New Study on High Frutose Corn Syrup... I wonder how the corn/food industry is going to spin this: High-Fructose Corn Syrup Prompts Considerably More Weight Gain, Researchers Find This quote just blew me away: “When rats are drinking high-fructose corn syrup at levels well below those in soda pop, they’re becoming obese —...

Stuff I have been reading this week... Eat a cookie – turn on your fat gene – interesting research was released recently in the The FASEB Journal indicating that a diet that is high in fat and in sugar actually switches on genes that ultimately cause our bodies to store too much fat. Flipping the Fat Switch – similar to the...

Kitchen Favorite: Blender Bottle... My newest favorite “kitchen gadget” actually comes from GNC – you know the vitamin place. I went into my local GNC looking for a protein powder shaker – something smaller and simpler than a blender that I could use for protein powder and milk at work. The sales guy directed me to these: Mini...

Great Article on Health... I came across a very well written article today, A Public Health Campaign Reminds Me Why We’re Not Healthy. The writer does a great job detailing what is wrong with food and health advertising and how the government’s efforts to impede the American epidemic of obesity are not working. I am constantly...

Funny, but true... via As The Consumerist says, technically, there is nothing wrong with this display. As much as products like “Powerbars” are marketed as energy supplements they are really not much better than a Hershey’s or Snickers in terms of fat, sugar and calorie content.