Rice Krispies Health Claim Axed
Kelloggs health claims for its Rice Krispies cereal have officially snapped, crackled and popped. In an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the company said it would drop claims that Rice Krispies help support your childs immunity and labeling about added antioxidants and nutrients that your family needs to help them stay healthy.
Review Finds MSG Safe
Chinese restaurant syndrome is probably all in your head. The term, coined in a 1968 letter to a medical journal, refers to the notion that glutamate and the flavor enhancer monosodium glutamate (MSG), popular in Asian cuisine, can trigger headaches.
GAO Uncovers Deceptive Supplement Marketing
Undercover agents from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), posing as elderly customers, recently exposed a host of deceptive and even dangerous marketing practices by sellers of herbs and other supplements. According to a GAO report,
What Vitamins Are You Losing Along with Pounds?
When dieting to lose weight-as 1 in 3 Americans is trying to do-youre not just cutting out calories; youre also omitting vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that tag along with those calories. To test these nutritional effects of popular weight-loss plans, Stanford University scientists randomly assigned 300 overweight or obese women to one of four diets: Atkins, Zone, LEARN and Ornish. By repeatedly quizzing the women on what theyd actually eaten, researchers were able to calculate their vitamin and nutrient intake from food.
Glucosamine Disappoints vs. Back Pain
Even though glucosamine is widely used as a therapy for lower back pain, a new randomized controlled trial has found little difference between patients taking the popular supplement and those on a placebo.
Turn Up Your Nose at Zinc Claims
With cold and flu season just around the corner, you may be tempted by those zinc nasal products that promise to prevent the common cold and alleviate symptoms.
Calories? Whos Counting?
Most of us are trying to lose weight, but few Americans have any idea how many calories they should consume. Those are among the findings of the 2010 Food & Health Survey by the International Food Information Council.
New Reason to Get Off Your Duff
People who spent more than six hours a day sitting were significantly more likely to die over a 14-year span than those spending less than three hours daily on their duffs, according to a new study. The association was independent of physical activity and other risk factors such as Body Mass Index or smoking. Women who sat a lot saw a greater relative jump in mortality-a 34% increase-than men (17%).
Putting Nutrition Labels to Work
Nutrition Facts labels work-but not enough of us are using them. Thats the conclusion of a study of US adults based on data from a national nutrition survey. People who consult nutrition labels consumed fewer calories and less total fat, saturated fat,
Is There a Cancer Personality?
A study of data on nearly 60,000 Scandinavians may debunk the notion that your personality affects your risk of developing or dying from cancer. Over 30 years, 4,631 participants were diagnosed with cancer and 1,548 died from the disease. Scientists compared cancer risk with two common personality types: extraversion, a tendency to be social and outgoing, and neuroticism, a tendency toward anxiety and emotional swings.