Tag: food

This is a funny article from Mairi Beautyman. The kitchen is a good place to start when it comes to green living. We already know that eating organic is better for both your body and the earth. But there are a few things I’ve heard about recently that may...

Data glut. Information overload. Knowing more and more about less and less. Isn’t this how it feels when you look at the encyclopedic information on the back of a food label? It’s not helpful … but we have to do something. Our problem with Overweight and Obesity threatens to...

You’re never going to believe this (here’s the article). You know how genetic engineers can take recombinant DNA of one plant, and splice it into another, and give us GMO corn? And, weirder still, they can even put fish genes into our corn (and do!!). Now there are hopes...

Summer’s in full swing now and we’ll all be out on the road at some point soon. You may be used to it if you travel for your job but, for most people, living in and out of hotels and eating away from home for every meal can kick...

This is not a study. It’s just an advertisement, dressed up as a report that you should take seriously. This is a perfect example of our culture of (ill)health in action. The source of our confusion is often conflicting information, coming from “authorities” whose agenda has more to do...

Food and Drink reports that weight loss products are flagging under the weight of consumer skepticism. This is great news for the culture of health, as this points to the “growing up” of the diet consumer. Pills, powders, and other quick fix potions are being disregarded by people who...

The New York Times reported today that there are some great ways to cook vegetables to maximize the vitamin content, and that eating them raw was not always as good for you. Here is the full article. But the most interesting aspect was in an afterthought at the bottom...

Our culture of health can be so misleading, especially when we hear reasonable. This woman is Amy Lanou, who co-authored this article dissing the prospective role of dairy in diet . If you read the release, you’ll see that they make it seem like she is an academic who...