New Study Says a Healthy Diet Is Too Expensive for Many
A new study is busting the myth that a healthy diet is easily attainable by all. Citing the updates to the 2010 U.S. Dietary Guidelines, which call for higher intakes of potassium, dietary fiber,...
View ArticleAre Monsanto and Pfizer in Bed Together?
It’s no secret that many prominent FDA and USDA officials are former executives of large companies in the pharmaceutical, food and biotech industries. Recent documentary films, such as Food, Inc. and...
View ArticleShould Fast Food Restaurants Be Allowed to Accept Food Stamps?
The number of Americans receiving food stamps has nearly doubled since 2005, and the fast food industry wants in on the taxpayer-subsidized action. The fast food conglomerate, Yum! Brands, which owns...
View ArticleShould the Government Regulate Sugar Like Alcohol?
As you may have heard, a new article in this month’s issue of Nature suggests that “added sweeteners pose dangers to health that justify controlling them like alcohol.” The article, written by UCSF...
View Article70% of Ground Beef from Grocery Stores Contains “Pink Slime”
Gerald Zernstein, a former USDA scientist, believes that 70 percent of ground beef sold in supermarkets contains a product known as “pink slime.” He characterizes the product, officially called...
View ArticleStudy Finds Chicken Nuggets are Hardly Chicken…
Have you ever wondered what exactly is in a chicken nugget? Researchers at the University of Mississippi Medical Center recently asked that very question, and decided to take it upon themselves to find...
View ArticleWhy Hybrid Foods are NOTHING Like GMOs
GMOs differ from hybrid foods as night differs from day—they are made in completely different ways, using techniques that could not be more dissimilar. While some may feel the effect of hybrid foods on...
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