Nutrition in the News
Nutrition in the News: The 'fat' tax
PIN IT!Cartoon courtesy of Top News I think this cartoon sums up our childhood obesity epidemic perfectly. Children are eating worse now than ever and sadly, some parents are feeding into the problem [literally and figuratively] due to low budgets, no time to cook and the ease of fast food. However, […]
Nutrition in the News: The Bright Side of Wal-Mart
With all of the negative news surrounding Wal-Mart, it is good to finally see some positive light shine on the mega-retailer. As stated in an article featured on MSN, Wal-Mart plans to donate two billion dollars to help end world hunger. The two billion, which is more than double what Wal-Mart usually donates, will […]
Nutrition in the News: Are we really "too fat" to fight?
A recent article I read while on my long commute into work really scared me, and no, I wasn’t reading the crime page. The article was about America’s ever-growing childhood obesity epidemic and the relationship between school lunches and military enrollment. Two retired generals were on record saying that our […]
Nutrition in the News: Cooking on a SNAP budget
For those who have never seen the above image before in your life, consider yourself very lucky. With the recent economic downturn and the millions of people still out of work, these little paper bills have almost replaced the ‘greenbacks’ the rest of us all know and love. Food stamps, […]
Nutrition in the News: The new focus is on prevention
The health bill is gaining more traction in the nutrition-fitness world as more measures are being taken against obesity and more focus is being placed on prevention. According to an article in the NY Times, published in Sunday’s edition, the health reform bill is putting more eggs in the prevention […]
