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  1. Heart Attacks and Cholesterol: Agribusiness Sees It Differently Heart Attacks and Cholesterol: Agribusiness Sees It Differently December 20, 2011

    The average “bad” cholesterol (LDL) level in people having heart attacks is in the “near-optimal” range, suggesting that the current guidelines are too lax.

  2. Is Pomegranate Juice That Wonderful? Is Pomegranate Juice That Wonderful? December 1, 2011

    Food companies (such as POM Wonderful) invoke the First Amendment to defend false and unsubstantiated health claims.

  3. Alzheimer’s and Apple Juice Alzheimer’s and Apple Juice November 30, 2011

    Pilot study published on whether apple juice could affect the cognitive performance, day-to-day functioning, mood, or behavior of Alzheimer’s patients.

  4. Amyloid and Apple Juice Amyloid and Apple Juice November 24, 2011

    Ginger and apple juice appear to protect human nerve cells from the neurotoxic Alzheimer’s plaque protein amyloid Beta in a petri dish.

  5. Nutrition Bill Doctored in the California Senate Nutrition Bill Doctored in the California Senate November 16, 2011

    California Senate Bill 380 to require nutrition education for physicians was passed, but not before it was gutted.

  1. California Medical Association Tries to Kill Nutrition Bill California Medical Association Tries to Kill Nutrition Bill November 15, 2011

    California State Senator Mark Wyland struggles between his conscience and his campaign contributor in deciding whether or not to vote for a bill that would require physicians to learn nutrition.

  2. Dietary Guidelines: Pushback From the Sugar, Salt, and Meat Industries Dietary Guidelines: Pushback From the Sugar, Salt, and Meat Industries November 8, 2011

    The Sugar Association, Salt Institute, and American Meat Institute all railed against the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

  3. New Dietary Guidelines for Americans New Dietary Guidelines for Americans November 4, 2011

    Following the recommendations of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee to “shift food intake patterns to a more plant-based diet,” the latest USDA guidelines include a vegan adaptation.

  4. Dietary Guidelines: Advisory Committee Conflicts of Interest Dietary Guidelines: Advisory Committee Conflicts of Interest November 3, 2011

    The USDA Dietary Guidelines Committee has been made of up individuals funded by McDonald’s, Coca Cola, the Sugar Association, the American Meat Institute, candy bar companies, and the egg and dairy boards.

  5. Dietary Guidelines: It’s All Greek to the USDA Dietary Guidelines: It’s All Greek to the USDA October 31, 2011

    Unlike the United States, where the agriculture department is the lead agency on formulating dietary recommendations, other countries such as Greece rely on their health department. What do their dietary guidelines look like?

  1. Dietary Guidelines: The First 25 Years Dietary Guidelines: The First 25 Years October 27, 2011

    How have the Dietary Guidelines for Americans evolved over the years since they were first issued in 1980?

  2. Dietary Guidelines: USDA Conflicts of Interest Dietary Guidelines: USDA Conflicts of Interest October 25, 2011

    The mission of the U.S. Department of Agriculture is to promote agribusiness. At the same time, USDA is the agency primarily tasked with developing the nutrition guidelines.

  3. Food Industry “Funding Effect” Food Industry “Funding Effect” October 24, 2011

    He who pays the piper calls the tune: studies funded by the dairy and soda industries appear to be more biased than even studies funded by drug companies.

  4. Dietary Guidelines: With a Grain of Big Salt Dietary Guidelines: With a Grain of Big Salt October 21, 2011

    The National Dairy Council teams up with the Salt Institute to downplay the risk of sodium in the American diet.

  5. Dietary Guidelines: Corporate Guidance Dietary Guidelines: Corporate Guidance October 20, 2011

    Nearly 2,000 comments were submitted to the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Watch what the Sugar Association, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and the chewing gum company Wrigley’s had to say.