Every day it seems a new diet is ready to make weight loss faster and easier than ever before. Or at least they say they are. Some fad diets claim that they make you lose fat, but it's really water weight you're losing. Fad diets that are restricted to certain foods...
By Nick KatsarelasIf you're in the habit of flopping onto the couch for a few hours of TV after a grueling day at work, consider this: You're increasing your risk of a heart attack or other cardiac event. Those are the findings of a recent study published in The...
The US Food and Drug Administration divides food colorants into two categories: Certifiable Color Additives which are derived from petroleum distillates or coal tars and are essentially synthetic chemicals created in laboratories. These are often referred to as...
By FooducateTake a look at the two packages for Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain cereal bars. One is made here for us. The other is made in the UK for Europeans. Both use food coloring to achieve a more “strawberry-ish” color.In the UK, the coloring is achieved using beetroot....
By FooducateMunching on savory snacks with the “Os” suffix (Tostitos, Doritos, Cheetos) goes hand in hand with playoff Sundays and the Superbowl.Would you like to know what you’re putting in your body each time you reach for a Doritos Cool Ranch?What you need to...
By Dr ChetProbiotics are bacteria that are beneficial for the health of our digestive system. When humans ate a diet closer to nature, we got them from the plant foods we ate. Today with processed foods so prevalent, it’s much more difficult to get probiotics from...
by Sarah ParsonsA silent killer sits on virtually every American household's dinner table. Salt — that ubiquitous spice that consumers sprinkle on everything from french fries to filet mignon — is responsible for millions of deaths and billions in health care costs...
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