Tag Archives: nutrition

Decode ingredient labels with your iPhone – Food Additives Review

It’s getting harder and harder to find actual food in the grocery stores these days. It seems every package I pick up lists at least three ingredients I can’t pronounce, let alone imagine where it comes from. Where exactly does … Continue reading

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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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Eating Healthy and Exercising While Travelling Gets Easier [Social Changes]

photo credit: Crissy Teena I don’t know about you, but often business and vacation travel is an excuse to take a hit from the hamburger pipe, and extended travel means weight gain. In recent years, I’ve actually sought out hotel … Continue reading

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Study Shows Women Eating Trans Fats While Pregnant or Nursing May Cause Obesity in Child

photo credit: chiodachic Trans fats take one more step to earning the infamy associated with drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. A study recently conducted on Wistar rats shows pregnant or nursing mothers fed a diet enriched with hydrogenated vegetable fat causes … Continue reading

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