These People Need Food, Dammit

I know I tend to focus on the overweight aspect of weight management and healthy eating on this blog. Amidst the media stories of “the obesity epidemic” and a few weeks later “obesity rates are leveling off” a story like this New York Times article comes along to shock me and give me a bit [...]

Look out for ONQI

No, ONQI is not a newly-discovered antioxidant. It’s a new standardized food labeling system developed by nutrition and health experts, namely Dr. David Katz and company.
Essentially, a “very complex” equation is used to give each food a score on a scale of 1 to 100 and the idea is that the consumer will use this [...]

Top 2008 Food Trends Predicted

I normally don’t pay too much attention to this stuff. But last year I read about probiotics and I thought to myself “this will never take off” and now you can’t get by the dairy counter without seeing dozens of probiotic foods from Danon Activia yogurt to Kraft LiveActive cheese.
 So what’s hot on the market [...]

Cutting Back Salt in Processed Foods

A new powder that allows food and beverage manufacturers to halve the amount of salt used in their products, making them healthier without impairing the taste, has been launched by Wild.
SaltTrim enables manufacturers to use up to 50 per cent less salt and to combine this with potassium chloride, or other low sodium products used [...]

Kae Still Kicking Biggest Loser Butt!

Wow… all I can say is wow! If you need to be inspired about anything just watch Kae from the Biggest Loser. She has one of the toughest ingredients to get when you have major lifestyle goals to change nutrition and exercise habits. Consistency. If you are consistent with your behaviors, you will consistently see [...]

Mindless Eating Author to Take USDA Job

This is rich! I just learned that Dr. Brian Wansink of “Mindless Eating” fame will be the new Executive Director of the USDA CENTER FOR NUTRITION POLICY AND PROMOTION.
What do they do, you ask? They just write the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the Food Guide Pyramid, and the Healthy Eating Index, from which a myriad of [...]

Healthier Thanksgiving Recipes

Want to make your Thanksgiving meal with the recipes you love? You still can do that and make them a bit healthier. Here are some tips.
Traditional Thanksgiving can be really healthy. Turkey breast is lean. The vegetables carry nutrients and fiber. But Thanksgiving dinner can run you 1,000-4,000 calories, depending on the recipes and portion [...]

Coke Good For Your Heart?

Neutraceuticals are booming. Heart health seems to be the next “it” area and now Coke has some skin in the game.
Hmmm… I can already see marketers designing the red Coke can with the American Heart Association logo. “Drink Coke, it’s heart healthy!”
More details below! 
Provexis, a company that makes the product “fruit flow” has confirmed an exclusive 12-month agreement [...]

Where Technology and Healthcare Collide

The top dawgs from Intel, Microsoft, and Google will present at a seminar sponsored by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on December 10. My hunch is this will be focused on personal health records and electronic health records. Can’t make it to Bethesda? Check out the webcast!
Bridging the Gap between Behavioral Science and Consumer Health [...]

So Proud of My Hubby

Here you can see Andy wave for about 2 seconds as he is filming the Early Nightly video blog for NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. The way I see it, he has 14 minutes and 58 seconds of fame left. Use it wisely.