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Taste Test on Commercial Diet Bars and Snacks [Tastes Like **** Department]

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Cris Harshman

photo credit: loveberry It’s not often I get to report on health news happening in my own back yard. Our local newspaper, Asheville Citizen-Times, conducted a non-scientific taste test on 6 different diet bars with a four-person panel. Here’s a … Continue reading →

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Is Your Doctor Blogging About You? [Health News]

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Cris Harshman

We’re trying something new – reader polls! Make sure you vote below or in the sidebar, and let us know in the comments what you think. photo credit: interplast It began with WebMD and similar sites – patients started trusting … Continue reading →

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One Sausage A Day Causes Cancer? Where Is the Evidence? [Food Police]

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Cris Harshman

photo credit: wiennat A story currently making rounds on the interwebs makes vague claims about how eating 1.8oz of processed meat per day, the equivalent of one sausage, increases your risk of bowel cancer by 20%. Blogs like That’s Fit … Continue reading →

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FDA Warns Consumers about Total Body Formula [Fetched Feed]

Posted on March 30, 2008 by Cris Harshman

Total Body Essential Nutrition – all rights reserved Fetched from Food and Drug Administration Press Releases The FDA released a statement regarding safety concerns with Total Body Formula and Total Body Mega Formula, manufactured by Total Body Essential Nutrition: The … Continue reading →

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Your Grass-fed Beef May Not Be Healthier Than Standard Corn-fed Beef [Food Police]

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Cris Harshman

photo credit: ewanr I have the great fortune to live near Hickory Nut Gap Farm, an ecologically-aware farm using rotational grazing that produces the best beef and chicken I have ever eaten. Not everyone has the fortune to live near … Continue reading →

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