A recent study discovered that the calories listed by many popular chain restaurants in the United States and in frozen processed meals sold in the grocery stores are understated by 10% to 18%. The study calls into question the accuracy of the calorie amounts that are listed on packages or displayed by fast food chain [...]
If There’s A Toxin in the Food Supply But No Corporation to Blame, Is it Still A Problem?
January 13, 2010 By
Over the last few days there has been a flurry of blogging activity about a study claiming “organ-toxic effects” in mice fed with GMO corn. The summaries of the study one sees are certainly scary, but if you read the original paper it is not nearly as clear as these commentators imply – in fact it is a [...]
Study Links GM Corn Consumption to Organ Damage
January 12, 2010 By
A recent E.U. study found that rats who’s diets included different strains of Monsanto’s genetically modified (GM) corn experienced kidney, liver, and other organ damage.
11 Healthy Breakfast Options to Start Your Day Off Right
January 12, 2010 By
Choosing a healthy, nutritious and yummy breakfast can be difficult sometimes, but it is one of the best things you can do for your body. Your choice of morning “fuel” can either enhance or hinder your moods, food cravings and your energy levels for the rest of the entire day. If you find yourself regularly [...]
The Hazards of Sugar: Complete Lecture [VIDEO]
January 11, 2010 By
[Image Credit: Sugar. Creative Commons photo by Uwe Hermann] If you’re an avid Eat. Drink. Better. reader, you know sugar’s not exactly ideal. You probably also know that we’re eating an overly-sweetened diet due mostly to corn-based sweeteners like high fructose corn syrup. That’s just the tip of the iceberg. In a recent lecture, University [...]
USDA Organic: 20 years Later
January 10, 2010 By
We are coming up on the 20th anniversary of the The Organic Food Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.A. § 6501-22, November 28, 1990) in which Congress commissioned the USDA to develop a comprehensive national rule for what could be marketed as “Organic.” It took until October of 2002 for the “Final Rule” to become law. The [...]
A Virtual Tour of Tomorrow’s Super-Sustainable Farm (Part 2)
January 8, 2010 By
Part 1 of this post described what you could see while riding along in the tractor on a super-sustainable farm of the near future (only text in red describes things that are not already fully available to farmers). Our guide is Sarah, a 24 year-old intern on the Gordon family farm in Iowa. We have [...]
