Every year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) conducts an analysis of tests by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that nearly 70 percent of samples of 48 types of conventional produce were contaminated with residues of one or more pesticides. USDA...
Care for some water? No way, get me a Diet Coke, or a Coke Zero.Water is for washing hands, not drinking. And regular soft drinks and juice are full of sugars and calories.So you decided a long time ago to go with artificial sweeteners. After a while, you didn’t even...
Interactive Map for 2010 Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) have released their annual report on obesity, and there’s no sunshine here. The report is aptly titled F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s...
Here are the latest global diabetes stats from the International Diabetes Foundation, and they are frightening:366 million people around the globe are suffering from diabetes.One person dies from diabetes every 7 seconds, that’s 4.6 million people a year!The cost of...
“No additives or preservatives” is a wonderful claim on a food label. But you’ll be hard pressed to find products in the supermarket that don’t contain at least one food additive. Even organic products use them, and unless you bake your own bread, shun all processed...
Looking for some healthier foods to eat than your usual fare? It may be wise to first figure out what not to eat. Unfortunately, many of the best-tasting foods in America are terrible for us. Whether they are high in calories, fat, sugar, sodium or some other nasty...
OverviewWhile vitamins are a common dietary supplement, they are subject to much less regulatory supervision than medication. Unlike medications and prescription drugs, the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, does not have to approve or even inspect vitamins sold in...
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