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The Last Food Article You Will Ever Need

Earlier this month, I read an article that summed up our health and food choices so well, I tracked it down to repeat. Here’s Mark Hyman, MD on The Last Diet You Will Ever Need: Why is it that we believe we can feed our bodies industrial, nutrient-depleted food-like substances empty of life and be healthy? How did we come to believe that food industry chemicals and processing could replace nature-made foods? A hundred years ago all food was organic, local, seasonal, fresh... Read More

Chewing the Fat: Obesity Ads

Georgia’s childhood obesity ads are getting plenty of attention. But has the campaign from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta bitten off more than kids can chew? As an Atlantan I see the ads. As a parent I see that at this week’s middle school basketball game the booster club is giving away free hotdogs. What’s a kid, of any size, to do? They’re bombarded with misinformation. Every party involves a pizza, and even the vegetarian options are all about... Read More

Agricultural Policy Should Fuel Health, Not Epidemics

Is our government making us fat, or just stupid? Elizbeth Kucinich of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine points out in the Huffington Post that the USDA spends billions of dollars on agricultural programs that support the foods health experts tell us to avoid. It invests $1.5 billion in meat and dairy production in spite of the fact that its own guidelines recommend choosing more plant-based foods (fruits/vegetables) and avoiding meats, cheese and other foods... Read More

Size Matters

Ever wonder how we went from 1970′s bell bottoms to today’s muffin tops? Click and scroll your mouse over the inforgraphic, “Where Do Americans Get Their Calories?, and the mystery is solved. You’ll see what forty years of portion distortion looks like in about 40 seconds. And trust me,  it isn’t pretty. A 23 percent increase in calories consumed makes the U.S. the world’s leading country at packing on pounds, and helps explain why three... Read More

Wealthy Not So Healthy

Are America’s cutest rear ends in jeopardy? From the country notorious for insulting Americans, the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) predicts that three out of four Americans are destined for fat pants by the year 2020. Having 75 percent of us on our way to weighing way too much makes the U.S. the world’s leading country at packing on the pounds. Why is that of interest to an economic watch group? The OECD links the wealthiest... Read More