Controversial Candy-Counting
See this fascinating Los Angeles Times article about ads actually masquerading as educational tools. Kudos to reporter Catherine Price for this astute, […]
Category: Boos, Jeers & Hisses
It’s Official. SUGAR SHOCK! To Be Published Soon – Foreword by Dr. Nicholas Perricone; Medical Consultant is Dr. Stephen Sinatra; Endorsements from Dr. Christiane Northrup, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Joshua Rosenthal, Dr. Jonny Bowden & More
Tadum! It’s finally official. I’m pleased to announce that my book SUGAR SHOCK! will be released by Berkley Books in January 2007. […]
I Confess! I’m Embarrassed! I Need to Lose A Few Pounds — Sitting on My Butt Too Much Writing My Book SUGAR SHOCK!
Maybe this is what I get for waking up much earlier than before, but I’m feeling in a confessional, blog-writing mood! Look, […]
Shame on the U.S. Government for Dismal Diabetes Funding: Call to Congress June 7 to 9
Diabetes advocacy groups are understandably horribly upset and furious that the U.S. government is slashing funds to help fight diabetes in this […]
Consumer Groups Dubious of New Soda Agreement
This move to take soda out of the schools isn’t as promising as one might initially think. Three consumer groups weighed in […]
ADA Urges Congress to Up Federal Funding for Diabetes Research & Prevention
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) this week called on Congress to increase federal funding for diabetes research and prevention, pass stem cell […]
Non-Profit Group Blasts Kentucky Derby for Cozying Up to Yum Brands
Gary Ruskin, executive director of Commercial Alert, a nonprofit group based in Portland, Oregon, blasted Churchill Downs for picking Yum Brands as […]
Tobacco Manufacturers Plug Candy-Flavored Cigarettes
I already wrote about this development previously, but the subject is worth revisiting, because tobacco manufacturers have recently introduced a number of […]
Media Makes Major Blunder re Splenda Coverage
I love AOL, but I am so, so, so disappointed at the horribly incomplete and misleading reporting from an AOL unamed reporter […]
“Health Drinks” Have 80 Percent More Sugar Than Soda
An interesting article from The Sunday Times in Scotland blows the lid on allegedly health-enhancing, probiotic drinks, because they contain up to […]