The following articles and topics were covered in this 110th episode: No Appetite for Good-for-You School Lunches Do Exercise Programs Help Children Stay Fit? GOP bill would repeal Agriculture Dept. calorie caps on school lunches What’s wrong with counting calories. FTC Issues Revised “Green Guides” Will Help Marketers Avoid Making Misleading Environmental Claims F.T.C. Issues…
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Episode #109: GMO Bans, Eating For Health, Vegan is Mainstream, Zoonotic Diseases, Local vs. Organic
9/30/2012: In this episode of ASK A VEGAN I discussed the
Episode #108: Arsenic in Rice, GMOs in Corn, Calcium in Milk, Horses and Drugs
9/23/2012: In this program I covered a number of topics in the news this week. The links for the articles covered are below. Consumer Reports, CR Investigate Arsenic In Your Food FDA, Total Diet Study – Analytical Results, CFSAN/Office of Food Safety*, April 2001; Updated July 2008, January 2011, February 2012 Does GMO Corn Really…
Episode #107: Pink Slime (again), Veggie Libel Laws, Obesity Gene, No Happy Cows
Pink Slime is back in the news with BPI’s Lawsuit against ABC. I discussed BPI’s “Making of Ground Beef” POSTER and a related article from the Civil Liberties Defense Center dated January 9, 2012 called Veggie Libel Laws: Attempts At Silencing Animal Rights Advocates. I talked about Havard School of Public Health’s The Obesity Prevention…
Episode #106, Tuna, Sea Shepherd, Kaparos, Organic Foods, Soda, Rouge Tomate
Tuna is not a vegetable! I discuss the article AQUA 2012: Soybean Oil is a Good Alternative to Fish Oil in Tuna Diets. While focusing on the ocean, I bring up the brave work of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, and encourage listeners to find out more about them on their website. With the Jewish…
Episode #105: Egg yolks, Food Safety, Semantics, Cheese, GF Yeast Bread
In this show I discuss the new article Egg Yolk Consumption and Carotid Plaque in the Atheriosclerosis Journal, the Center for Food Safety Lawsuit Targeting FDA along with the infectious disease outbreaks being reported by the Center For Disease Control and Prevention. Inspired by a listener’s comments I talk a bit about semantics. Based on…
Episode #104: Going Bananas
Episode #103: Food System Regulation, Weight Status, Blood Tests
Today’s show began with a discussion about regulation. Does our food system need more or less or? I review the “surprising” results of the new Pediatrics report “Weight Status Among Adolescents in States That Govern Competitive Food Nutrition Content”, published online August 13, 2012. Also I present some information on blood tests and things New…
Episode #102: Yes to Labeling!
Prop. 37 is coming up for a vote in California and I talked about the importance of voting “Yes” and who is willing to put in lots of cash to get you to vote “No.” After prerecording an IT’S ALL ABOUT FOOD interview with Jenny Brown I spoke a bit about her new book LUCKY…