FDA

Claims to Fame

By fame, I mean products making way into the home by making health claims. Many recent questions arising from health claims on products, including cereals, beverages and most recently, POM Wonderful.  The issue isn’t any particular product that is making health claims, but a trend towards companies using health claims on packaging and advertising to [...]

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Recalls, Videos and Connecting

I haven’t done too much writing lately, mostly because I have a lot going on, and it’s much easier for me to make a video.  If you haven’t been around, I’ve been doing video questions and answers with my friend Katia; she’s a nutritionist, a personal trainer, and is awesome for taking the time to [...]

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Gee, Great

As I pressed publish, put my computer away, I look up at the TVs in JFK airport, and I see a report about airplane food. I immediately found the link, thought I’d share.  Gross! jetBlue has been great thus far, and all I’ve had has been packaged snacks and drinks, and all seemed to be [...]

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Protein Shake-Up

I have never been one for protein shakes.  Since protein can be obtained from a variety of sources, I find it unnecessary in my family’s diet.  Some recent alarming news is the high incidence of heavy metals contained in protein supplements, and the way the companies that sell protein supplements target the most vulnerable of [...]

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What's In Your Sandwich?

With the heightened awareness around foods and links to certain diseases, it’s no wonder a study was conducted to find a correlation between processed foods and heart disease and diabetes. According to the article from Reuters linked above, “They found that on average, each 1.8 oz (50 grams) daily serving of processed meat a day [...]

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