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How To Eat Less Sugar
June 11, 2010 – 11:52 am | One Comment
How To Eat Less Sugar

Rule number 7 in our top ten from Michael Pollan’s Food Rules is “Avoid foods that have sugar as the first three ingredients”. Processed sugar has become such an integral part of our lifestyle that …

Omega-3 and Omega-6: A question of balance
May 24, 2010 – 4:35 pm | 3 Comments
Omega-3 and Omega-6: A question of balance

In our post about Fats and Oils, we mentioned that Omega-3 has become a buzzword lately; it’s cited as a cure for everything from heart disease to short attention span. But it’s not as simple …

Fats 101
April 29, 2010 – 4:50 pm | 4 Comments
Fats 101

Trans fats, omega-3, cholesterol, obesity, tri-what-erides? Most of us are very conscious about the need to not only reduce our fat intake, but also to make sure we’re eating the ‘right’ fats. But all the …

Soda on the Decline in the US
April 27, 2010 – 2:00 am | 6 Comments
Soda on the Decline in the US

Good news! For the 11th straight year soda consumption in the US has declined. A report released last week from the Center for Science in the Public Interest said per capita consumption of sugary soft drinks is down 22% from it’s peak in 1998.

Yay!