state budget, presented in December, New York Gov. David Paterson proposed an 18 percent sales tax on sugared beverages such as soda, citing research that has drawn a link between such products and an increased...

  • Advice:How to Reduce the Risk of Food Allergies

    By U.S. Food and Drug Administration January 23, 2009

    Food allergies can range from merely irritating to life-threatening. Approximately 30,000 Americans go to the emergency room each year to get treated for severe food allergies, according to the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN). It is estimated that 150 to 200 Americans die each year...

  • Advice:How to (Really) Lose Weight in 2009

    By Mitzi Dulan, RD, CSSD January 25, 2009

    Achieving your weight loss goals can happen. The good news is that it’s completely up to you. Most Americans want to lose weight but simply don’t want to put forth the effort to exercise and eat better. It really comes down to one thing: making choices. Just as you talk to your kids about...

  • Research:13% of U.S. Adults Have Diabetes, But Many are Undiagnosed

    By Center for Disease Control January 27, 2009

    In the United States, nearly 13 percent of adults age 20 and older have diabetes, but 40 percent of them have not been diagnosed, according to epidemiologists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), whose study includes newly...

  • News:Government Suspends Peanut Corp, Claims Company Lacks Integrity

    By U.S. Department of Agriculture February 07, 2009

    WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, 2009 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced that it is suspending, and proposing to debar, Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) and its subsidiary Tidewater Blanching LLC from doing business with the federal government. Effective immediately, PCA is excluded from...

  • Research:2009 Report on Vitamin and Supplement Use, Top-Rated Brands

    By ConsumerLab February 09, 2009

    WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. --- Among people who use dietary supplements, fish oil supplements are nearly as popular as multivitamins, according to a recent survey by ConsumerLab.com, which also publishes test reports on supplements.  The survey is based on responses collected in November from...

  • Opinion:Are Video Games the New Wave of Fitness?

    By Dr. Gwenn February 17, 2009

    Universal plugs are the best little gizmo ever - they allow the right kind of energy to flow in your electronic devices any where you are in the world. Of course, sometimes that energy flows the wrong way or surges and our devices either short out or misfunction. Our bodies work the same way...

  • Advice:Easy Tips To Lower Your Blood Sugar and Prevent Diabetes

    By Mitzi Dulan, RD, CSSD February 17, 2009

    Are you eating a diet that makes your pancreas work so hard that it literally loses its ability to produce insulin over time? If you do, you might be "burning out your beta cells" and on the path to developing type 2 diabetes or already be living with type 2 diabetes. New estimates from the...

  • Opinion:Irradiated Meat is the Only Safe Meat

    By Harry F. Hull, MD February 17, 2009

    Germs In Our Food Can Be Deadly E. coli is a killer. If your child eats even 100 E. coli O157:H7 bacteria, she can end up with bloody diarrhea and dehydration followed by hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS is caused by a bacterial toxin that shreds red blood cells and causes the kidneys to shut...

  • Advice:Make Diabetes Symptoms Disappear

    By David Wolfe February 17, 2009

    Over the years I have seen numerous cases of Diabetes type II symptoms completely disappearing when a diabetic begins eating natural organic raw plant food, certain supplements (enzymes), herbs, and superfoods. This has convinced me that Diabetes type II is not an incurable plague, but rather a...

  • Video:Richard Simmons Discusses Jessica Simpson & Childhood Obesity

    By Dr. Gwenn February 20, 2009

    On Entertainment Tonight, Richard Simmons talks about weight issues and, true to form, hits the nail on the head 100%. From celebrities dealing with weight issues in the public eye to kids not having enough recess, Simmons tells it as it is and offers some practical solutions to keep everyone...

  • News:FDA Shuts Down Tortilla Company After Kids Gets Sick

    By U.S. Food and Drug Administration March 08, 2009

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that Del Rey Tortilleria Inc., Chicago, Ill., its president, and two general managers have entered into a consent decree of permanent injunction that prevents Del Rey Tortilleria from manufacturing and distributing soft-shell flour...

  • News:FDA Warns of Possibly Contaminated Cheese

    By U.S. Food and Drug Administration March 10, 2009

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat Queso Fresco Fresh Cheese Mexican style soft cheese (two specific lots) or any Queso Cotija Molido Mexican style grated cheese manufactured and distributed by Peregrina Cheese Corp. of New York City. These products could be...

  • Research:Slow the Aging Process by Staying Fit & Reducing Stress

    By National Institutes of Health March 17, 2009

    Women who maintain a healthy weight and who have lower perceived stress may be less likely to have chromosome changes associated with aging than obese and stressed women, according to a pilot study that was part of the Sister Study. The long-term Sister Study is looking at the environmental...

