New Diet Myth in the Making
The government has released the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. It’s the official word on how we should eat. In time, it’ll form the basis of the next Food Pyramid. And doctors will use it to advise their patients on diet and health.
It’s been 20 years since the first Food Pyramid was “built” by the U.S.… Read More
The producers of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) seem scared. A slew of bad press – not to mention dozens of scientific studies – may finally be damaging their profits. So they’ve come up with a new way to ensure HFCS remains part of the American diet. And protect their revenue stream. The big plan? Rename HFCS to distance their product from the harm that it does.… Read More
When you’re young you can eat like crazy and stay slim. Your muscles are firm and your body agile… regardless of what you eat. But that changes with age. After you hit middle age it’s a battle to stay in shape… and one that gets tougher each year.
We tend to accept this fact and put it down to getting old.… Read More
The Commission on Human Medicines has declared that the most popular diabetic drug be taken off the UK market. The Commission says its “risks outweigh its benefits.”
Recent research shows that the drug increases heart attack risk by 43 percent. And in the US, the drug maker is facing up to six billion dollars in legal suits. Yet an FDA panel has voted to keep it on the US market.… Read More
The wheels have come off the low-fat bandwagon. Scientific studies have stopped it in its tracks. Dietary experts have accepted defeat and revised their earlier national guidelines. But not before making a fortune in marketing-and-selling low-fat products.
The dust has had a couple of years to settle since then. But it looks like the industry is at it again. When the National Dietary Guidelines are released this year there could be a new, lucrative dietary experiment in the mix.… Read More
You may have seen several articles in the press in the last week or two promoting the “fact” that low-carb and low-fat diets deliver equal weight-loss results.
That’s because a new two-year study has revealed that two groups of dieters – one sticking with low carbs, the other with low fat – both wound up losing about the same amount of weight.… Read More