A new study has found that even though people say that they pay attention to nutrition fact labels on food, not as many of them actually do it. The study, which was published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, asked 203 people to look at 64 food items on a computer screen. The ... Read More

This is one of the times that I’m happy to see our legal system at work and doing what it is supposed to, making sure there is enough fruit in our candies. The nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest has filed suit against General Mills, on behalf of Northern California mother Annie Lam, ... Read More

Proving that even hamburgers can have a mid-life crisis, Wendy’s has decided to give their burger a make-over.  Dubbed “Project Gold Hamburger” they enlisted everyone from top executives to a pickle chemist (apparently an actual career option) to help tweak a product that hasn’t been changed in 42 years. The result is a burger that ... Read More

It seems that pediatricians are not getting enough headlines nowadays so two organizations, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Canadian Paediatric Society, have released a statement, recommending that children not participate in boxing. “In boxing, children and youth are encouraged and rewarded for hitting the head. We’re saying, don’t put kids in a sport ... Read More

Some of you have surely just experienced an aneurism having read the title of this post, but you should relax, it’s not what you think. The United States Surgeon General, Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, has said that ” Oftentimes you get women saying, ‘I can’t exercise today because I don’t want to sweat my hair ... Read More