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How much more sugar do kids' cereals have than adults'? And how much more sodium? FatFighterTV has a look at this story and other diet and fitness headlines making news this week. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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Are school lunches about to get healthier? Is it worth the higher cost? FatFighterTV has a look at this story and other diet and fitness headlines making news this week. Read More »
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You know it can be hard to say 'no' to ice cream sometimes. But does the frozen treat actually control your brain? FatFighterTV has a look at this story and other diet and fitness headlines making news this week.
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What do you think it would take to help get kids moving? Maybe some "wild" movie characters? FatFighterTV has a look at this story and other diet and fitness headlines making news this week. Read More »- Let’s talk: Comment (0) | Blog
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Unfortunately, as I’ve often written, F.D.A. and U.S.D.A. guidelines aren’t exactly the gold standard for healthy eating.
Kim Metcalfe, the spokesperson for the Smart Choices Program, thought it was unfortunate that a handful of products—most noticeably Froot Loops—were giving a…
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About a year ago, I wrote about these new Smart Choices nutrition labels designed to make it easier for us to spot healthier foods in the grocery store. Now, I’m starting to think they're a bad idea. The green check mark has been showing up on hundreds of packages of foods, including sugar-laden cereals like Cocoa Krispies and Froot Loops!
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In response to the firestorm created by The New York Times article (“For Your Health, Froot Loops”) I discussed yesterday, I phoned Kim Metcalfe, a…
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If you still had any doubts that most of the big food companies care more about their bottom lines than our health, just read “For Your Health, Froot Loops,” an article that appeared in Saturday’s New York Times.
The Smart Choices Program—in theory—helps consumers make better…
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A few years ago I interviewed a nutritionist for an article on breakfast and asked her, "If there was one food breakfast food you'd recommend to women, what would it be?" I expected her to echo what most dieticians had told me, that there's no one food that's best, you want to eat a variety of foods, yadda yadda. But she surprised me by saying, "Whole-grain cereal."
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