Partially hydrogenated oil has as much place in hospital cafeterias as ashtrays have in the operating rooms. |
Rather small amounts, the amount you might get in an ounce or two of potato chips, cause a wide range of gastro- intestinal problems. |
Rather small amounts, the amount you might get in an ounce or two of potato chips, causes a wide range of gastro-intestinal problems. |
Switching to butter, palm oil, anything else would be an improvement. |
The agency has had so much turnover in the top spot, and turmoil throughout, that it could have benefited from a period of steady leadership. |
The agency has had so much turnover in the top spot, and turmoil throughout, that it could have benefited from a period of steady leadership. The country doesn't need a rudderless FDA. |
The industry has had decades to clean up its act, but instead it has only intensified its marketing. |
The materials don't even have the guts to urge kids to drink less soda pop, or eat less candy. |
The risk to a given individual from having some saccharin-sweetened soda or coffee is really trivial. It's when you multiply that times 200 million people that the risk becomes much more significant. |
The USDA is trying to do nutrition education on the cheap. |
Their overall mix of products is still way too high in saturated and trans fats, salt and sugar. But you can't fault them for offering a healthy alternative. |
Their weight is front and center. And it's a far greater risk to their health than these artificial sweeteners. |
These changes will saves thousands of lives every year. |
These foods are high in calories and low in nutrients. |
This certainly raises questions about their testing or about the vaunted uniformity of their products worldwide. |