Big Food Wants Feds to Ban GMO Labeling
Of the $33 million that was spent to defeat a law requiring labeling of genetically modified foods (GMOs) in Washington state, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), a trade group representing...
View ArticleThe Nickel Pincher: Gluten-Free Pie Crusts
Pie is as American as Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July. And there's no reason to avoid it just because you (or your family or your party guests) are avoiding gluten! In fact, it's actually easier to...
View ArticleTriple Threat: FDA Should Ban These 3 Things…Now!
Some of America's favorite foods are laced with super-bad ingredients and compounds found at levels concerning many scientists and health experts. But with the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's)...
View ArticleWhat's REALLY in That McRib?
McDonald's ingredients are notoriously concerning, and dissecting the anatomy of the chain's McRib sandwich is no exception. We're in the midst of McRib hysteria, the fast-food "season" when McDonald's...
View ArticleHow to Lose Weight During Happy Hour
If you like drinking alcohol, the easiest way to lose significant weight is to stop drinking it. Period. Beer, wine, Jello shots, they all pack on pounds and often come around with a sidekick named...
View ArticleThe Nickel Pincher: The 4 Best Ways to Freeze Food without Plastic
Freezing food is a very effective way of sealing in nutrients and cutting down on food waste in your house. The main downside, of course, is freezer burn, when cold, dry freezer air pulls the moisture...
View Article10 Disturbing Facts about Pork
If you think the news that McDonald's McRib sandwich contains more salt, trans fats, and synthetic additives than actual pork was the worst news you'd ever heard about pork, you're in for a surprise....
View ArticleOrganic Food Is Health Food and Other Diet Myths
by Rania Batayneh, MPH, with Eve Adamson, author of theOne One One Diet Don't let weight-loss myths sabotage your efforts. Just because something worked for your friend (or coworker or neighbor or...
View Article5 Foods You Should Maybe Not Eat All the Time
Whether it's the legacy of toxic arsenic-based pesticides used on apple orchards and cotton fields or the naturally occurring arsenic in irrigation water and soil, this heavy metal has become pervasive...
View Article12 Sneaky Ways Food Makes You Sick
Food allergies and sensitivities can be tricky to navigate. The symptoms can range from headaches to gas, and they sometimes don't even show up until a day or two after you've eaten. Woodson Merrell,...
View ArticleFresh Picks: How Fast Food Logos Kill Your Good Mood
• Why just looking at a fast food chain logo can put you in a foul mood (TakePart.org)• 10 gag-worthy chemicals to avoid in your Thanksgiving dinner (Healthy Child Healthy World)• New cause celebre:...
View ArticleHoliday Detox: 2 Recipes to Help You Recover
Chances are, you are in a food coma from all the Thanksgiving goodies. And chances are, you probably have a ton of leftovers. Celebrity Nutritionist Christine Avanti, author of Skinny Chicks Eat Real...
View ArticleIt's Official: Organic Milk Is Better for You
Organic milk is worth the extra cost if you're looking for the healthiest milk on the market, according to the findings of a new large-scale study. While there's often debate over the nutritional...
View ArticleFresh Picks: The Horrors of Factory Farming, and Why Your Gut Wants You to...
• This powerful piece will turn you off of to factory-fared meat for good! Warning: Contains graphic content (RollingStone.com) • Besides, eating a lot of meat and dairy messes with your gut bacteria...
View ArticleWatch Out for These "Health" Food Imposters
Adapted from the8-Hour Diet, now available in paperback Diets often focus on taking stuff off your plate, but that's how you lose out on great flavors, great nutritional benefits, and great weight...
View ArticleMove Over Mercury…Plastic's the New Seafood Contaminator
It's unfortunate but true, and something we've known for years now—there's lots of plastic waste floating around our oceans. But new research published in the journal Nature, Scientific Reports,...
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