  • Article:How to Cook Without Losing Nutrients

    By Mitzi Dulan, RD, CSSD February 07, 2010

    With the economy the way it is, we can’t help but brainstorm about the innumerable possibilities how we can save money. It’s pretty much become second nature to finger through weekly sales papers, or return the bag of Roma tomatoes you had just picked out after noticing another kind was...

  • Opinion:Anti-Meat Crusaders Exposed for Spreading Myths, Distortions

    By The Heartland Institute January 30, 2009

    As the vast global warming hoax begins its inexorable death, an equally enormous campaign against the raising of livestock and the consumption of meat continues. It is led by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and supported by the propaganda machinery of the United Nations through...

  • Opinion:No Support for New York's Obesity and Soda Tax

    By The Center for Consumer Freedom February 19, 2009

    From the Center for Consumer Freedom Headlines In completely unsurprising fashion, notorious food cop Kelly Brownell has pounced on N.Y. Governor David Paterson’s proposed tax on soda pop in a new op-ed praising the unpopular idea. Gov. Paterson’s proposal has been met with criticism at...

  • Advice:Can Dietary Supplements Boost Brain Power?

    By Brain Connection February 26, 2009

    Scan the vitamin aisle in your local supermarket and you'll find plenty of products promising to improve brain function. With names like "Memory Complex," "Neuro Optimizer," "Brain Elevate," and "Sharp Thought," they tout the remarkable powers of compounds from phospholipids and omega-3 fatty acids...

  • Opinion:Piven's Excuse Latest Example of "Mercury Poisoning" Hype

    By The Center for Consumer Freedom March 03, 2009

    Actor Jeremy Piven has become the poster boy for the ongoing battle between seafood hype and science. Last week, the verdict on Broadway was delayed when a panel of Actors' Equity Association and Broadway League members couldn’t decide whether to believe the actor’s fishy mercury poisoning...

  • News:Gov't Finally Bans Use of "Downer Cows" in Food

    By The Humane Society of the United States March 15, 2009

    By Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society It’s been a long fight, and Saturday, we closed another chapter on it. Since the mid-1990s, The HSUS has been working hard to stop as a matter of public policy the abuse of downer cattle—animals too sick or injured to walk. And today...

  • Article:Don't Underestimate the Importance of Breakfast

    By Mitzi Dulan, RD, CSSD February 04, 2010

    Eat Breakfast! Quite literally, the first meal of the day is breaking the fast from overnight; hence the name breakfast. You have not eaten a meal in 12 plus hours, and you need something that will sustain your energy for the day to come. Interestingly, most breakfast options are a combination of...

  • Opinion:Vegetarian Kids at Health Risk

    By The Center for Consumer Freedom January 28, 2009

    The Associated Press has a report today on all the substitute foods that vegetarian and vegan children should be eating to get the vital nutrients missing from meatless diets. This is by no means the first warning to parents that meat- and dairy-free diets can have devastating effects...

  • Opinion:Adding Sugar to Milk Might Not be So Bad for Your Kids

    By Dr. Gwenn February 12, 2009

    Got milk? Most refrigerators do, but most kids’ bodies do not once they get past the ripe old age of 2. It’s like an unspoken force in the universe that says to all toddlers at some point “thou shall not drink milk!”  With future bone health at stake, the path to breaking this force...

  • Advice:Make PETA's Vegan Oreo Crumble Cupcakes for Valentine's Day

    By PETA February 13, 2009

    VegCookingBlog: Oreo Crumble Cupcakes (Yes, Oreos Are Vegan) It may be hard to believe, but Oreos are vegan. So, let's take the already-sweet classic cookies, combine them with a lot more sugar, and turn them into cupcakes! This is proof of my firm belief that a dessert can never be too...

  • Advice:How Vitamins and Minerals Can Affect Autism

    By Autism Society of America February 20, 2009

    For over a decade, claims have been made that vitamin and mineral supplements may improve the symptoms of autism in a natural way. While not all researchers agree about whether these therapies are scientifically proven, many parents and an increasing number of physicians report improvement in...

  • Advice:12 Ways to Eat Cheap and Healthy

    By Mitzi Dulan, RD, CSSD February 25, 2009

    Eating healthy is often associated with expensive foods. While this can be true for some foods there are many simple changes you can make that will save you money AND calories! One easy way to eat healthier on a budget is to eat fewer processed foods. Buying fewer packaged and ready-to-eat products...

  • Advice:Picky Kids, Eating and Autism

    By TACA March 01, 2009

    Getting healthy nutrition in the bellies of babes is often the discussion, angst, and battle for many parents. Ask the parent with an autistic or special needs child about nutrition and their child and the response of groans of desperation and exasperation often prevail. Good nutrition and autism...