Fooducate.com shows examples of how manufacturers trick consumers into believing their product is manna from heaven. A great example is the tiny serving sizes for foods of problematic nutritional value. By decreasing the portion size to 3 year old consumption standards, the calorie count in junk food seems decent.
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Bogus Serving Sizes
Aug 2
There is no evidence that organically produced foods are nutritionally superior to conventionally produced foodstuffs, according to a study published on Wednesday, 29 July 2009 in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
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The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position paper on vegetarian diets that concludes such diets, if well-planned, are healthful and nutritious for adults, infants, children and adolescents and can help prevent and treat chronic diseases including heart disease, cancer, obesity and diabetes.
In a study of more than 61,000 people, Cancer Research UK scientists from Oxford followed meat eaters and vegetarians for over 12 years. Vegetarians are 12 per cent less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters, according to this new research published in the British Journal of Cancer .
The new edition of ‘F as in Fat: How Obesity Rates Are Failing in America 2009’, finds that in the past year, adult obesity rates grew in 23 states and did not decrease in a single state. Two-thirds of adults are overweight or obese, and the number of obese adults now exceeds 25 percent in nearly two-thirds of states. The report also finds disturbing trends in childhood obesity rates. Nearly one third of children and adolescents are overweight or obese.
In an effort to help families and school administrators fight the epidemic of obesity among children, a Yale-led team of researchers has developed a practical coding system to evaluate school wellness policies, which are required of all schools participating in the National School Lunch Program. This coding system was introduced in the July 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine have observed in a study of pregnant women that consumption of at least seven servings per day of fruits and vegetables moderately reduced the risk of developing an upper respiratory tract infections.
Sweeping healthcare legislation in US Congress includes money for walking paths, streetlights, jungle gyms, and even farmers’ markets.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its first Annual Report on Pesticide Residues, which provides an overview on the pesticide residues in food throughout the European Union during 2007.
The report, said that 96 % of the samples analysed were compliant with the legal Maximum Residues Levels and 4 % exceeded them, compared to 5% in 2006.