Apparently sugar is back in style. This New York Times article reports that many food manufacturers are swapping high fructose corn syrup for cane sugar. I love the quote in this article about sugar being something “natural” and that it’s in fruit. What’s scary about this is that people may actually believe that sugar is [...]

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This story from the NY Times really blew me away – a guy who was a two-bag-a-day consumer of microwave popcorn developed “popcorn worker lung,” an inflammatory condition that was leaving him short of breath. Apparently diacetyl, the buttery flavor agent used on microwave popcorn, is likely the culprit. From the article: “We’re incredibly interested [...]

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Here are some recent headlines and posts that caught my eye: Food Link between low cholesterol and cancer? A recent study shows that there may be a link between lower bad cholesterol levels and cancer. But, of course, they need to do more research. My question is: if there’s a link, could it be just [...]

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Finally, someone is at least thinking about improving the food kids have access to in schools. According to this NY Times article, a report released by the Institute of Medicine says that junk foods should be banned from vending machines and school cafeterias. In light of the report, Senator Tom Harkin, sponsor of the Child [...]

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