Nutrition in the News
Nutrition in the News: Calorie Counts in Restaurants
PIN IT!The Health Reform bill, that was signed into law yesterday, has language that demands restaurant owners post their calorie count information in their restaurants for every piece of food/meal they sell. This nutritional information must be posted on all indoor walls and drive through menus. Questions that were brought up on […]
Nutrition in the News: Guest column by Melanie Fischer
This column is written in response to the article titled “Study: Sin taxes promote healthier food choices” featured on Time’s wellness blog. To view the original article, visit http://wellness.blogs.time.com/2010/03/10/study-sin-taxes-promote-healthier-food-choices/ This is an interesting article. I think they’re ignoring a lot of extra factors, but it’s a very interesting start. I’m generally […]
Nutrition in the news: Facing obesity and hunger, at the same time
I read an incredibly interesting article in the New York Times today that I just have to share with all of you. The article, titled The Obesity-Hunger Paradox, details how many households in South Bronx are facing the problem of hunger and extreme obesity. The Bronx has a very high […]
Nutrition in the News: Drink to be Thin and Obese boarding school
There have been endless studies that have mentioned the negative side effects of alcohol to your health and only a few that actually address its benefits. I’m not saying that you should drink 5 vodka tonics or a bottle of wine a day, however, I am saying that light to moderate drinking actually […]
Nutrition in the News: Can you eat "real" food for a month?
Don’t let this picture fool you, junk food is not something to smile about! We live in a very processed nation, especially when it comes to food. In this day in age, processed is all that works for some people who are just “too busy” too cook or have to rely […]
