This is an invited post I wrote for Huffington Post on Mayor Bloomberg's proposed ban on soda sizes in NYC. …
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 …
Rightsize your waist and your plate
Rightsize your Plate and your Waist: Portion control for the New Year. Practicing portion control is one of the …
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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Food Day
Today, and hopefully for years to come, October 24th, is Food Day. It is a national day of food awareness- to promote …
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 …
Unrealistic serving sizes
Unrealistic serving sizes Do you know anyone who eats only ¾ cup cereal, ½ cup of ice cream, or 1 cup of soup at a …
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 …
Unhappy Meals
The Happy Meal--and other fatty and salty meals marketed to kids—may soon be an Unhappy Meal if a member of the City …
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 …