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  1. 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?

  2. 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?

  3. 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.

  4. Alkaline Water: a Scam? Alkaline Water: a Scam? October 17, 2011

    Hawkers of “ionizer” water machines (like Kangen) claim healing alkaline water benefits; skeptics call it snake oil. They both may be wrong.

  5. Salt OK if Blood Pressure is OK? Salt OK if Blood Pressure is OK? December 20, 2010

    If your blood pressure is normal is there any reason to avoid sodium?

  1. Healthiest Airplane Beverage Healthiest Airplane Beverage October 21, 2010

    Which should you choose the next time you fly?

  2. Acrylamide in French Fries Acrylamide in French Fries October 9, 2010

    Human studies on whether acrylamide in baked and fried carbohydrates may be carcinogenic.

  3. Avoiding Iodine Deficiency Avoiding Iodine Deficiency September 12, 2010

    With a few caveats, the best source of iodine is sea vegetables.