Saying nuts to Nutricate? The apparent success and consumer popularity of municipal laws in New York City, Seattle, Philadelphia and elsewhere that require chain restaurants to post nutritional information on their menus means that (1) more American cities’ elected officials will propose simil...

If we can get you to January only 5 pounds heavier, we’ll feel we’ve made it a better world Once again we approach the season of sauces and gravies and baked goods and candied fruit and calories beyond tabulation. Allow me to be among the first to beat you over the head with the annual p...

Finding fault with chain restaurants’ nutritional information has become a new trend. The latest offender is Starbucks. Blogger Ms. Bitch Cakes notes: When the Peach Apple Tart nutrition information became available, I posted it here. One of the comments in that blog made me realize the nutrit...

Here’s a little multiple-choice questin for your diversion. Healthy food provided by fast-food chains is: A vital element of any national program to reverse current obesity trends. Increasingly viewed as a serious goal by the chain restaurant industry. An empty PR gimmick the fast food chains ...

Fructose more damaging to men When men were given a fructose drink equivalent to drinking several liters of soda a day, their triglyceride levels went up 71 percent compared to when they weren’t drinking the beverage, while their fasting glucose levels increased 5 percent, according to researc...

It has recently come to my attention that females require 800 calories a day to keep their core things working. They need more than that to function properly – namely 1800 calories per day. So today I decided to count my calories to see how many I was actually eating. I counted all the food I’d ...