Lawmakers Smoking Hot Over Pot-Flavored Candies!
Police, parents and lawmakers are smoking mad over a hot new candy – pot pops. Critics feel these Marijuana-flavored candies promote drug use among kids.
Category: Sugar Shockers
Let’s Explore Fructose Further
Given all the talk lately about drinking fructose water — which was triggered by the New York Times magazine piece by Freakonomics […]
Sugar-Water Diet Triggers Comments Galore
Sunday’s New York Times Magazine "Freakonomics" article from Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt) about self-created diet from UC Berkeley psychology […]
Is Lots of Fructose Water Foolhardy? Apology, Too
I would like to publicly apologize to UC Berkeley psychology professor Seth Roberts for using an inappropriate word to characterize his self-created […]
Freakonomics Duo Duped — Fructose Water Diet is Dangerous
Today’s New York Times Magazine "Freakonomics" article from Stephen J. Dubner and Steven D. Levitt spotlights a potentially very dangerous, health-destroying "accidental […]
“Drunk” Driver Crashes, But Gets Off Because It’s Hypoglycemia
Motorists in Washington state frantically called 911 from their cell phones Thursday night to report a drunken driver weaving all over the […]
General Mills Study Backs Cereal For Breakfast
Girls who regularly ate breakfast, particularly cereal, were slimmer than those who skipped the morning meal, says a new study from Maryland […]
Mea Culpa! Major Omission in My Dieting Bloggers Entry
Mea culpa. Well, I blew it — but big! I made some major omissions in my Weighing in On Astute Bloggers With […]
Junk Food Pervasive at Most Schools
Soda, candy, pizza and other nutrient-deprived snacks compete with nutritious meals in nine out of 10 schools, found a new survey from […]
Oatmeal Beats Out Cap’n Crunch for Kids’ Cognition
Kids who eat whole grains for breakfast do better on tests than those who eat sugary cereals such as Cap’n Crunch, a […]