Want to know more about calories? Most dieters are obsessed with calories, often counting them meticulously and …
Chocolate bars on a diet?!
Last week, Mars, Inc. announced it will stop shipping chocolate bars that “exceed 250 calories per portion by the end of …
NYC’s Portion Campaign Continues
A month ago, the NYC Department of Health launched a new campaign on portion sizes--Cut Your Portions. Cut Your …
Bigger coffee cups
How big can a coffee cup get? These days, very big! Reporting in The Journal of Queen’s University, Tim Hortons in …
New portion-size campaign: Cut your portions. Cut your risk.
Today, the NYC Health Department, very proactive in fighting obesity and other public health issues, launches a new ad …
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McDonald’s: Mexico versus US
I recently returned from lecturing at the annual Food Technology Summit and Expo held in Mexico City. I was speaking on …
Certain foods may pack on pounds.
Certain foods may pack on the pounds. A new study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine by researchers from …
To cut calories, try cutting food in half!
New research reported in the May issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found what I have been …
Rising food prices, smaller packages!
Yesterday’s New York Times had a front page article featuring the rising prices of food leading to smaller packages. As …
Big breakfasts = more calories!
Big breakfasts = more calories! We are often told to eat a big breakfast. The thinking goes that it will lead us to eat …
The food industry says “eat more!”
While the newly released Dietary Guidelines say “eat less”, the food industry serves more! One of the consumer …