Why’s FDA Wasting Time on Vending Machines?
Under the terms of Section 4205 of the Patients Protection and Affordable Care Act, vending machine operators who own or operate more than twenty machines will be required to disclose the calorie...
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The Fat Diaries: Beware the Vending Machine Diet
New rules are being proposed by the FDA that could (if approved) make some changes in the world of vending machines. The feds want the calorie content of each item sold to be prominently displayed next...
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The Fat Diaries: Selling Junk Food to Mom
Whenever I go grocery shopping, I forget everything. I forget to bring in the plastic bags to recycle. I forget to bring the cloth bags (so I don’t have an even BIGGER pile of plastic bags to...
View ArticleFor the Pros: The Pain is Worth the Gain
Rajon Rondo played most of the Celtics-Heat playoff series with torn ligaments in his elbow, illustrating the courage and pain threshold of professional athletes. But was it worth it? Rondo is 25...
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The Fat Diaries: Can I Have That Downsized?
Lately, people have been complaining that companies are cutting back on the size of food portions. The chips come in smaller bags, the cookies come in smaller boxes, and even the food itself is...
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The Fat Diaries: I’ll Miss My Food Pyramid
When I was a kid, the PE teacher used to give us lectures on health. PE class was always a trial for me. I was one of those kids who was always on the sidelines, clutching my inhaler like it was a...
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The Fat Diaries: The Supermarket Field Trip
Yesterday I was, once again, debating whether I should go grocery shopping with the kids or whether popcorn and ketchup would be a good dinner. The fact it was 99° outside was making that ketchup look...
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The Fat Diaries: Drawing the Line at 1% Milk
Summer is almost over and the weather has gone from molten to within mortal endurance. I’ve been going outside a little more, and began to examine my diet again to make sure I was on the right track....
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Calorie Counts are a Dud
September is National Childhood Obesity Month, and the President marked the occasion with a proclamation calling on all Americans to “take action by learning about and engaging in activities that...
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Why Food Stamps Don’t Pay for Healthy Meals
I applaud Monica Marier’s commitment and the good intentions of Sesame Street’s producers in drawing trying to draw attention to child hunger in the United States. Certainly, far too many children...
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