As I was getting ready to attend the 9th annual Kosher Food and Wine Experience (KFWE 15) held this year at the …
Kosher Food and Wine Experience 2015 with a healthy twistRead More
Benefits of fruits and veggies: Eat MORE
Below is my latest blog post for Huffington Post on the benefits of fruits and veggies. Here is the …
Nutella sued over misleading health claims
Nutella sued over misleading health claims. Ferrero USA, the manufacturer of Nutella, the chocolate-hazelnut spread, is …
Want to lose weight? Eat Less.
Two thirds of Americans are overweight and succeeding at weight loss is quite a challenge for many dieters. A new study …
Eat Out Healthy
Dr. Joanne Lichten, known as Dr Jo, recently released a new book Eat Out Healthy. In this terrific book, Dr. Jo guides …
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 …
Michael Pollan’s Food Rules
As so many of us know, making—and sticking to--New Year’s resolutions rarely works for the long haul. In fact, we often …
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 …
Teens underestimate calories!
New research from Harvard has reported that teenagers underestimate the number of calories in fast-food meals. Often by …
Self-serve frozen yogurts
Buyer beware: Many customers will eat more calories from a self serve frozen yogurt store than from an ice cream shop. …