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Forget the best thing since sliced bread, because it turns out sliced bread is actually the worst thing ever—okay, not ever, but it is the worst in terms of sodium content. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention compiled the list of the top 10 sources of sodium in our diet, and bread and rolls came in at the number one spot. The ten foods on the list are responsible for a whopping 44 percent of the sodium we consume on a daily basis. More »
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Sugar is delicious. It makes a bad day a little brighter; it makes food taste a little better; it makes cupcakes and pies. Sure, it may not be good for us, but why would we ever want to get rid of it? Well, we wouldn't want to, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't. At least that's what a new commentary published in the most recent issue of Nature argues. It may not be a bad idea, but you can bet there will be a whole nation of sweet-toothed people clutching their candy necklaces and screaming, "Do not fucking touch my dessert!" More »
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Here's a little something for you from the department of counterintuitive findings: It turns out that selling junk food in schools doesn't actually have anything to do with making kids being obese. Are you fucking kidding me? After the countless hand motions we've all wasted scrolling through articles urging us to purge every last french fry and 4,246-ounce bottle of Mountain Dew from our schools, now just nevermind? Apparently so. More »
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Those who say there's nothing wrong with continuing to count pizza and french fries as vegetables in school lunches often argue that if you try to feed kids healthier foods they'll refuse to eat them. The Los Angeles Unified School District's revamped lunch program seems to prove that point. Students have been complaining about the healthier lunches that were introduced this semester, but it's unclear if the food being more nutritious is really the heart of the problem. More »
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Have you ever heard of brominated vegetable oil? Unless you're one of those obsessive label-readers like myself, odds are high that you've never thought twice about specific kind of oil before. Well, I have some bad news for any fruit-flavored soda-lovers: your drink of choice contains flame retardant. More »
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In the ongoing war against childhood obesity, manufacturers of children's cereal are the real heroes. That is, if you're hoping that "obesity" wins— researchers have discovered that some cereal marketed to kids contains more sugar than a candy bar. More »
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All food packaging is covered in figures that tell us everything from how many grams are in the suggested serving size to the percentage of our daily recommended amount of Riboflavin, but they aren't much good if no one understands what the hell they mean. Now, at the request of Congress, the Institute of Medicine has come up with a food labeling system that's only slightly more complicated than stamping the box with a smiley face or a frowney face. The labels could be a huge help for Americans who want to eat healthy but don't have time to spend hours anyalyzing nutritional labels. Of course, food manufacturers aren't going for it. More »
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You can stop patting yourself on the back for remembering to take a multivitamin every day, because it turns out you may be killing yourself by popping One A Day. Or maybe not? But maybe! Scientists have been wavering on whether vitamins are beneficial or a waste of money for some time now, and a new study ups the ante by suggesting they may be linked to an increased risk of death in older women. More »
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Schools used to dish out putrid pasta dishes, burned french fries, and mystery meats with few complaints from parents, but the childhood obesity epidemic has drawn more attention to what kids are being served at school. For years advocates have been saying children need to have healthier lunch options, but now one educator has brought the issue into focus by doing what those outside the school system can't: Actually eating school lunches, and documenting the gruel-like substances appearing on kids' trays. More »
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A study found that the 2008 New York City law requiring fast-food companies to post nutrition information on menus led to one in six customers ordering foods with fewer calories. This is being spun as a success, but there's evidence that the numbers are just bumming people out as they order their 1,600 calorie burgers. More »
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According to a recent study, what you eat before you become pregnant may be just as important as what you eat while you're pregnant: More »
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Kirstie Alley took two spills, during a rehearsal segment that was aired on last night's DWTS, and complained about feeling dizzy before admitting to the cameras that she had only consumed 150 calories. Later she told her partner Maks that she was on a 1400 calorie diet, which he told her was "not enough." When asked about the incident on the live show, Kristie said, "I wasn't intentionally not eating—I forgot." To which her partner Maks replied, "For like seven weeks." More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5800431&view=rss&microfeed=true A new study finds that parents are more likely to skip reading the nutrition labels and assume that a food is healthy for their kids if an athlete has endorsed it. More »
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As Americans freak about the Miss California/gay marriage debacle, Australians are having their own beauty pageant controversy: many are complaining that a finalist in the Miss Universe contest is too thin and possibly malnourished. More »
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Fast food restaurants added salad to their menus in recent years to make their food seem healthier, but according to new research having salad on the menu only makes you more likely to order fries. More »
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Sugar is making a comeback as consumers look for healthier alternatives to foods containing high fructose corn syrup. The problem is, scientists say sugar and high-fructose corn syrup are equally bad for you. More »
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The Virtual Wife, a new Japanese cell phone service, ensures that busy Japanese businessmen eat nutritiously even when their wife isn't there to remind them. The free service from Metabo-info sends four text messages a day to subscribers, encouraging them to watch their calorie intakes and avoid unhealthy foods. Men can choose from four wives, a professional woman, a "kind, pretty" housewife, a young "sporty" trendsetter, and a maid. No "virtual husbands" are available. [Inventor Spot] More »
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No wonder studies show that when women cohabitate with men it makes them pack on the pounds: a new survey of 14,000 Americans shows that men are more likely to eat meat and frozen pizza but women pad their diets with more fruits and vegetables. While those results were predictable, the telephone survey, conducted by multiple state and federal heath officials, reports that some of the more unsavory veggies, like asparagus and Brussels sprouts, are more popular amongst men, while ladies like yogurt and eggs. It's riveting information! Another study out recently says that adolescent males are more prone to eating fast food than young women. More »
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