Tag Archives: calories

Comparing Fitness Waters: Gatorade Propel, Vitamin Water, Sobe LifeWater and more [Food Police]

photo credit: thelifeledger I recently received this e-mail from someone at Fleishman-Hillard, who apparently represents Gatorade in PR matters: Great post on calorie disclosure. Did you know that you would have to take 2,640 more steps to burn off the … Continue reading

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Is Your Child Eating Less Healthy Cereal Than You? [Food Police]

photo credit: thelifeledger Childhood obesity is becoming such an epidemic that many schools are taking steps to increase the nutrition and exercise awareness of both their students and their students’ parents. Take, for example, this article covering changes recently instituted … Continue reading

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San Francisco Orders Restaurants to List Calorie Information [Food Police]

photo credit: jon.nelson Consumerist turned me to the latest battle in the war on the restaurant industry – making calorie information readily available. San Francisco’s new ordinance requires any restaurant with more than 20 locations to display calorie information on … Continue reading

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Is a Vegan Diet Heart-Friendly? [Health News]

photo credit: ex.libris Recently, Medical News Today ran an article about a study conducted in Sweden on the effects of a vegan diet on indicators of cardiovascular disease. Researchers are looking for alternative methods for treating cardiovascular disease indicators, like … Continue reading

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Put Your Coffee Down – Your Creamer May Be Killing You! [Health News]

photo credit: Zervas Is your coffee creamer the silent killer in your diet? CPSI thinks so, writing a news release stating that The nutrition label on the powdered Coffee-mate in your office kitchen might list 10 calories and just a … Continue reading

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